Countdown to the Toronto Chinese Orchestra’s June 28th concert: WEEK 11
Guest Artist: Lynn Weiyu Xiao
Weiyu Xiao is a Chinese guzheng musician and soprano. She is also the founder of the Yu Zheng Fang Guzheng Music Studio, which is dedicated to promoting traditional Chinese music and providing a professional platform for study. Ms. Xiao started learning Guzheng at the age of five with Mr. Fengnan Cao and Mr. Xuxiang Cao. Ms. Xiao holds a Bachelor in Music Education from Nanjing Normal University and a Master in Music Education from the prestigious Shanghai Normal University, focusing on guzheng and vocal music. Ms. Xiao’s love and passion for the guzheng and traditional Chinese music are evident in her teaching and performances, which have been highly praised.
She will perform Romance of Luyou and Tangwan for guzheng, choir, and Chinese orchestra, composed by Zhanhao He.