Guo Gan

Master Guo Gan is the first Chinese folk musician and erhu performer to win many international awards, including the 2015 Medalist of the Knights in French Literature and Arts. Guo Gan holds a bachelor's degree in music (Erhu) from Shenyang Conservatory of Music and a master's degree from the National Music School of Fresnes in Paris. He has joined over 5000 concerts in more than 100 countries, published more than 80 albums, integrating rich elements into them, including world music, classical, jazz, ballet, opera, modern, and pop. His masterpieces are heard in many Chinese and Western movies, such as Kung Fu Panda 3, Shaolin, and L'Idole. He is a frequent player at many world-famous concert halls, for example, New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. He has worked with a long list of well-known musicians, including Lang Lang, Hans Zimmer, Yvan Cassar, Didier Lockwood, and Gabriel Yared, and has rich working experience with orchestras like the National Symphony Orchestra of Paris and New York and China. He now lives in Paris, France.