When talking about the history of the guqin, Wu Wenguang, a virtuoso performer of the ancient zither, likes to quote a folktale about the legendary friendship between a musician and his biggest fan.

The Emmy-winning performer of a 16-string Vietnamese zither will perform at San Francisco’s Aug. 2 Yerba Buena Gardens ...

Billy Strings delivered a heartfelt tribute to his late mother during a concert in Lexington, KY, at Rupp Arena, sharing an emotional connection with fans.

Billy Strings played a moving if somewhat subdued concert in Rupp Arena on June 20, 2025, after announcing that his mother had died hours earlier. He will perform again tonight.

Ni wrote, in poems collectively titled Three Odes to the Spring of Jiangnan: "The spring breeze is petulant, and the spring rain urgent/pouring down like tears, moistening the river/Falling flowers ...

While the zither is popular in Hungary, parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern and Southern Europe, it remains relatively unknown in Britain. The zither is a wooden sound box with between one and ...

Photo Credit: Genesis Báez Big Thief have announced Double Infinity, the shapeshifting alt-folk trio’s sixth studio album. To follow 2022’s ...

Anne Prinz of Moline practices with the zither ensemble at the German American Heritage Center in downtown Davenport, Saturday, December 5, 2009. (Crista Chapman/QUAD-CITY TIMES) ...

And in this story, survival is not about endurance but silence. The sound of sorrow: playing the zither (彈琴) Tangeum is also a homophone for playing the zither, a traditional Korean string instrument ...

Python 3.14 has a new feature called the template string, or t-string, type. A t-string superficially resembles an f-string, but it’s designed to do something very different.

The zither sculpture is based on Bass Traps With False Tones, a refurbished bass absorber she created in 2013. She unveiled These (Mournful) Shores, another large and boxy piece based on the ...

Editor's note: Guqin, a plucked seven-string zither, is one of the oldest and most revered traditional Chinese musical instruments. Known for its refined sound and deep cultural symbolism, the ...