Well, you are only about a millennium behind the times. But never fear. Opportunities to hear this ancient Chinese two-stringed instrument known for it’s plaintive humanlike tone are on the upswing. A ...

Erhu player Yang Xue stages a concert at Zhengyici Theater in Beijing on Nov 29. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] On the evening of Nov 29, Central Conservatory of Music professor and renowned ...

The first time when I heard the [Fritz] Kreisler 'Liebesleid,' I just [felt], 'Wow, that song is just right for the erhu.' The sadness, the sensitivity, the warmth, the romance: It fits my instrument.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A professional musician from Center City is helping connect Asian American seniors with their culture. Qin Qian has played the erhu, a two-stringed Chinese violin, for 52 years.

The erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument that is sometimes known by Westerners as the Chinese fiddle, is an integral part of life in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province. Strolling through the city, ...

There was a time when the erhu was perceived as an instrument for the poor. Wang Guotong says he remembers it well. 'In the 1920s, Hong Kong people looked down on national music - they worshipped ...

A music duo from UBC is putting a contemporary spin on the classic combination of piano and erhu, a Chinese stringed instrument. Pianist Corey Hamm and erhu-player Nicole Ge Li met four years ago and ...

Talent is a ticket. Some people use it to nail auditions, others to get into a top school. Jia Pengfang used his to see the world, and his particular talent was the erhu. Born in 1958 in China's ...

The best antidote to stage fright, says erhu player Deborah Siok, 24, is to be over-prepared. It was this mindset which got her through the Singapore Chinese Music Competition a fortnight ago (Dec 12) ...