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Ann Yao Trio

The zheng is one of ancient China’s most revered instruments. A long, horizontal plucked zither, the zheng, accompanied by the erhu and pipa, epitomizes the sound of the ancient East.Born into a family of musicians in Shanghai, Ann Yao grew up immersed in Chinese folk and classical music. Ms. Yao studied zheng at the Shaghai Conservatory of Music.

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Ann Yao Trio 7/27/11: Ann Yao Trio

This concert of innovative Chinese ensemble music features Yao on the zheng (a plucked zither) joined by Wang Guowei on the erhu (a two-stringed fiddle) and Yihan Chen playing the pipa (a pear-shaped lute). Part of Homegrown: The Music of America series.

Ann Yao Trio

This concert of innovative Chinese ensemble music features Yao on the zheng (a plucked zither) joined by Wang Guowei on the erhu (a two-stringed fiddle) and Yihan Chen playing the pipa (a pear-shaped lute). Part of Homegrown: The Music of America series.

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