This page serves as a database of all Chinese artists living in North America, as well as some in other countries. Most of them are Chinese instrumentalists, dancers, composers, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, while some are non-Chinese musicians who play traditional Chinese instruments. If you have more information on these artists or if you want to be listed here, please email us. Thanks!

Instrumentalists | Composers | Singers | Dancers | Other Musicians

Instrumentalists

• CHAN Patty (er-hu, Toronto, Canada)
• CHEN Leiji (gu-qin,France)
• CHEN Jiebing (er-hu, Los Angeles, CA)
• CHEN Tao (di-zi, New York, NY)
• CHEN Yuping (yang-qin, Canada)

• DENG Wei (pi-pa, Australia)
• DING Jian (di-zi, San Jose, CA)
• DAI Xiaotian (percussion, Daly City, CA)
• DONG Ya (pi-pa, Germany)

• FAN Shang’e (pi-pa, Canada)
• FU Hsufang (gu-zheng, CA)
• FU Renchang (yang-qin, Berlin, Germany)
• FUNG Fred (yang-qin, El Cerrito, CA)

• GAO Hong (pi-pa, Minneapolis, MN)
• GAO Shaoqing (er-hu, Toronto, Canada)
• GUO Minqin (yang-qin, Canada)
• GUO Wanpeng (sheng, Pataluma, CA)

• HAN Karen Hwachee (er-hu, Walnut, CA)
• HE Shufeng (pi-pa, L.A., CA)
• HE Shuying (pi-pa, L.A., CA)
• HONG Shengmao (yang-qin, Canada)
• HONG Ting (gu-zheng, Canada)
• HOU Wei (suo-na, sheng, San Francisco, CA)
• HUANG Guoshan (gaohu, Oakland, CA)

• JI Fangming (er-hu, Las Vegas, NV)
• JIA Pengfong (er-hu, Tokyo, Japan)
• JIN Jiang (gu-zheng, Tokyo, Japan)

• LEE Gordon (pi-pa, San Jose, CA)
• LEE Angela Jui (gu-zheng, Atlanta, GA)
• LEE Thomas (gao-hu, S.F. CA)
• LEI Qian (er-hu, Las Vegas, NV)
• LI Guangzhu (pi-pa, L.A., CA)
• LI Liqun (yangqin New York, NY)
• LI Ming (di-zi, flute, San Jose, CA)
• LI Ping (yang-qin, Lincoln, MA)
• LI Zhantao (er-hu, Lincoln, MA)
• LIU Hecheng (pi-pa, Petaluma, CA)
• LIU Li (gu-qin, New York)
• Elaine Y LIU (pipa, Philadelphia)
• LIU Fang (pi-pa, Canada)
• LIU Hecheng (pi-pa, Plesanton, CA)
• LIU Yu (pi-pa, Los Angeles, CA)
• LI Linhong (pi-pa, LasVegas, NV)
• LIU Qichao (suo-na, sheng, Los Angeles, CA) LIU Weishan (gu-zheng, S.F., CA)
• LU Xian (di-zi, S.F., CA)

• MIN Xiaofen (pi-pa, New York, NY)
• MA Li (gu-zheng, Seattle, WA )
• Ma Jie (pipa, Cupertino, CA)

• PENG Lu (yang-qin, East Bay, CA)
• PU Hai (percussion, Las Vegas, NV)

• QIN Jun (gu-zheng, Lincoln, MA)

• SHEN Pan’geng (er-hu, Australia)
• SHEN Qi (er-hu, Canada)
• SHEN Xinyang (er-hu, Chicago)
• SHI Tao (er-hu, Pleasanton, CA)
• SHIH Teresa (pi-pa, Taibei, Taiwan)
• SIU John (gu-qin, conductor, Vencouver, Canada)
• SU Min (pi-pa, Rockville, MD)
• SUN Zhongjian (er-hu, Cupertino, CA)

• TAN Rong Cindy (pi-pa, Huston, TX)
• TANG Liangxin (pi-pa, Taizhong, Taiwan)
• TANG Liangzhong (san-xian, New York)
• TIAN Yongping (er-hu, Fremont, CA)

• Thomas Thu¼n Dang Vu (gu-zheng, Atlanta, Georgia)

• WANG Changyuan (gu-zheng, New York, NY)
• WANG Fei Annie (gu-qin, Hayward, CA)
• WANG Guowei (er-hu, New York)
• WANG Hong (er-hu, S.F., CA)
• WANG Liang (gu-zheng, Pasadena, CA)
• WANG Liyun (pi-pa, Monetery Park, CA)
• WANG Wei (percussion, San Francisco, CA)
• WANG Weiyu (yangqin, Fremont, CA)
• WANG Zhengsheng (di-zi, er-hu, New York, NY)
• WONG Betty (gu-zheng, S.F., CA)
• WONG Sunny (er-hu, Singapore)
• WANG Wei (percussion, San Francisco, CA)
• WONG Winnie (gu-zheng, S.F, CA)
• WU Changlu (pi-pa, Huston, TX)
• WU Man (pi-pa, Boston)
• WU Shaoxiong (er-hu, Fremont, CA)
• WU Shuhua (er-hu, France)
• WU Wei (sheng, Berlin, Germany)

