1963

Wu Man 吴蛮, pipa player and composer was born in Hangzhou, Zejiang

Province  China. 

She began playing the liu qin at a very young age.

1977

A child prodigy, she entered the Beijing Conservatory and learned the pipa,

a four-stringed Chinese lute, from Lin Shicheng (1922–2006)  - .Chen Zemin  

and Liu Dehai.

1987

She was the first to receive a Master's degree from Pipa.

1990

She moved to the United States.

1998

She received the Bunting Fellowship from Harvard University.

2008

She received the American Artist Fellowship.

She collaborated with :

1995

  -  Kronos Quartet for the album ( for string quartet and pipa ): Ghost Opera

by Chinese composer Tan Dun.

  - the Shanghai Quartets chamber ensemble and The Knights, an ensemble

founded by brothers Eric and Colin Jacobsen from New Yorkn, in search

of audacity and fidelity to music.

  - Philip Glass composer of chamber opera music.

2003

 - The Sound of a Voice Orange Mountain Music recording.

2004

 - Orion, a multicultural and international musical work commissioned by

the Olympiad, Orange Mountain Music recording.

She performed with the Silkroad Ensemble founded by Yo-Yo Ma in the United States,

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon

Silk Road Journeys: New Impossibilities

CD/DVD A Playlist Without Borders / Live from Tanglewood

Sing Me Home - Best World Music Album - Grammy Awards 2017.

As a soloist, she performed alongside the greatest orchestras : selection

 - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

 - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Nashville Symphony

Orchestra - Seattle Symphony Orchestra

 - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra

She performed in the most famous venues : selection

- Carnegie Hall, New York - Lincoln Center, New York  United States

- The Kennedy Center, Washington  United States

- The Opéra Bastille, Paris - The Théâtre de la Ville Paris  France

- The Concert Hall, Amsterdam, renowned for its ideal acoustics, Netherlands

- The Royal Albert Hall - The Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom

She participated in numerous festivals : selection

Hong Kong Arts Festival - Lincoln Center Festival

Festival d'Automne in Paris - Festival de Radio France and Montpellier France

Silk Road Festival - Vienna Mozart Festival - Sydney Festival

Yatsugatake Kogen Festival in Japan

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2002

From a Distance, Naxos World Music

2003

The Sound of a Voice - chamber opera by Philip Glass - Orange Mountain Music

2004

Orion by Philip Glass (guest soloist) Orange Mountain

2005

Wu Man and Friends  Lee Knight, Julian Kytasty - Jame Makubuya

2012

Music of Central Asia Vol.10: Borderlands, Smithsonian Folkways

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