The preferred instrument of the sages and literati, the guqin has had generations of masters including Emperor Shun and Confucius.
Regarded as the most elegant form of music, the guqin is renowned for its Buddhist sensibility and mindfulness, vibrato sound and wafting, low-toned, melodies.
Held over two nights at The Arts Centre and Melbourne Recital Centre on November 22rd and
23th the events will include a Gala Dinner and a Concert performance. Melbourne can delight in the sounds of the historical Chinese seven-stringed guqin instrument with the Chinese masters.
Mandarin Producer Alan Qu interviewed one of the performer, the Chinese guqin Master Mr Zhang Zisheng.
