XU Pingxin

XU Mingxin

Yangqin

Yangqin (Chinese dulcimer) master. He graduated under the best Yangqin teachers from Central Conservatory of Music and China Conservatory of Music and was one of the first students to hold a masters degree in Yangqin performance. In 1993, Xu represented China to play in Czech Republic at the Grand World Dulcimer Congress and the International Dulcimer Festival in Germany.

In 1997, he was invited by the Swiss National Radio Station to give a joint concert with Wei Li and Miao Xiaoyun, and was acclaimed as master of Chinese dulcimer. He moved to Canada in 1999 and still returns to the UK for performances.