When Guqin Meets Nanyang — Guqin Recital by Gao Weiwei

Gao Weiwei is a Guqin musician, a council member of the Guqin Association of Singapore, and a member of the Guqin Professional Committee of the China Nationalities Orchestra Society and the Guqin Culture and Arts Committee of the Chinese Traditional Culture Promotion Society. She holds a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the London College of Music, University of West London, through Singapore Raffles Music College (SRMC), and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at SRMC under the mentorship of Associate Professor Zhong Zhiyue, President of the Guqin Association of Singapore.

An active performer across Singapore, China and Malaysia, Weiwei has appeared at venues including the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, the China Cultural Centre (Singapore), Permaisuri Zarith Sofiah Opera House, Broadway Macau and multiple Poly Theatres across China. She has participated in numerous large-scale cultural productions and international collaborations, including Echoes of Qin and Sheng: An Elegant Gathering Across a Millennium, Singapore’s Though Far Apart, We Share This Moon Mid-Autumn Poetry Garden, which was featured on CCTV-4. She presented the Singapore premiere of the symphonic version of Qiu Lan Xi Ci at the Art Awakens the Lion City: Singapore-China Symphony Concert and was invited to record for the World Intangible Cultural Heritage: Global Spring Festival Gala.

Weiwei is a laureate of several international competitions, including First Place (Professional Youth Category) at the Magnolia International Music Festival and Gold Prize (Professional Category) at the “Nanfeng Cup” International Guqin Competition. Living within a multicultural artistic environment, Weiwei continues to explore new possibilities for the Guqin through performance, collaboration and cultural exchange.

Featured Artists:

He Yi — Soprano, scholar, independent musician and one of the leading figures in contemporary Chinese Guqin Song art.

Pei Qinzi — Guqin musician, Guqin luthier, educator and representative inheritor of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Wumen Guqin School.

Benjamin Boo Chong Wei — Principal Percussionist of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

Dong Ying — Renowned Sheng musician and educator based in Singapore.

Zeng Zhi — Xiao musician of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

Jonathan Ngeow — Zhongruan musician of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

Fontane Liang — Associate Principal Harpist of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

Andren Koh — Singapore-based pianist and collaborative artist.

Pei Siyue — Third-generation inheritor of the Pei family lineage of the Wumen Guqin School.