Fan shange

Fan shange

Fan shange was born in 1942 in Shanghai. Guzheng player, national first-class performer, member of China Musicians Association, member of China filmmakers Association.

In 1954, he was admitted to the high school attached to Shanghai Conservatory of music to study piano. She changed to guzheng in 1958 and was admitted to the Department of folk music of Shanghai Conservatory of music in 1961. In July 1992, she immigrated to Canada and founded fan shang'e guzheng Academy.

Character experience

In 1954, he was admitted to the high school attached to Shanghai Conservatory of music to study piano. at that time, the government called for music to be "nationalized". She changed to guzheng in 1958 and was admitted to the Department of folk music of Shanghai Conservatory of music in 1961. She learned from the famous representatives of "Zhejiang School", such as Wang Xunzhi, Cao Zheng and Guo Ying. She worked hard and studied the zheng music of various schools systematically. He graduated in 1966 and was assigned to Beijing Film Orchestra as a zither player. After the cultural revolution, the orchestra was transferred to Beijing for transformation. It was not until 1973 that it was recalled to Beijing under the care of Zhou Enlai and began to score some films. In 1981, she attended the "Asian composers conference and Music Festival" held in Hong Kong. At the opening ceremony, she cooperated with Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra to perform China's first guzheng Concerto "luluo River Fantasia". Her perfect performance was appreciated by the musicians from all over Asia. In 1986, he published his paper "timbre problems in guzheng performance" in Chinese music magazine. In 1987, as a music master specially invited by the Hong Kong Music Office, she participated in the lectures and performances of "Youth China Music Week". In 1989, he was a judge and member of the Art Committee of the art international competition for Chinese musical instruments. In 1990, he moved overseas and was a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois in Northeast America. Until 1992, he held several solo concerts. In 1993, 1994, 1999 and 2002, he held four guzheng solo concerts, which were unprecedented and well received. In July 1992, she immigrated to Canada and founded fan shang'e guzheng Academy. He lives in Scarborough, Toronto. In 1996, she was invited to Taiwan to participate in the "Chinese, Japanese and Korean Zheng performance" at the Taipei Art Festival. She is a representative of Chinese Zheng and is warmly welcomed. In 2006, she also participated in the guzheng festival in Hong Kong. As a guest of the "martial arts in the desert" project, she received a warm response.

Main works

External evaluation

Fan shange, who has lived in Canada for many years, is a senior contemporary zither artist. She is called "artist" and deserves her name. She integrates performance, teaching and creation, and has made great achievements. Such a zither player is rare from the past to the present. She is a rare folk music professional. (PU Dongsheng, President of the Chinese national orchestral Association) music critics have recognized fan shange as one of the most important female guzheng performers in the contemporary era.