{"id":11574,"date":"2023-03-10T22:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.artassociation.asia\/?page_id=11574"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:41:32","slug":"xulingzi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aaaarts.com\/en\/master\/xulingzi\/","title":{"rendered":"Xu Lingzi, Renowned Guzheng Performer &#038; Professor and Deputy Head of the Chinese Music Department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672294878957{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221;][vc_column color_style=&#8221;light&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577979786076{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17% !important;background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\" size-sm clearfix \"  ><h2 class=\"main-title title uppercase sub-title-con \" style=\"font-size: 55px; \">Xu Lingzi<\/h2><span class=\"line\" style=\"background: #feed35; \"><\/span><p class=\"sub-title\" >Renowned Guzheng Performer &amp; Professor and Deputy Head of the Chinese Music Department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678458306229{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.aaaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1678458250-2020stills4.jpg?id=11578) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100vh&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1670217466696{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;reviews&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678459139604{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.aaaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1678458247-2020still-1-e1678459115203.jpg?id=11577) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;600px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column color_style=&#8221;light&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1578629675182{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\" size-sm clearfix \"  ><h2 class=\"main-title title uppercase \" style=\"font-size: 40px; \">ABOUT<\/h2><span class=\"line\" style=\"background: #feee35; \"><\/span><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Renowned guzheng performer \uff0cXu Lingzi is currently a professor and deputy head of the Chinese Music Department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. After three years she was transferred to be a soloist in the China Central Chinese Orchestra. . Honored as National First-Class performer in China, She was also a visiting professor at Central Conservatory of Music and Nanjing Conservatory of Music.Ms..Ms.Xu has been recognized by the \u201cExcellent Teacher Award\u201d of Shanghai Conservatory of Music on China\u2019s first Teachers\u2019Day in 1985, one of the recipients of the First Chinese Golden Record Award in 1989 for her recording \u300a\u9ad8\u5c71\u6d41\u6c34\u300b\u548c\u300a\u6e14\u821f\u5531\u665a\u300b. and the Essay\u300a\u65f6\u7a7a\u8f6e\u8f6c\u770b\u7b5d\u66f2\u5bd2\u9e26\u620f\u6c34\u97f3\u4e50\u610f\u8c61\u4e4b\u53d8\u300b\uff0c Award on the first \u201cHuayue Cup \u2013 Commentary on China National Instrumental Music Works\u201d\u300c\u534e\u4e50\u676f\u30fb\u4e2d\u56fd\u6c11\u65cf\u5668\u4e50\u4f5c\u54c1\u8bc4\u8bba\u5f81\u6587\u300d.and the expert of Peak Plateau Discipline Construction project of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Ms. Xu\u2019s artistic accomplishment has been recorded in the \u201cClassics of Chinese Music\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Xu\u2019s stage performance is widely acclaimed for its tension and appeal. The compliments on her performance include \u201ca stunning show\u201d (\u5468\u51e1\u592b\uff0cHong Kong Economic Journal 2003.3.17), \u201cthe exceptional acuteness in Guzheng and even the perception of space in acoustic system\u201d (Deng Shu, People\u2019s Music, August 2018.8), \u201cthe outstanding musical talent\u201d (the publicity material of China National Traditional Orchestra), \u201cthe world-class master\u201d as praised by Wang Cizhao, President of the Central Conservatory of Music after the concert in celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and \u201cthe one with the best sense of music I\u2019ve ever seen\u201d (Hu Dengtiao, Dean of National Music Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music). Toronto Star and Italy\u2019s La Provincia described her as comparable to the world-renowned harpists Nicanor Zabaleta and the violinist Paganini.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2023, she was invited to join the Asian Art Association Singapore (Chinese Traditional Instruments), serving as a judge for the &#8220;World Guzheng Competition&#8220; and becoming a Lifetime member.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:14px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"pix_button clear \"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.artassociation.asia\/wgc\/\" title=\"World Guzheng Competition Official Website\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-outline btn-rectangle  btn-lg white \">World Guzheng Competition \u2b95<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1670217475033{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;myworks&#8221;][vc_column color_style=&#8221;light&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1578629688440{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\" size-sm clearfix \"  ><h2 class=\"main-title title uppercase \" style=\"font-size: 40px; \">Performance<\/h2><span class=\"line\" style=\"background: #feee35; \"><\/span><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The orchestras Ms. Xu served include China Central Nationalities&#8217; Orchestra \uff0cHong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Guangdong National Orchestra, Macao Chinese Orchestra, China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra, and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra\uff0c The famous orchestra conductors Ms. Xu has cooperated with include He Zhanhao, Chen Xieyang, Hu Bingxu, Yan Huichang, and Yu Long. Miyatar\u014d Satoh (Japan), Peng Jiapeng, Lum Yan Sing (Singapore), Ms. Xu has soloed at the Lincoln Center of New York, Golden Hall of Vienna, Victoria Concert Hall of Singapore, Beijing Concert Hall, Shanghai Concert Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, Hong Kong Culture Center, and Hong Kong City Hall, covering twenty countries and regions. She has also held \u201cXu Lingzi Guzheng Solo Concert\u201dmany times Since and recorded numbers of solo albums, working with famous recording companies such as PolyGram Records, White Swan Records, and Taiwan Cradle Records. She was also invited to introduce her artistic life of Guzheng in TV programs like BTV\u2019s Spring Festival Concert, CCTV\u2019s Revolving Stage, and CNR\u2019s Artists of Musical World.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:14px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678458416965{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VUIqMONuQac&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1670217484180{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678458447369{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FaCqtszOgiY&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column color_style=&#8221;light&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1578629695907{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\" size-sm clearfix \"  ><h2 class=\"main-title title uppercase \" style=\"font-size: 40px; \">Academic Research<\/h2><span class=\"line\" style=\"background: #feee35; \"><\/span><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;In recent years, Ms. Xu has been invited to give lectures in Central Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Nanjing Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, National Taiwan University of Arts, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and City University of Hong Kong. Her lectures cover topics like \u201cForms of Expression of Guzheng\u201d , \u201cRelaxation, Penetration, Speed, Force and\u201d, \u201cComments on the Research of Guzheng\u201d, \u201cPhilosophy and Music\u201d, \u201cChange to the Musical Imageries on Jackdaws Playing with Water in the Consideration of Cyclical Time and Space\u201d, \u201cScenery and Emotion\u201d, \u201cLanguage of Guzheng music\u201d, \u201cComprehensive Study of Guzheng\u201d, \u201cInterpretation of Guzheng Style\u201d, and \u201cHistory of Guzheng for Eight Decades\u201d. Recently, she has been focusing her research on the imagery of Guzheng and the use of physical strength in the musical performance, and concluded a set of performing skills including \u201cforce from the ground, music from the heart and hand on the central axis\u201d. These skills demonstrate the changes to temperament, tension in the stage performance and teaching\uff0cHer students have won awards in important competitions competition in China and Hong Kong. Her essays include the \u201cKneading and Pressing by the Left Hand in the Performance of Guzheng\u201d, \u201cA Preliminary Study of the Formation of Hakka Musical Style\u201d, \u201cPhilosophy and Music\u201d, \u201cChange to the Musical Imageries of Jackdaws Playing with Water in the Consideration of Cyclical Time and Space\u201d were published in China\u2019s leading journals, seminars and international academic symposiums. 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