<i>Yi · Jing</i> Tung Yen-pin Zheng Solo Concert

This concert uses the music of the zheng to express the performer's inner thoughts and feelings, integrating acquired knowledge into a unique personal performance style and interpretation, exploring life perspectives and the essence of music from the aesthetics of traditional Chinese music.

The concert title Yi · Jing also reflects the selected repertoire and core concept. "Yi" in its verb form means "to change, to alter." "Jing" can express a certain realm or place, such as the beautiful "Peach Blossom Spring Realm" or the "Nirvana Realm" after rebirth, both representing an "artistic conception" achieved through change that one's heart yearns for.

As the saying goes, music is a universal language. The hope is to give life to dull sounds, with each note carrying the performer's deepest thoughts and emotions, allowing vibrant notes to be conveyed to the audience through performance, presented unreservedly to each person in this meaningful concert.


Performers

Zheng | Tung Yen-pin
Piano | Chang Po-ch'eng
Percussion | Lin Chieh-ming (Kaohsiung performance)
Yangqin | Kuan Yu-chia
Bamboo Flute | Lai Yu-chieh


Program

Chen Zhe: Cang Ge Yin (Zheng and Piano)
Hakka Zheng Piece: Chu Shui Lian (Zheng Solo)
Li Bo: Tao Hua Yuan (Zheng, Yangqin, and Bamboo Flute)
Henan, Shandong, Zhejiang Zheng Pieces: Gao Shan Liu Shui (Three Versions, Zheng Solo)
Chen Zhe: Yi, Yi (Selected from the Zheng Series Yi) (Seven-String Zheng and Piano)
Wang Yu (Arranged by Sun Sung-po, Kao T'ung): Chen Wu Nie Pan (Zheng, Handpan, and Piano) (Taiwan Premiere)


Zheng | Tung Yen-pin

A native of Kaohsiung, he graduated from the wind band class of Ta I Junior High School and was admitted to Hsinchuang Senior High School Music Class via a national first-place zheng solo performance. He is currently a senior in the Department of Music at Chinese Culture University and has been admitted to the graduate programs of both Chinese Culture University's Department of Music and National Taiwan Normal University's Graduate Institute of Ethnomusicology. His major is zheng, first taught by Tung Tsai-tzu, currently studying under Huang Wen-ling, and has received guidance from Chou Wang of the Central Conservatory of Music, Liu Hui of Northwest Minzu University, and Fan Wei-tzu of Chinese Culture University. His minors are pipa and music theory/composition, currently studying under Chen Li-ching and Wang Le-lun; piano under Chen Li-hsiao, Chen Chiung-hua, Wu Yuan-fang, and Cheng Li-pin; tuba under Chen Yueh-tsun and Wang Chi-sheng.
Recent major performances include "Listen·Starry Night V" performing the zheng concerto Tao Hua Yuan (Taipei Chinese Orchestra, Taipei Zhongshan Hall Chung-cheng Auditorium, Nov 2025), "Rising Stars No.36" performing the zheng concerto Ru Shi (National Recital Hall, Dec 2024), "Seeking Sound" Tung Yen-pin Zheng Solo Concert (National Recital Hall, Mar 2024), "Voice of Spring VIII" performing the zheng concerto Nong (Hwa Kang Chinese Orchestra, Hsiao Feng Concert Hall, May 2023). He has also frequently performed with Ju Yueh Fang, Hua Ling Zheng Yi, Hwa Kang Chinese Orchestra, Hwa Kang Zheng Ensemble, Chinese Orchestra, Taipei Tsan Ying Chinese Orchestra, and Little Giant Chinese Chamber Ensemble at the National Theater & Concert Hall. He frequently tours overseas for performances and cultural exchanges, with footprints in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhejiang, Gansu, Guizhou, Xi'an, and more.
His award history is extensive, having won first place in the "5th CCU Chinese Music Department Young Artists Concerto Competition" (Dec 2024) and was selected as a Chinese Culture University Voice of Spring, Small Hall, Grand Hall Rising Star, and the 60th Hwa Kang Youth. Overseas achievements are plentiful, including winning the Gold Award in the Professional Youth Group B category at the Dunhuang Star Youth Guzheng Art Exhibition Finals (Shanghai, Aug 2024), the Gold Award in the Guzheng Advanced Professional Other Music Academy Group at the 5th Nanyang International Music Competition (Singapore, Jul 2024), and the Gold Award in the Guzheng Professional Youth Group B category at the 7th Beijing International National Instrumental Music Competition (Beijing, Jul 2023).
In recent years, he has focused on the study and performance of zheng music, deepening his skills through stage practice and international exchange, and exploring possibilities for diverse styles and cross-disciplinary collaboration. In the future, he will continue to expand his musical horizons, devote himself to composition and the development of new forms, allowing zheng music to show more new facets between tradition and innovation.