Fang Yi, President of the China Gutai Association, have you ever heard the classical guitar music played by it? Here is what I have compiled for your reference!

Introduction

Fang Yi was born in Xiamen in 1969. He graduated from the Department of Social Sciences of Xiamen Lujiang University, the Law major of Xiamen University Law School, and the English major of Xiamen University College of Adult Education.

He is currently the president of the Guitar Association of the Fujian Provincial Musicians Association and the president of the Logistics Branch of the Xiamen Foreign Investment Association. He is a famous guitar collector, connoisseur and educator in China. He has served as a judge for many important national guitar competitions. The "Guitar Island" website he founded is one of the most professional classical guitar websites in China.

Author of the book "The Making and Appreciation of Classical Guitar", this book is one of the most valuable books in the field of guitar making in my country so far. The whole book is written in a novel way, with rich content, precious and detailed information, high aesthetic interest, and high collection value. It is not only a reference book for guitar makers, a textbook for learners, but also an appreciation reference book for appreciators.

Classical guitar master: John Williams

John Williams ***John Williams***

Born on April 24, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia

John Williams is undoubtedly the most respected guitar player in the world today. He was born in Melbourne, Australia on April 24, 1941. He received his first guitar from his father when he was four years old. Of course, such "good luck" generally only comes from being born into a musical family. Williams' father, Leonardo Williams, is a slightly famous jazz guitarist. When he was 11 years old, Williams' talent impressed the guitar emperor Segovia, and he was arranged to participate in the master's summer course in Italy.

On November 6, 1958, John Williams held his first professional performance when he was less than 18 years old. On the program of that concert, guitar emperor Segovia’s The phrase "The Prince of Guitar comes to the world of music!" gave Williams the reputation of "The Prince of Guitar".

In 1959, John Williams graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London. Subsequently, while being invited by his alma mater to preside over the establishment of the guitar department, he began touring in many countries, including London, Paris, Madrid, Japan, the Soviet Union and the United States. In 1963, he signed a contract with CBS Records, the predecessor of current Sony Records. To date, he has released more than 80 albums on CBS and later Sony Records. In addition, the collaboration between Williams and Bream is also a legend in the music world. It is rare that two performers with completely different styles who are both at their peak can have such a long-term and tacit cooperation as the two of them, and they have brought the musical form of classical guitar duet to a new artistic height. In terms of duets, apart from the two of them, perhaps only some couples or brothers can achieve such a state. His duet albums with Bream were all recorded and released on RCA Records, which Bream was signed to. In addition to Bream, Williams, as one of the core performers in the classical music world, has also collaborated with many famous musicians, including violinist Perlman, conductor Previn, etc.

His father’s background as a jazz guitarist meant that Williams was not as rigid as most classical musicians. In the late 1960s, he began to step out of the classical music circle and try various musical forms. Jazz, pop, rock, Williams braved the pressure from all sides in his musical journey. During this time, he also created many records in various fields, including record sales, pop music rankings, etc. In 1979, under the astonished eyes of the classical camp, he formed the Sky Rock Band with four friends and spent five busy years*** because he was still doing what he should do as a classical musician thing***.

After the 1990s, John Williams seemed to have regained his true qualities as a classical master, and his age and gray hair seemed to make him more energetic. Since then, most of the albums he has recorded on Sony Records have received higher reviews than ever before.

In 1995, Master Williams visited China and held a concert. On February 21st and 22nd, 2000, Master Williams once again came to Beijing, the capital of China, to hold a solo concert and a concerto concert, which were a great success. They were also two beautiful nights that many Chinese classical guitar lovers will never forget. .

Famous Chinese Classical Guitar Players

Chen Zhi:

my country's famous guitar artist, educator, activist, critic, and the founder of Chinese classical guitar people. Chen Zhi is currently a professor of classical guitar at the Central Conservatory of Music, a master's tutor, chairman of the Beijing Guitar Society, and principal of Beijing Chen Zhi Classical Guitar School. He is a first-level expert in literature and art who enjoys special allowances from the State Council. There is no audio or video of his performance, so it is unknown what his level is.

