The Evening Song Of A Drunk Fisherman - Music

Gong Yi 龔一 Born 1941 Is A Guqin Master From Shanghai Presently One Of The Instrument's Leading Figures. Born In Nanjing He Trained First Under Several Local Players Incl. Liu Shaochun And Xia Yifeng Before Proceeding To The Shanghai Conservatory Where He Absorbed A Range Of Styles From Such Prominent Masters As Zhang Ziqian Xu Lisun Gu Meigeng And Wei Zhongle. Gong Yi Has Had Since The 1950s A Varied Career Performing Teaching Composing And Researching Under The Auspices Of Several Institutions And Ensembles Most Notably The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra Of Which He Was Director And Sole Guqin Player. In Guqin Circles He Is Particularly Noted For His Efforts Toward Integration Of The Instrument Into The Conservatory Mainstream. read less