chinese pianist, covid-19, fou ts'ong, musicians
World-famous Chinese pianist Fou Ts’ong, known as the “Piano Poet,” has died from COVID-19, leaving a hole in the world of classical music. He had been hospitalized for two weeks before passing away on December 28, 2020, in London, England. The family letters Among other things, Fou Ts’ong and his late father, the Chinese intellect ...
Invented in the 1500s by an Italian named Andrea Amati, the violin is one of the most beloved instruments in the world. The word itself comes from the Latin, “vitula,” meaning string instrument. The term vitula was derived from “vitulari,” which meant “to be joyful.” For an instrument that makes people feel a wide range ...
During the 3rd century CE, there lived a group of seven men in China known as the Seven Sages of The Bamboo Grove. They were philosophers, writers, musicians, and scholars who had a distaste for court life. As such, China’s seven sages used to gather around a bamboo grove near the house of their leader Ji ...