許菱子 (XU Ling-zi)
許菱子是廣東潮州人，父母均為古箏演奏家及教育家，一九七九年，考入上海音樂學院，師從王昌元、何寶泉及郭鷹，一九八三年，以優異成績畢業並留校任教，發表過論文《論古箏的左手揉按》，在首屆教師節中被評為優秀教師，獲教學優秀獎。一九八六年，調往中國中央民族樂團、為國家一級演奏員、中國音樂家協會會員、北京古箏研究會會員、中國民族管弦樂協會會員。一九九五年至今，為香港演藝學院古箏全職導師。許氏錄製過多張個人專輯，亦在國慶晚會、上海之春及中央電視台等重要節目中擔任獨奏；並多次以獨奏家身份出訪過歐洲、北美及亞洲多國。 XU Ling-zi XU Ling-zi’s ancestral home was in Chaozhou, Guangdong province. Both of her parents are zheng performers and educationists. In 1979, she was admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory learning under WANG Chang-yuan, HE Bao-quan and GUO Ying. In 1983, she graduated from the conservatory and became a teacher there. In 1986, she was transferred to the National Traditional Orchestra of China. Since 1995, she has been a full-time zheng instructor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She has made numerous solo albums over the years and has also performed as soloist in National Day gala concerts, in the Spring of Shanghai Festival and in the CCTV programme. Xu h
沈草農 (SHEN Cao-nong)
沈草農先生，號琴戡，原籍浙江省蕭山市，生於一八九一年，逝世於一九七三年。沈氏早歲曾在湖北宜昌學琴，稍長，拜裴介卿門下，歸宗川派。其琴風高古淡遠，不同凡響，惟其參加今虞琴社後，雜學諸家之藝，查阜西先生認為其“風格已非舊矣”。沈氏曾著《古琴自學法》一書，其後於一九六一年與查阜西、張子謙據此合編《古琴初階》行世，其傳世著作還有《珍霞閣詩草初稿》及《珍霞閣詞稿》。 SHEN Cao-nong was born in 1891 and passed away in 1973. His other name was Qin-kan and his ancestral home was in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province. When he was young, he learned the qin in Yichang, Hubei Province and later on he studied under PEI Jie-qing of Sichuan School. He has written a book Learning the Qin by Yourselve. In 1961, he then rewrote it together with ZHA Fu-xi and ZHANG Zi-qian and rename it as Elementary Book of Guqin.、
王昌元 (WANG Chang-yuan)
古箏演奏家王昌元，一九四五年八月二十二日出生於上海，原籍浙江省杭州，其父為浙江箏家王巽之，九歲時隨父習箏，一九六○年，考入上海音樂學院附中，一九六四年，升入該院民族器樂系古箏專業，先後隨父及潮樂箏家郭鷹習箏，一九六九年，畢業於上海音樂學院民族音樂系本科後，在上海歌劇院、上海樂團、上海舞劇團及上海民族樂團任職古箏獨奏演員。一九八○年代中，王氏移居美國。一九六四年，創作有箏曲《戰颱風》，一九七三年，又與浦琦璋合作改編箏曲《洞庭新歌》，兩曲均在箏樂中有所創新和發展，奏出時代的新聲。 WANG Chang-yuan WANG Chang-yuan was born on August 22,1945 in Shanghai. Her ancestral home was in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province and her father was the renowned zheng musician WANG Xun-zhi of the Zhejiang school. She started to learn the zheng from her father when she was nine. In 1960, she was admitted to the affiliated middle school of the Shanghai Conservatory. She continued her university training in the conservatory under her father and GUO Ying of the Chaozhou school. In 1969, after her graduation from the conservator, she was appointed to the Shanghai Opera House, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra as a zheng soloist. In the mid of 1980’s, she
項斯華 (HON See-wah)
