Qizhi enrolled in the undergraduate double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2020 to study guqin performance.
Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies guqin under CCOM Professor Zhao Jiazhen.

Danni enrolled in the double-degree program at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2020 to study guqin performance. Through Bard’s partnership with CCOM, she studies under CCOM Professor Zhao Jiazhen.

Xiqiao Chen is a first-year guqin student at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Prior to coming to Bard she studied guqin at the Attached Middle School of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music. Xiqiao studied the violin and painting since childhood, and began learning the guqin at the age of 9.

Qi Miao is a first year graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music, where she studies guqin under Professor Zhao Jiazhen. During the 2020-21 academic year, she has served as a US-China Music Fellow for the Bard College Conservatory of Music, providing teaching for Bard’s undergraduate guqin majors and supporting the Bard Chinese Ensemble.

Wenrui Shi is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture at the Bard Conservatory. Wenrui studies Guqin with master teacher Zhao Jiazhen of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Wang Kehan (Eric) is majoring in guqin performance in the Bard College Conservatory of Music. He studies with Professor Zhao Jiazhen of the Central Conservatory of Music, and has performed with her many times. He won the gold award in the China Instrumental Music Competition held by Eastman Conservatory of Music in 2018 and the Hongqin Cup Gold Award twice in 2019.

Zhe Wang is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture at the Bard Conservatory. His focus is on Guqin performance. Zhe studies with master teacher Zhao Jiazhen of the Central Conservatory of Music.