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"She can perfectly express the beauty of music.....which provides a wonderful enjoyment for her listeners."- Pipa Master Lin Shicheng "Gao Hong is not only a virtuoso performer of the highest order, she is also a charming and totally engaging educator. She is so obviously in love with her instrument, her music and her audience that it is simply impossible for the audience not to fall in love with her." - Harry Chalmiers, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Berklee School of Music, Boston "Hong is capable of overcoming great technical demands while showing that this can be done passionately as the music may require."-Daniel Cusick, The Scranton Times ".....truly a joy and a wonder. When she begins to play, one immediately senses the presence of a very special performer." - John Van Orman, Guitarist ".....she possess deep performing skills and particularly strong sensitivity with the pipa.....she is definitely among the top artists of traditional musical performance in the young generation."- Zhao Feng, President, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing "like the famous Luoyang peony, she has gradually emerged as the best of all beautiful flowers......her performace has extremely strong artistic appleal and belongs under the category of 'fine wine'......the more you listen, the more beautiful it gets." - Peoples' Music, Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1986-1990 - Central Conservatory of Music,Beijing P.R. China; graduated with honors, student of pipa master Lin Shicheng. 1979-1985 - Hebei Provincial School for the Arts, Hebei Province, P.R. China; graduated with honors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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"She can perfectly express the beauty of music.....which provides a wonderful enjoyment for her | listeners."- Pipa Master Lin Shicheng "Gao Hong is not only a virtuoso performer of the highest order, she is also a charming and totally engaging educator. She is so obviously in love with her instrument, her music and her audience that it is simply impossible for the audience not to fall in love with her." - Harry Chalmiers, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Berklee School of Music, Boston "Hong is capable of overcoming great technical demands while showing that this can be done passionately as the music may require."-Daniel Cusick, The Scranton Times ".....truly a joy and a wonder. When she begins to play, one immediately senses the presence of a very special performer." - John Van Orman, Guitarist ".....she possess deep performing skills and particularly strong sensitivity with the pipa.....she is definitely among the top artists of traditional musical performance in the young generation."- Zhao Feng, President, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing "like the famous Luoyang peony, she has gradually emerged as the best of all beautiful flowers......her performace has extremely strong artistic appleal and belongs under the category of 'fine wine'......the more you listen, the more beautiful it gets." - Peoples' Music, Beijing, China Education " Gao Hong is to the pipa what the late Jascha Heifetz was to the violin." - Keith Clark, founder and former Music Director, Pacific Symphony, Los Angeles "... exceptional technical command and artistry on the pipa ..." - William LaRue Jones, Music Director, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, University of Iowa Symphony " Gao's professionalism is unsurpassed by anyone!" - Richard Haglund, Music Director, Northeast Orchestra " You are truly, as the magazine article said, Mistress of Pipa." -Gregory L. Barnes, Music Director, Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia Speaking In Tongues "It is a West African drum ensemble driving along under the butterfly wings of an Asian melody. It is the romance of Brazilian jazz orchestrated with Middle Eastern drums. It is folk music from a new world". Rao and Gao Duo An extraordinary and truly unique duo featuring the unprecedented combination of Indian sitar and Chinese pipa. Nature and Spirit A professional Chinese music Ensemble. Performs the best of Chinese folk, classical, court, silk and bamboo, percussion, minority and contempory music
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