古箏演奏家項斯華，一九三九年十月出生於雲南昆明，原籍上海，早年專修鋼琴，後師承浙江箏名家王巽之，又從曹正、郭鷹學習其他流派箏樂，畢業於上海音樂學院民族音樂系。在校期間，首次嘗試雙箏演奏，初露鋒芒，深獲好評。畢業後，項斯華先後在北京電影樂團、上海樂團和中國歌劇舞劇院任古箏獨奏演員，並任教於北京中央音樂學院及中國音樂學院，為中國音樂家協會會員、北京古箏研究會理事。一九八一年，項斯華移居香港，為香港民族音樂學會理事及永久會員、香港藝術家聯盟成員，東方樂舞交流學會理事、上海中國古樂團特約演奏家；任教於香港中文大學及香港演藝學院，並獲吉林藝術學院名譽教授榮銜。著有《中國箏樂的源流及風格》和《項斯華演奏中國箏譜》兩集。 HON See-wah HON See-wah was born in October 1939 in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Her ancestral home was in Shanghai. In the early days, piano was her major. Later, she studied the zheng under the celebrated WANG Xun-zhi of the Zhejiang school and CAO Zheng and GUO Ying of other schools. She was graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory. During her days at the conservatory, she was first engaged in a double zheng performance, and this performance won her much acclamation. After graduation, she was appointed as a zheng soloist in the Beijing Film Studio Orchestra, the Shanghai Orchestra and the Song and Dance Troupe of China. She was also a lecturer at the Central Conservatory and the Chi
WANG Sheng-xiang
王生香先生，原名敬亭，號賣履翁，山東省費縣人，一九Ｏ二年出生於故鄉，一九七五年病逝於南京。王先生幼時，在家鄉因漫步河畔，遇一操縵之士，後悉之為王露，遂拜師入門學藝，其後又得詹澂秋指授，續成諸城琴學。師範畢業後，從事教職，又曾任費縣縣長之職。一九四八年遷居南京，柴靡茅屋，清貧渡日，鑽研琴學，樂此不疲，因得與金陵各琴家往還，融各派琴藝於一身，形成自身的特點。其著作甚豐，計有《金陵訪琴錄》、《冶山琴譜》、《鑒琴六要》、《廣陵散商榷》、《琴道新編》、《神奇祕譜指法一斑》及《拍節考證》等，嘗任江蘇省文史館館員。 WANG Sheng-xiang was born in 1902 in his ancestral home Fei County, Shandong Province and he passed away of illness in 1975 in Nanjing. His first name was Jing-ting and the other name was Mai Lu Weng. When he was young, he met a WANG Lu at the pool side then he learned the qin under him. Later on, he further studied under ZHAN Cheng-qiu. In 1948, he changed his dwelling place to Nanjing. He then visited and learned more from the Nanjing players. He was employed by the Literature and History Research Institute of Nanjing.
任清志 (REN Qing-zhi)
河南箏派演奏家任清志，一九二四年出生於河南葉縣城北任莊鄉，二零零零年逝世。任氏十三歲習揚琴，十五歲拜葉縣老藝人趙均安及寧寶衡習箏的指法，並能自彈自唱「小調曲子」，他演奏特殊的地方是把三弦的指法「雙搖指」用在箏上，演奏的曲子以民歌、小調為主，樸素而明朗，使人容易接受。一九四四年前後數年，農忙種地，農閒則「玩社」，與「曲子友」切磋，流浪外地，以賣藝為生，後在湖北襄陽的一個話劇團任職，專事教唱及伴唱河南曲子，一九四九年後，在新生曲劇社（後易名河南曲劇院）任職，直至一九九三年退休。任氏首創遊指撥弦法，並創編箏獨奏曲《新開板》、《山坡羊》及《幸福渠》等。 REN Qing-zhi REN Qing-zhi was born in 1924 in Ye County, Henan province and passed away in 2000. When he was thirteen, he started to learn the yangqin. At the age of fifteen, he learned the zheng from the old musicians ZHAO Jun-an and NING Bao-heng of the Ye county. His Charming technique on the zheng was absorbed from the technique of the sanxian and the pieces he used to play were adapted from the folk tunes. Around 1944, he always roamed everywhere and played the zheng together with his friends when it was not in busy farming seasons. After 1949, he joined the Qu Theater of Henan Province until he retired in 1993.
根如大師 (Master Gen Ru)
根如大師，近現代琴僧，法名印華，江蘇省泰興人氏，一八八六年出生，一九六一年辭世。自幼喪父，六歲時隨師善緣至普陀山豐山庵居，後隨師祖古峰老人至龍游靈耀寺習琴數年，屬新浙派。一九二五年，任南京卧佛寺住持；一九三九年，任南京特別市佛教會候補理事；次年，赴安徽滁州開化寺任住持，並擬議修繕寺院及醉翁亭。新中國成立後，任中國佛教協會理事、中國音樂家協會理事、安徽省政協委員等職。 Master Gen Ru was born in 1886 and passed away in 1961. His ancestral home was in Taizing, Jiangsu Province. When he was six, he followed his master Shan Yan to settle in Putuo Mountain and became a monk there with a name Yin Hua. He learned the qin under his great master Gu Feng of the new Zhe School. In 1925, he was the abbot of theWo Fo Monastery. In 1940, he was then the abbot of the Kai Hua Monastery in Chuzhou, Anhui Province.
