About WanXing
Wan Xing believes that life is a journey with multiple experiences that can be transformed into music and words. Whether it is artistic design, music creation, or live performances, she sincerely shares her global views with the audience. While searching for the music, she is also reaching out to the world with her heart.
Being a musician and artistic curator , Wan Xing’s music is often perceived spiritual with oriental aesthetics, and she is aligned with her idea composition- simple and natural. She masters diversified music styles and crossover with her Gu Zheng.
In 2023, she was chosen to participate in the project found by Yo-Yo Ma, “Silkroad – Global Musician Workshop”, and performed in the United States. In recent years, she thrice cooperated with the Hong Kong Museum of Arts for commission of thematic music pieces in exhibitions.
She was the artistic director of the music video series “Heartstrings of the Guzheng” presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in 2021, while the episode Traces was displayed at the online platform of the Asia Culture Co-operation Forum 2022.
Wan cooperated with Hong Kong Dance Company at the original dance poem “Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature” and mindful theatre “Vipassana”; with the LCSD at “The Light of Metempsychosis”; and with Wuji Ensemble at atmospheric music theatre “Tranquil as a Chrysanthemum” and “Sunyata”. She also performed world premiere of guzheng pieces by composer Law Wing-fai, namely La Blancheur and In Oneness.
Wan won numerous accolades including the Best Performance Award 2002 in the First Chinese Folk Instruments Competition organized by the Ministry of Culture, Gold Award (Young Performers Category) in the Second International Guzheng Competition in 2011 and the Best Instructor Award 2013 in the Third International Guzheng Contest.
She also participated in other music activities including recording a demonstration DVD for the Centrl Conservatory of Music examination pieces, adjudicating the 32nd Macao Young Musicians Competition.
Wan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. She continued her studies at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and received her master’s degree. She also obtained a master’s degree in cultural management from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has given classes at the Education University of Hong Kong recently.
Inner Music Innovative Culture Ltd.
Inner Music Innovative Culture Ltd. is a music brand founded by Wan Xing in 2015. It is dedicated to planning, creating, and performing music and art works that are rich and unique in styles and innovation. It also promotes music education with the philosophy of immersing oneself in music both physically and mentally, as well as pursuing a balance with high quality musical skills by providing exclusive music courses and artistic experiences.
Music and arts bring beautiful moments to life. From musical skills to daily living, we focus on peaceful mind and believe in the power when knowledge and action unifies, we elevate our artistic level and gain spiritual joy.
It takes time to cultivate our hearts with music. May we meet, understand, grow and accompany with each other in the journey of music.