China Magpie Ensemble  中国喜鹊乐队

                            Wutong   Xiang Gao    Hui Li      Lin Liu

                                吴彤        高翔             李晖          刘麟

Established in Beijing, China Magpie ensemble (China Magpie) is a local cross over performance group of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road project. With no musical boundaries, the ensemble’s unique repertoire presents a unique mix of traditional Chinese music and different styles of Western music from classical to rock.

China Magpie’s strong believe in fresh and edgy interpretation of the very traditional Chinese music, coupled with each member’s virtuoso techniques and their rare instrumentation, makes them one of the most creative and promising music ensembles on the world’s stage today.

The four-member ensemble has appeared in many of the world’s major concert halls, TV productions and festivals since 2004. They have successfully introduced important Chinese traditional music in live concerts, and have collaborated with such ensembles as the Silk Road Ensemble, the Chicago Symphony, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, among many others in North America, Europe and Asia. In China, China Magpie performs for televised national celebration events as an official ensemble engaged by the Chinese government.

China Magpie is also very passionate on promoting music and music education. In the past 6 years, they have performed and lectured at the Harvard University, University of Chicago, China Central Conservatory of Music, Art Institute of Chicago, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York City to name just a few. China Magpie has continuously provided opportunities for emerging musicians to collaborate with the ensemble in performing and recording new music.

中国喜鹊是一个由演奏家组成的跨界乐队，作为大提琴家马友友先生所创立的丝绸之路乐团的中国本地演奏团体，中国喜鹊一直致力于将传统的经典名曲以开阔的视角重新演绎。音乐风格包含了中国传统音乐、古典音乐、流行以及摇滚等诸多音乐形态。是一个扎根于传统又极具“开拓”精神的艺术家小组。

乐队成立以来，不断的将经典的中国音乐介绍到国际舞台，与丝绸之路乐团、芝加哥交响乐团、香港中乐团合作，在美国、欧洲、亚洲的等地演出。多次受邀参加中国国家级的文化交流及演出活动。乐队还致力于音乐文化的教育与推广，先后在哈佛大学、芝加哥大学、中央音乐学院、芝加哥博物馆、纽约罗宾博物馆等地访问交流。并以开放的形式与世界各地年轻的音乐家合作演出及录音。如同具有悠久文化历史的新中国一样，中国喜鹊乐队的音乐既是古老的也是崭新的。

“Vibrant playing, urgent communication and energetic rhythm borrowed from rock music”.                                     

                                                                                                                -- The Boston Globe