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Yangqin (Chinese Dulcimer) Performance by Liu Yuening
UCLA Confucius Institute hosts a performance of yangqin by Liu Yuening
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Dr. Liu Yuening is a professor of Yangqin performance at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and a supervisor of master of arts students of traditional Chinese music at the school. She also serves as a virtual ambassador of music in her capacity as the Director of the Muisic Confucius Institute office of the school. As such, she has traveled globally and frequently serves as a judge in music competitions. She has recorded 16 albums in China and overseas, written 10 textbooks and dozens of research papers and essays. An award-winning musician and influential leader in the Chinese music world, she founded Jasmine, the first wholly-Yangqin ensemble in China, which made its debut at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
The Yangqin is a Chinese hammered dulcimer with three or four rows of bridges. It is played with two bamboo sticks.
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