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Qin Qian is an erhu master, educator, and author based in Philadelphia. Born in Guangxi, China, she graduated from the Guangxi Arts Institute at the age of 20. Her erhu teachers were Professor Huang Qidu (a second-generation disciple of Liu Tianhua, the “father of the erhu”), who graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music, and the renowned erhu master Zhang Yuming.Qin Qian is renowned for her musical style that blends traditional and modern, classical and popular elements of both Eastern and Western music. In China, she is not only a musician but also an entertainment reporter, music editor, and music program host at Nanning Radio Station. In 2003 she became the first radio music program host in China to successfully hold an “Erhu and Monochord Concert,” accompanied by the Guangxi Symphony Orchestra. The concert attracted nearly 2,000 live audience members and was broadcast live online globally, receiving widespread acclaim! She later became a distinguished cultural ambassador in the United States. She is renowned for her exquisite erhu playing skills and her cross-genre collaborations with jazz and classical ensembles. In addition to performance,Qin Qian is an author. She has published two books in Chinese: “My Dreams Fly With Music” (2003), and “A Musical Journey in America” (2005). She was the featured performer and composer on an audio CD, “A Romantic Musical Journey” (2005). This is the first instrumental album released by a Chinese radio host in China, showing Qin Qian’’s multi-talented life. In 2005, Qin Qian moved to Philadelphia, where she performed diverse world music pieces on the erhu. She collaborated with musicians from various countries, playing differnt from Baroque and Middle Eastern music to classical and pop music, jazz, and American country music, as well as commissioned works. She introduced many Western audiences to the unique charm of traditional Chinese music! She has performed at venues such as The Curtis Institute of Music, the Kimmel Center, St.Joseph’s University, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz, the University of Delaware, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, the Port City Music Festival in Wilmington, NC, and more. Qin Qian is a music educator. She twice received the Outstanding Teacher Award at the Princeton International Chinese Music Competition, Princeton University(2012,2014). Her students Arthur Zhong and Kelvin Wang won first prize in the competition. Kelvin Wang(13- years- old) won gold award 2017 Chinese TV (CCTV) show “Super Baby”, Also he plays “Galloping Horses” to win Sinovision’s teen talent competition for 2018, in New York. 4 years later, Kelvin Wang won the first prize in the “New York Global Music Competition Adult Traditional Instrument Category” in 2022 and performed at the winner’s concert at Carnegie Hall. In recognition of Qin Qian’s extraordinary dedication and achievements in the field of music education, the New York Global Music Competition Committee also issued a certificate of honor to Qin Qian.She continues to teach students from Swarthmore College and from the Adult Day Care Center in Philadelphia. In 2025, she became a Teaching Artist for the World Music in the Schools K-12 residency program at the Perkins Center for the Arts in New Jersey. 覃茜是一位居住在费城的二胡演奏家、教育家和作家。她出生于中国广西，20岁毕业于广西艺术学院。她的二胡老师是中央音乐学院毕业的黄其度教授（二胡“之父”刘天华的第二代弟子）和著名二胡演奏家张玉明。覃茜以其融合传统与现代，古典与流行的东西方音乐演奏风格而闻名。 在中国，她不仅是一位音乐家，还是南宁广播电台的娱乐记者、音乐编辑和音乐节目主持人。2003年，她成为中国首位成功举办“二胡与独弦琴独奏音乐会”的广播音乐节目主持人，并由广西交响乐团协奏。这场音乐会吸引了近2000名现场观众，并在全球范围内进行网络直播，广受好评！后来，她成为美国杰出的文化大使。她以精湛的二胡演奏技巧以及与爵士乐和古典乐团的跨界合作而闻名。 除了演奏之外，覃茜还是一位作家。她出版了两本中文书籍：《梦随音乐飞》（2003年）和《琴缘美国》（2005年）。她的二胡与独弦琴CD唱片《浪漫音乐之旅》（2005年）是中国首张由广播音乐节目主持人发行的器乐专辑，展现了覃茜多才多艺的人生。 2005年，覃茜移居费城，她用二胡演奏了风格迥异的世界音乐作品。她与来自不同国家的音乐家合作，从巴洛克音乐到中东音乐，从古典音乐到流行音乐，从爵士风到美国乡村音乐，还有首演的新作品等等……她让西方更多的观众感爱到了来自中国传统音乐的独特魅力！她曾在柯蒂斯音乐学院、金梅尔表演艺术中心、圣约瑟夫大学、费城艺术博物馆、费城爵士乐俱乐部、特拉华大学、宾夕法尼亚大学、天普大学、北卡罗来纳州威尔明顿港城音乐节等场所演出。 覃茜是一位音乐教育家。她曾两次荣获普林斯顿大学国际中国音乐比赛“优秀教师奖”（2012年、2014年）。她的学生钟昭华（Arthur Zhong）和王翔（Kelvin Wang）在该比赛中获得一等奖。Kelvin Wang（13岁）在2017年中央电视台（CCTV）的“超级宝贝”节目中获得金奖。他还凭借演奏《战马奔腾》在2018年纽约新视野电视台青少年才艺比赛中获奖。四年后，Kelvin Wang在2022年“纽约全球音乐比赛成人传统乐器组”中获得一等奖，并在卡内基音乐厅的获奖者音乐会上演出。为表彰覃茜在音乐教育领域的杰出贡献和成就，纽约全球音乐比赛组委会也向她颁发了荣誉证书。她目前仍在斯沃斯莫尔学院和费城成人日间护理中心授课。2025年，她成为新泽西州珀金斯艺术中心“世界音乐进校园”K-12驻校艺术家项目的成员。

Gratefully,
~Qin Qian