Liu Dehai () (13 August 1937 – 11 April 2020) was a Chinese
pipa player. He was born in Shanghai. In 1954, he learned the instrument under Lin Shicheng's guidance, entering the
Central Conservatory of Music
The Central Conservatory of Music () is a prestigious leading public music school of China and a member of Double First Class University Plan and former Project 211. Its campus is in the Xicheng District of Beijing, China, near Fuxingmen Statio ...
in 1957. After graduating in 1962, Liu stayed at the conservatory, serving as a professor. In 1964 he was transferred to the
China Conservatory of Music
The China Conservatory of Music () is a public music academy in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The music conservatory was established in 1964, and currently co-funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Beijing Municipal People's Government.
...
. Since 1963, he held numerous performances in China and more than 30 other countries.
Liu inherited the traditional playing skills, developing new techniques such as "manually roulade", and created new performance techniques like "double shake" and "three shake". Since 1977, he cooperated with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra numerous times under the conducting of
Seiji Ozawa, to render ''Little Sisters on the Grassland'' (, pipa concerto), ''Music at Sunset Time'' (, symphonic poem for a pipa player and a symphony orchestra) and other pieces.
Liu trained many prominent pipa musicians who later had success abroad, including
Lingling Yu,
Wu Man
Wu Man (; b. Hangzhou, Zhejiang, January 2, 1963) is a Chinese pipa player and composer. Trained in Pudong-style pipa performance at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, she is known for playing in a broad range of musical styles and i ...
,
Yang Wei, and
Jie Ma
Jie Ma () is a traditional Chinese musician who plays the pipa
The pipa, pípá, or p'i-p'a () is a traditional Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called the "Chinese lute", the instrument ...
.
Liu Dehai died on April 11, 2020, at the age of 82.
琵琶大师刘德海病逝，终年82岁
References
External links
CRC Jianian Artists: Liu Dehai
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1937 births
2020 deaths
People's Republic of China musicians
Pipa players
Musicians from Shanghai
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