SANTA BARBARA — Mao Tse-tung casts a shadow over American music. Tan Dun, Bright Sheng, Chen Yi and other Chinese composers whose musical educations were interrupted by forced hard labor during ...

"Our kind of music uses parts of Chinese characters, but no notes," He says. "Even if you can understand it, you won't get the flavor of the music right without the oral instruction of a teacher." ...

Vatican City, May 8, 2008 / 08:00 am. The Paul VI Hall was the scene of an unusual performance on Wednesday afternoon—the 75 member Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied by the Shanghai ...

In the midst of China’s Cultural Revolution, the German composer’s music managed to survive the government ban — leaving Cai to savor the 78-turntable record in secret.

With Western music flooding the mainland, preserving China's traditional ethnic instruments is becoming more critical than ever.

While presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping were drawing the world’s attention for their talks in San Francisco this week, a different kind of summitry is happening in China.

Jiafeng, who grew up in the central Chinese city of Changsha, saw Cook perform for the first time at a Beijing music festival in 2017. He was instantly hooked. “When I first heard this type of music, ...

And they've picked up a cult following in China after starring in a reality show there called "The Big Band" - kind of like China's "American Idol," but for up-and-coming groups. NPR met The ...