Hitting rare notes

A music teacher is working to make the ancient Chinese zither popular with young people. Chen Nan reports.

The world premiere of seven musical pieces by Chinese composers was at the concert Music Contemporary From China 2018 at Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York in late January. The composers are all faculty members of the Beijing-based Central Conservatory of Music.

The piece, also performed by musicians from the conservatory, featured both traditional Chinese instruments and Western instruments.