Meet the renowned violist promoting traditional Chinese folk music
Su Zhen, a renowned Chinese musician, has used her mastery of the viola, a Western stringed instrument, to showcase the beauty of traditional Chinese music.
Su graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and once served as permanent assistant-principal viola for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Considered one of China's finest violists, she has been active on the world stage for many years.
After two years of work, her new album is finally ready to be released to the public at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
The violist said each piece in her new album is deeply rooted in Chinese history and culture.
"Viola is not as popular as violin or piano. We do not have so much famous Chinese viola music," said Su. "During my past working experience, my colleagues from abroad asked me to introduce some nice Chinese music. I said okay, but there're not so many of them. So at that time I had this idea. I wanted to work with other musicians to produce great viola Chinese music." Read More...