曹桂芬 (CAO Gui-fen)
古箏演奏家曹桂芬，一九三八年六月出生於河南的音樂世家，二零一九年五月二十八日病逝於鄭州。曹氏為河南鄧縣人，系河南著名箏箏家曹東扶之女。自幼隨父習箏，深得曹派古箏藝術之精髓，並跟隨父親學了許多河南大調曲子、曲牌，彈唱俱佳。十六歲時，加入河南開封曲劇團任演奏員，後調開封市京劇團、市文工團，一九七八年，調河南省曲劇團。二十五歲時參加「全國首屆獨唱獨奏會」，以三首河南箏曲《陳杏元落院》、《上樓》、《河南曲牌聯奏》見稱當時，具有很高的演奏水平和藝術魅力。 CAO Gui-fen CAO Gui-fen was born on June 1938 in Henan province and passed away of illness on May 28, 2019 in Zhengzhou Henan province. Her ancestral home was in Dengzhou, Henan province. She was the daughter of the renowned zheng artist CAO Dong-fu of the Henan school. She learned the zheng, Henan Da Diao and Qupai from her father. When she was sixteen, she joined the Qu Theater of Kaifeng as a member of its orchestra and later transferred to the Beijing Opera Theater of Kaifeng. In 1978, she was transferred to the Qu Theater of Henan Province. When she was twenty five, she was selected to participate in the 1st Session of the National Recital and Solo Concert. Her performance was high level and w
WU Zhao-ji
吳兆基先生，字湘泉，一九Ｏ八年冬生於湖南洞庭湖西濱的漢壽縣，一九九七年八月逝世，享年九十。一九一二年的春天隨父親吳蘭蓀遷居蘇州，十三歲時，在父親的啓蒙下習操縵之術，後隨父參加一九二一年的全國琴人大雅集——“晨風廬琴會”，於此認識並得拜四川洪都琴家吳浸陽為師，獲授《瀟湘水雲》、《漁歌》等操。吳先生一九二六年就讀東吳大學化學系，畢業後任教中學二十五年，一九五六年調任江蘇師範學院數學系，任教至退休，一生以教學為業。吳先生早年琴風繼承其師的中正平和、靜遠淡逸的特點；晚年受其生平所好的太極拳氣功之影響，將氣功與操縵結合，達至精、氣、神的統一，進入一個理想的境地。 WU Zhao-ji was born in winter 1908 in Hanshou, Hunan Province and passed away in August 1997 at the age of 90. In 1912, he followed his father WU Lan-sun to change their dwelling place to Suzhou. In the age of thirteen, he started to learn the qin under his father and later under WU Chen-yang who taught him The Mist and Clouds over Xiao-Xiang Rivers and Song of the Fisherman. After his graduation from the University of Suzhou, he started his teaching career in Jiangsu until his retirement.
周延甲 (ZHOU Yan-jia)
秦箏教育家、演奏家、西安音樂學院教授周延甲，一九三四年六月出生於山西省聞喜縣，二零一九年八月三日病逝於西安。一九五一年，開始參加縣文化館工作，一九五三年，考入西北藝術專科學校附中，後升入西安音樂專科學校（今西安音樂學院前身）師承中國古箏教育事業主要奠基人曹正和齊魯箏派名家高自成，一九五九年，畢業並留校任教，一九九七年，受聘香港演藝學院任全職導師一年。嘗為中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協古箏學會和中國民族管弦樂學會古箏專業委員會副會長、陝西秦箏學會會長、《秦箏》雜誌主編。整理編創了不少的箏曲，主要作品有《秦桑曲》、《姜女淚》（又名《長城調》）、《百花引》、《淒涼曲》等蜚聲海內外。 ZHOU Yan-jia ZHOU Yan-jia was born on June 1934 in Wenxi, Shanxi province and passed away of illness on August 3, 2019 in Xi’an. In 1953, he was admitted to the affiliated middle school of Xi Bei Arts Training School and later admitted to Xi’an Music School which is now the Xi’an Conservatory. He was learned the zheng under the famous musicians CAO Zheng and GAO Zhi-cheng. In 1959, after his graduation from Xi’an Conservatory, he became the teacher of the conservatory. In 1997, he was appointed as a tutor of the Hong Kong APA for one year. He is a member of the Musicians’ Association of China, vice president of the Zheng Society of the Musicians’ Association of China, vice president of the Committee