阮演奏家刘波，一九八二年以专业考试第一名的优秀成绩被破格录取，成为上海音乐学院第一个阮专业学生，一九八六年四月，在上海举办了首次阮专业个人独奏音乐会。一九八六年，于上海音乐学院毕业后进入上海民族乐团工作。一九九○年，在首届“上海国际艺术节”上获“文学艺术花冠奖，新人奖”，一九九一年和一九九三年，分别在第十四届、第十五届“上海之春”音乐会中再次获奖。一九九五年，国际中国民族器乐独奏大赛中获得阮组第一名（金奖）。
LIU Bo
LIU Bo passed the professional examination and was admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory in 1982. She was the first one to take the ruan as professional study. In April 1986, she held her first ruan recital in Shanghai. In the same year, she graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory and was appointed to the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra as a performer. In 1990, she won a prize on the 1st Shanghai International Arts Festival. In 1991 and 1993, she won prizes on the 14th and 15th Shanghai Spring Festival respectively. In 1995, she also won the first prize (Gold Prize) in the National Chinese Traditional Instruments Solo Competition.