Award-winning composer Tan Dun returns to his musical journey inspired by the ancient murals in China’s Dunhuang caves, on the old Silk Road trade route, with a new work that sets out to revive the ...

Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...

White-collar workers learn playing the guqin (Chinese zither) at You Huang Li guqin salon. Nowadays, more and more white collars in pursuit of a slow life show great interest in traditional Chinese ...

Inside a tiny studio located in Northeast China's Jilin Province, a special Chinese band livestreamed their latest performance to an audience of millions through social media on Sunday evening.

The violin, viola, cello and double bass are among the most recognisable orchestral and solo instruments. But there is a particular set known as the "Golden Age" instruments which are arguably the ...

Casually, like well-bred amateurs, the ten musicians adjusted lights and music racks, then began to play Handel’s Concerto Grosso in G Major. There was nothing casual, nothing amateurish about their ...

It’s hard to say for sure, but something special happens when an old instrument meets contemporary creativity. These aren’t ...

Of the many string instruments currently in vogue in the sub-continent, sitar is perhaps the most popular musical device for venting creative melodic expressions. It is sophisticated instrument, which ...

THROUGH HIS WORK, HE HAS RE-CREATED THE SOUNDS OF -- [INDISCERNIBLE] >> SPARTAN INSTRUMENTS IN LOWELL IS OVERFLOWING. >> I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DOING A TOTAL RESTORATION. >> HE REPAIRS AND RESTORES ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...