Zhou Hao
Lineage & School of Heritage
From childhood he received instruction in Jiangnan Sizhu (Silk and Bamboo Music) from his father, Zhou Junqing, who was a celebrated master of the genre in Shanghai during the twentieth century.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1929 in Shanghai. He later joined the Shanghai Traditional Music Research Society, led by the national music master Sun Yude, where he devoted himself to the study of classical music. His renditions of silk-and-bamboo pieces are lingering in flavour and distinct in style, their melodic lines ornamented and their manner elegant and refined. He was especially accomplished on the erhu, producing a beautiful timbre and a rich, mellow tone. He was acclaimed as one of the Four Great Kings of Jiangnan Sizhu. His representative work was the erhu solo Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring).
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Jiangnan Sizhu (Silk and Bamboo Music), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He was a performer with the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra and held the rank of National Second-Grade Performer.
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