Chinese guzheng player Chang Jing will collaborate with vocal artist Si Yang, percussionist Shi lei and flute player Zhang Di to present a night of traditional Chinese music in a crossover rendition.

 

 

The guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a Chinese plucked string instrument with a history of more than 2,500 years. The modern guzheng usually has 21 strings.

 

Chang graduated from China Conservatory of Music and became a performer with the China National Song and Dance Ensemble. In 2010, she founded a new ensemble that consists of both guzheng and Western instruments.

 

Though Chang is best known for her performance of the classic Chinese work “Spring River on a Moonlit Night” in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, she is more often seen playing guzheng in unconventional ways.