For 50 years working in this concert hall, only foreign jazz bands come here. The Chinese audience applauds for foreign bands, but when a Chinese band comes, no one applauds. This is the first time there is a Chinese band on stage and we are all so happy and applaud. I never heard that kind of thing before . I thought everything I do is too avant-garde.
Any instrument can sound soulful.
The reason I use the pipa is because I met a pipa player . All Chinese instruments can be soulful, depending on the direction of the musician. What matters is taste. Chinese musicians can achieve so many different kinds of style. That s the special thing about China s tradition of musicians.