The first modern Chinese orchestra was established in 1935 at a radio station in Nanjing, China. Its founder, Jilue Chen, was a traditional Chinese music expert with knowledge of Western music.

The Shen Yun performing arts orchestra is a tour de force that combines Western and Chinese musical instruments to create a unique whole. Currently it is the world’s only orchestra ...

From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. Advertisement.

The orchestra already has performed “Rediscover Chinese Music” about 30 times in cities across China. It makes its U.S. premiere at the Kennedy Center Opera House this weekend.

We look at China's earliest musical instruments, how Chinese instruments fall into eight categories, and the modern ...

The composer Gordon Lee, an ebullient character with shoulder-length hair and an eruptive laugh, is sitting in the small studio at his Cupertino home — crammed with saxophones, Chinese string ...

Over the subsequent decades it has come to stand as a symbol of Chinese culture, led to prominence by conductor and composer Peng Xiuwen. “The piece I’m playing with the orchestra is … a modern ...

Of the metal instruments used in a traditional Chinese music orchestra, chime bells and gongs are the most common. We examine ...