Ms. Yang Yi - guzheng virtuoso
click for some of her Reviews Yang Yi, "The world renowned guzheng (21-string zither) soloist, (whose) performance was extraordinarily fantastic, intensive and passionate. "(West German News); "fascinating, surprising and extraordinarily beautiful" (New York Times). "She really sets the instrument on fire" (Daily Record, NJ). A winner of the 1989 International Chinese Instruments Competition and many other Chinese domestic awards, Yang Yi is a highly appreciated guzheng virtuoso, distinguished music teacher and frequent lecturer both in China and in the USA. She’s a current roster artist of the NJ State Council of Arts’ Arts-in-Education program. . Born in Nanjing, China, Yang Yi started her professional musical training and performing life after when she was selected by China’s the most famous Nanjing Little Red Star Children’s Performing Arts Group, the only professional Children’s Music group in China. Yang Yi has been teaching the guzheng major at the prestigious China Conservatory of music, where she graduated from, under the world famous guzheng master Qiu Da Cheng, and also served as a guzheng soloist for the China National Union Arts Group before coming the US. She had also appeared as a guest soloist with some of the best Chinese Music Groups such as National Philharmonic of Chinese Music, National Broadcasting Philharmonic of Chinese Music, National Music & Dance Group, China National Opera House, and Beijing Music & Dance Group. Ms. Yang has toured extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S., including those prestigious concert halls at Royal Albert Hall (UK), Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal (Germany), Carnegie Hall (NY), Lincoln Center (NY), Anhaltisches Theater Dessau,(Germany), 92nd Street Y. (NY), Freer Gallery of Art (D.C.), Richardson Auditorium (NJ), Merkin Concert Hall, and many more. Yang Yi has advanced the music of tradition with inspired new compositions. She has world premiered many renowned composers' works such as the premiere of famous German Composer Lutz-Werner Hesse’s "Sky and Earth” concerto for guzheng and orchestra at Historic Stadthalle Wuppertal in Germany; Lee Tzyy-sheng's "Reversing" Concertino for guzheng and String Orchestra at Taipei Theater (NYC), Chen Yi (the most prestigious Charles Ives Living Award winner)'s "Song in the Winter" and “As in a Dream” at Carnegie Hall; Tan Dun (Grawemeyer, Grammy and Academy Award winner) 's "CAGE" and Zhou QinRu's "Ancient Poem in Three Verses" on "BBC Proms 95" at Royal Albert Hall in London; Prof. Dong Kui (Dartmouth College Music Dept.)’s “Three Voice”, and etc.. In addition, her exceptional teaching record not only designated numerous Distinguished Teacher awards by vaious competition commissions in China after many of her students received domestic and International competitions awards (including three first prizes), but also became a great help to many of her successful US lecture / performance presentations, including those at Hunter College (NY), Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.(NJ), Univ. of Massachusetts (MA), The Settlement Music School (PA), Rutgers Univ. (NJ), Yale Univ. (CT), Cooper Union (NYC) , Princeton University (NJ), College of New Jersey, Warren County College (NJ), and etc.. Her musical recordings can be found on many publicly released CDs; movies / TV series, such as the well-known movie "Hong Lou Meng"(The Dream of the Red Mansion); She has been profiled in many music and documentary programs on radio and TV stations, such as Voice of America, BBC, China National Broadcasting Radio Station, Sino Vision of America, Sri Lanka National TV Station, Beijing Radio Station and dozens regional radio stations throughout China. She is the founder and the music director at Eastern Culture and Performing Arts Center, the 1st professional Chinese music center of its kind in New Jersey. Some of the past reviews: New York Times(New York) Mar.13, 1995 Yang Yi was fascinating and surprising. She gave an extraordinarily beautiful performance on the Zheng ( a 21- stringed zither ). West German News (New Jersey) Jan.22, 2004 This is a well sounding music full of melodies. The audience enjoyed it and celebrated it with “Bravos”. The orchestra and Yang Yi, the internationally renowned virtuoso, conducted by George Hanson, did an extraordinary fantastic job by giving an intensive and passionate performance. The lucid orchestra showed clearly the well build form of the piece. Daily Record (New Jersey) Mar.10, 1996 Yi Yang is like the Mick Jagger of the zither. She really sets the instrument on fire. New Creation Connection (New Jersey) Dec. 17, 1993 Besides the varied , sophisticated techniques; pure Chinese national style; and the beautiful, clear timbre, Yang, Yi also has her unique understanding and expression of the music. China Weekly News (New Jersey) May 28, 1993 Yang, Yi's performance was extremely wonderful. After hearing her performance, you would be lost in thought, and think about the poem..... Yi Yang was listed in 2003 - 2004 NATIONAL REGISTER'S WHO'S WHO publication, registered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The intent of National Register's WHO'S WHO is to "notify all that this individual has reached a level of recognizable success in the respective field".
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