Yin Biao

One of the top ten guitar masters in China, the founder of the Chinese style of classical guitar, the founder of the Chinese style, is a very pioneering and famous person. Classical guitar player. He changed the limitation that classical guitar can only express Western music, and boldly integrated the playing techniques of pipa and other musical instruments into guitar playing, achieving revolutionary breakthroughs, enriching the expressive power of guitar, and being recognized by peers around the world. With the help of the techniques of national musical instruments, especially the pipa, the charm of Chinese folk music is integrated into the guitar, giving full play to the expressive power of the guitar. He adapted "Sunset Flute and Drum", "Water Lotus", "Dance of the Yi Nationality", "Dance of the Golden Snake", etc. into guitar solos, and adapted "Song on the Sea" into a guitar and band ensemble, which has a great influence in the guitar industry. It is widely circulated. Since 1987, he has played mostly his own compositions and arrangements in domestic and international guitar competitions, winning many awards and being appreciated by the world's guitar masters. Yin Biao was also the first to play "Butterfly Lovers" on guitar to the world, and was known as the guitar poet. The album includes "Xunyang Guitar". Back then, many people picked up the guitar after accidentally listening to "Yi Dance Music".

Li Zhiwei

Born in Tianjin in 1948 into a musical family, he learned classical guitar from his father in 1962. Since 1980, he has been serializing classical guitar tutorials in "Tianjin Songs". China People's Broadcasting Station" held the country's first solo guitar radio concert and became famous in one fell swoop. In 1986, the private Tianjin Zhiwei Guitar School was established. *** was appointed as an editorial board member of "Guitar Friends" magazine. As of 2000, Li Zhiwei was invited to serve as a judge for all national guitar competitions without exception.

Wu Zibiao

Wu Zibiao, a famous Chinese guitarist and educator, was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province in 1949. In his early years, he also learned guitar from a Japanese instructor. Wu Zibiao studied piano and painting with his father since he was a child, and performed on stage with his two sisters at the age of nine. In particular, their novel and tacit guitar duet has become a legend in the Jiangsu music scene and is known as the "Home of Wu Guitar". He has published guitar teaching materials and his arrangements of classical music are very interesting.

Liu Tianli

Mr. Liu Tianli graduated from the Theory Composition Department of the China Conservatory of Music. In 1988, he gave a large-scale folk guitar lecture on CCTV, with millions of students, and started correspondence courses nationwide. He teaches composition, orchestration, guitar, keyboard, electronic keyboard, accordion, and vocal music, and has a wide influence. It has held more than 300 concerts and student meetings across the country, and is deeply loved by young people. It has played an important role in popularizing guitar in China.

Zhao Changgui

He is currently the president of the Nanjing Guitar Society, the chief examiner of the Guitar Grading Committee, the director of "Guitar Friends", and the principal of Nanjing Feiyin Guitar School. He has given more than 100 concerts across the country. Multiple games. His guitar playing posture is a bit weird, with his left hand plucking the strings and his right hand pressing the strings. His image and performance are a bit high-end and too niche.

Ye Dengmin

A Taiwanese guitarist, he has cultivated many guitar playing talents in Taiwan and mainland China, and many of his students have ranked among the best in various domestic and international guitar competitions. In recent years, it has been committed to "trilateral" exchanges and cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea, and has made outstanding contributions to the development of guitars in Asia.

Yang Xuefei

A young guitarist who is active on the international stage and a student of Chen Zhi, he is known as the most eye-catching rising musician of our time. In June 2000, Yang Xuefei became the first guitar graduate in China to obtain a bachelor's degree. In September of the same year, she became the first Chinese student and the first guitar student in the world to receive a full scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music Council. In 2002, he received the Academy's Performer Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Dean's Special Award from the British Royal Family with rare high scores. In 2012, he was awarded the honor of Academician of the Royal Academy of Music for his outstanding achievements.

Owen Au

Hong Kong flamenco guitarist, graduated from the Flamenco Guitar Center in Córdoba, Spain, and was trained by the world-famous guitar master Paco Banner. More than 50 guitarists from all over the world were selected as one of the seven members who can enter the master class under his personal guidance; he is also the only Easterner to receive this honor. In 1987, the Hong Kong Flamenco Guitar Society was established, focusing on performances and exchanges in Hong Kong and mainland China. Now Ou has established the Ou Yongcai Flamenco Guitar Music Art Center on the Internet, and has also pioneered a website for Chinese flamenco guitar music.

Ma Zhimin

Born in Shanghai in 1952, he started learning classical guitar at the age of 14. In 1974, he was admitted to the Shanghai Opera House Orchestra and has been there ever since. He has served as a judge in Shanghai's previous guitar and pipa examinations and as a judge in the national "Guitar Friends" fraternity membership competition. Currently, he is the vice principal of the Shanghai Opera House Art School and the deputy secretary-general of the "Guitar Friends" fraternity.

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