Chinese traditional musician Yuan Chun Yu is one of her country's leading performers on the pipa, a Chinese lute. Yu has an international reputation, performing in Western venues and under the auspices of the United Nations. She is also a prominent educator in China. Yu has made several recordings, including Xiaogang Ye: Song of Farewell Without Words with China's Hangzhou Philharmonic (2024).
Yuan Chun Yu was born around 1985; when she gave her first pipa recital in 2001, she was 16. Her name has been transcribed in various ways; Yu is her family name, and in Chinese context...