Wu Man plays the pipa concerto that Lou Harrison wrote especially for her.

Chinese pipa and ruan player and composer performing at next month's Auckland Arts Festival.

Elizabeth Kerr reviews Auckland and Wellington performances by Chinese pipa virtuoso and US-based String Quartet.

I got to witness her play the pipa at such close range, it was just mesmerizing.

Neighbors get together to buy water from a visiting "pipa" truck each week, she said.

Sol3 Mio visited in December, Wu Man played the pipa and Aaron Minsky played classical music for headbangers.

The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese lute that dates back two thousand years and echoes ancient Chinese musical traditions.

Virtuoso pipa player Wu Man is familiar to New Zealand audiences and she's a delightfully eclectic and imaginative performer.

The Bey told him to send their baggage to Giovanni, "Guarda-pipa," which they did in the evening.

She is a virtuoso in the pipa - also called the Chinese lute - which has been played… Audio

The wistful, modal music uses the pipa briefly and expressively before the strings end with a hushed unresolved chord.

World-renowned pipa virtuoso Wu Man collaborates with the New Zealand String Quartet in music by Chinese and New Zealand composers.

Read more Video, Audio Wu Man has caught the world's attention with her reinvention of the ancient Chinese instrument, the pipa.

Wu Man was the first person to receive a master's degree in pipa performance from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

Wu Man is a virtuoso pipa player who preserves those traditions, as well as… Audio This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.

The founding member of Yo-yo Ma's Silkroad Ensemble plays her pipa live in the studio and discusses the fascinating evolution of her solo… Audio