Liu Fang

Liu Fang is one of the most renowned pipa players outside of China (the pipa is a traditional Chinese lute). Living in Montreal since 1996, she has performed concerts in America, Europe, and the Far East. She possesses virtuoso technique, grace, and a unique empathy toward the music she plays -- whether it is a traditional folk tune or a modern Western composition. Fang has recorded and/or performed the Chinese traditional pipa repertoire, modern compositions by Chinese composers (Tan Dun, Zhou Long), and premiered new works for the pipa by R. Murray Schafer and Melissa Hui. ...