• XIANG Betty (erhu, Chicago)
• XU Fengxia (san-xian, gu-zheng, Bielefeld, Germany)
• XU Ke (erhu, NJ)
• XU Yueyan (pi-pa, S.F., CA)

• YAN Rui (er-hu, FL)
• YANG Lining (pi-pa, France)
• YANG Wei (pi-pa, Chicago)
• YANG Yi (gu-zheng, Princeton, NJ)
• YANG Qin (pi-pa, New York, NY)
• YU Hong (erhu, Los Angeles, CA)
• YOU Hui (gu-zheng, Newark, CA)
• YUAN Li (yang-qin, Minneappolis, MN)
• YU Zhang (suo-na, San Rafael, CA)

• ZHANG Haiyue (ruan, Las Vegas, NV)
• ZHANG Baoli (er-hu, New York, NY)
• ZHANG Zhenfang (er-hu, Stugatte, Germany)
• ZHANG Zhentian (yang-qin, Boston)
• Zhang Xiaofeng (er-hu, Peteluma, Marin County, CA)
• ZHANG Xiaoli (er-hu, Santa Barbara, CA)
• ZHANG Xi (er-qhu, San Jose, CA)
• ZHAO Licheng (suo-na, L.A., CA)
• ZHAO Rongchun (er-hu, Cleverland, OH)
• ZHAO Gangqin (yang-qin, gu-zheng, S.F., CA)
• ZHAO Yangqin (yang-qin, S.F., CA)
• ZHOU Lunlun (gu-zheng, Hong Kong)
• ZHOU Min (di-zi, New York, NY)
• ZHU Xiaomeng (gu-zheng, London, UK)

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Composers

• CHANG Albert (Pasadena, CA)
• Chan Alan (Los Angeles, CA)
• CHEN Biao (Paris, France)
• CHEN Yi (Kansas City, MS)
• CHEN Yuanlin (New York, NY)
• DONG Kui (Dartmouth College)
• HE Xiaoming (Fremont., CA)
• HUANG Duo (Redwood City, CA)
• HUANG Ruo (New York, NY)
• Melissa Hui (Stanford, CA)
• JANG Jon (S.F., CA)
• LI Binyang (L.A., CA)
• QU Xiaosong (Shanhai/Germany)
• SITU Gang (San Francisco, CA)
• TAN Dun (New York, NY)
• WANG Dawei(San Francisco., CA)
• YAO Dajuin (Taibei, Taiwan, China)
• YU Zulian (Australia)
• ZHOU Long (New York, NY)

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Singers

• DAI Xiaoping (New York, NY)
• FANG Yuanyuan Mary (Diamond Bar, CA)
• GUAN Guimin (El Cerrito, CA)
• GAO Manghua (San Mateo, CA)
• LI Hongsheng (San Francisco, CA)
• LIU Hongsheng (Los Angeles, CA)
• QIN Hong (San Jose, CA)
• SUN Yu (Europe)
• WANG Sindy (Honolulu, Hawaii and Shanghai, China)
• WANG Yanyan
• YE Ying (Oakland, CA)
• YUAN Chenye (Baltimore, MD)
• ZHANG Jianyi (New York)
• ZHANG Xijing (Hayward, CA)

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Dancers

• CAI Lily (S.F., CA)
• CHEN H.T. (New York)
• CHEN Zhaoxin (Fremont, CA)
• DU Bitao (Cupertino, CA)
• HE Xiaopei (Pleasanton, CA)
• HOU Shuang (Pacifica, CA)
• LIN Xinge (Fremont, CA)
• TUNALA Siqing (Orlando, FL)
• WANG Guangshan (San Jose, CA)
• WU Yue (Fremont, CA)
• YAO Yong (San Jose, CA)
• ZHOU Hui (Danville, CA)
• ZHU Ping (Fremont, CA)

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Other Musicians

• David Cohen (multi-instruments, Kent, Ohio)
• David Badagnani (multi-instruments, Kent, Ohio)
• Mitchell Clark(guqin, S.F., CA)
• Francois Picard (xiao/sheng, Paris, France)
• Valerie Samson (erhu/sheng, S.F., CA)
• Michael Santoro (xiao, SF, CA)
• SCHWANTES Gary (dizi, xiao, saxphone, flutes, S.F., CA)
• Matt Springer (erhu, San Francisco, CA)
• STEPHONE Jones (erhu, UK)
• SCHIMMELPENNINCK Antoinet (guqin, The Netherlands)
• John Thomposon. (silk string guqin, New York, USA)

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