Liu Fang

Liu Fang (1974, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China) is one of the most renown pipa players outside of China. She studied pipa with Zhen Qen- Rung at Kunming School of Arts (1987-90), and with Ye Xuran at Shanghai Conservatory of Music (1990-93). 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. Liu 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.