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An Interview with Liu Fang Part 1 Liu Fang is an international music star，famous for her work with traditional Chinese instruments.She was born in 1974 and has played the pipa since the age of six.She’s given concerts since she was eleven，including a performance for the Queen of England during her visit to China.She graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music，where she also studied the guzheng in 1993. 译文助读 What is your musical training and background? My mother is a Dianju actress.Dianju is a kind of Chinese opera，which includes singing，dancing and acting.When I was a child，she took me to performances.I listened to music before I could speak! When I was five years old，she taught me to play the yueqin. In 1990，when I was 15 years old，I went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music，where I studied the pipa and the guzheng.After I graduated，I went back to my hometown of Kunming and worked as a pipa soloist of the Kunming Music and Dance Troupe.In 1996，I moved to Canada with my husband and I have been living there since then. What are the biggest challenges of playing the pipa and the guzheng? If your technique is not good enough，it is impossible to play classical Chinese pipa music.Also，the repertoire for the pipa is large—some pieces were written during the Tang Dynasty. There are many different pipa schools，and each one has its special way of interpreting the classical pieces.The biggest challenge is to respect the traditions but to add my own style.The same is true of my second instrument，the guzheng. Part 2 Who or what are your musical influences? The main influence is traditional singing.I listened to traditional opera singing and folk songs in my childhood.Now when I am playing a tune，I am singing in my heart.When I’m playing a sad tune，I am crying in my heart.Listeners often say that they can hear singing in my music. What characteristics of Chinese classical music do you try to show in your playing? Firstly，Chinese music is similar to the Chinese langu