Wang Peng
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in May 1966 in Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province. In 1987 he was admitted to the Department of Instrument Craft of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, where he studied guqin making under Zhao Guangyun and guqin performance under the Sichuan school qin master Gu Meigeng and the Guangling school qin master Mei Yueqiang. In 1990 he entered the Beijing National Musical Instrument Factory, and in 2001 he founded the guqin studio Juntianfang. In making qins he follows ancient methods while incorporating innovation; he has restored more than one hundred historic famous qins and created more than one hundred new qin forms. The qins he has made have been played at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and in theatres in many parts of the world. His playing is vigorous and archaic in spirit, with rigorous and refined technique.
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of guqin art, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He founded a qin scholarship editorial office, the Juntian Qin Academy and the Juntian Yunhe ensemble, and has published several qin scores and audio-visual recordings, training numerous students.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
- Guqin and its Music Ⅱ-34
Profile
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