Anna Guo

Anna Guo (Chinese name: ; pinyin: Guō Mǐnqīng) is a Chinese traditional musician who plays the "yangqin". She taught at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. From 1985 to 1996, she was head of the Shanghai Women's Silk String Quintet. In 1996 she emigrated to Toronto, Canada. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=East meets West in cultural epiphany. |url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/246910 |quote= The cultural epiphany came in the two China-meets-the-West mash-ups. In the first, Anna Guo, the Toronto-based master of the yangqin (a type of hammer dulcimer) teamed up with the Canadian Sinfonietta String Quartet in three pieces – two Chinese and Mozart's Rondo alla turca. |publisher=Toronto Star |date=August 16, 2007 |accessdate=2008-04-15 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Anna Guo |url=http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/anna_guo_16754 |quote=Anna Guo (Guo Min-Qing), a former professor at the renowned Shanghai Conservatory of Music, has been teaching and playing the yang-qin for more than 30 years. From 1985 to 1996, Guo was head of the Shanghai Women's Silk String Quintet, a successful Chinese music ensemble that gained a solid reputation worldwide. The quintet recorded two albums and toured extensively in Asia and Europe. In 1996, Guo immigrated to Canada and settled in Toronto, where she formed the Dunhuang Chamber Ensemble, which performs traditional Chinese music across North America. ... |publisher=Calabash Music in National Geographic |date= |accessdate=2008-04-15 ] In 2007, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra performed with Guo on yangqin, Wong Onyuen on gaohu, and George Gao on erhu. [cite web |url=http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2007/august/8/torontolistings/ |title=Toronto Cultural Listings. |accessdate=2008-04-15 |quote=To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong special administrative region, the Hong Kong Chinese orchestra will perform a cultural exchange concert, featuring artistic director Yan Huichang, gaohu master Wong Onyuen, erhu master George Gao, and yangqin master Anna Guo. |publisher=Embassy ]

Discography

*1992 - "Collection of Yang-qin Solos"
*1995 - "Masterpieces Performed by Yang-qin Masters"
*2001 - "Chinese Traditional Yang-qin Music" Oliver Sudden Productions

External links

* [http://annaguo.calabashmusic.com Anna Guo] at Calabash Music
* [http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/anna_guo_16754 Anna Guo] at National Geographic
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:rb4uak2k0m3z~T1 Anna Guo] at All Music

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