![]() ![]() She believes that the pain of practicing comes from pursuing a higher-level performance. She points out that her most painful and unforgettable experience was in junior middle school when she continuously played the same melody for more than 20 hours to achieve an ideal recording.Įven in the most painful moments, she never thought of giving up. "We mostly use the thumb, index, and middle fingers in our daily life, however, playing the erhu requires flexible pressing of strings with the ring and little fingers." Playing it requires a unique dexterity of hand, Chen Yimiao explains. Difficulty mastering its sonorous tones and actually learning to play it may well be some of the reasons for this. Known as a key Chinese traditional bowed instrument, the erhu dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907).However, its acceptance and recognition lags far behind popular Western instruments, such as the piano and violin. ![]() "It helps me to speak out," she says, admitting that she was an introverted and quiet person and the instrument has enabled her to express her feelings.Īs her love for it grows, inheritance may become her lifelong goal.Ĭhen Yimiao gives a speech and erhu performance, illustrating the charm of the traditional Chinese two-stringed, bowed instrument, to the audience of a cultural event held at Bowers Museum in California earlier this year. "Now, not only can I not live without it, but I also hope more people can enjoy it. "The home environment has always influenced me and helped me to keep practicing," she says. She believes that her passion for the two-stringed, bowed musical instrument comes almost entirely from her family. "For as long as I can remember, I've been practicing the erhu for about eight hours a day," she says. It is an indispensable part of my life," says Chen Yimiao, who started practicing the instrument at 4 years old, though she admits that she was too young to remember exactly when. "Playing erhu is part of my daily routine, like eating and sleeping. The artists with Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang at the event. Unsurprisingly, as a child, the now 17-year-old developed a keen interest in music, and in the erhu in particular.Ĭurrently, studying at Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts, the United States, she has also participated in various musical events at home and abroad, in addition to combining erhu with contemporary music, exposing a greater number of people to the timbre of the instrument. Her grandfather Chen Yaoxing and father Chen Jun are both well-known erhu players. ![]() The sound of the erhu, the traditional Chinese musical instrument, is becoming better known globally thanks to the efforts of one college student.Ĭhen Yimiao, born in 2004, comes from a Beijing family steeped in musical tradition. Student's passion for the erhu brings its beautiful melodies to a wider global audience. ![]()
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