The guzheng is one of China’s oldest musical instruments.
For more than 2,500 years, its strings have resonated throughout Chinese musical traditions, accompanying poems, stories, and the expression of profound human emotions.
With 21 or more strings, this plucked string instrument offers a surprisingly rich tonal palette.
At times delicate and crystalline, at other times powerful and majestic, its sounds evoke the murmur of water, the breath of the wind, the grandeur of the mountains, or even the energy of galloping horses.
Through subtle fingerwork and the pressure applied to the strings, performers craft music of great expressiveness.
As the heir to a long tradition, the guzheng continues to inspire today’s composers and engages in a dialogue with musical styles from around the world.
