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Min Xiao-Fen (Pipa) hails from China. She was pipa soloist for the Nanjing National Music Orchestra and was a winner at pipa competitions throughout China. Known for her virtuosity and fluid style, she has received acclaim for her classical, contemporary and jazz performances. She has worked with the New York City Opera, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the vocal ensemble Chanticleer, the San Francisco Opera Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, the Shanghai Radio Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Min has performed at the Vienna Music Festival, the Brussels Lute Festival, the Geneva Music Festival and at jazz festivals in France, Spain, Canada and other countries. Her work appears on such record labels as Tzadik, Asphodel, Delos, Verve and BMG. Min's solo recording, The Moon Rising (Cala), was hailed by BBC Music Magazine as "one of the best CDs of 1996." Her recording Viper (Avant), improvisations with Derek Bailey, was one of The Wire 1998 "Albums of the Year." She also premiered Tan Dun's Peony Pavilion (Sony), an opera with director Peter Sellars. |
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