A Tropical Island - Shao Rong

After graduating from the university, she joined The National Shanghai Folk Band as a soloist. She won "The Artistic Excellence Prize" at the Shanghai Art Festival. Then in order to experience a fresh environment for her music, she chose Japan. She became a student of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. After graduation, she performed as a soloist for The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in the performance of "Marco Polo" composed by Tan Dun, and invited to the Pan Pacific Music Festival, she played her lute, giving her first performance for "The Concerto of Lute and String Orchestra" also composed by Tan Dun, winning world-wide attention. At present she is based in Tokyo and is active on stages all over the world, performing in concerts in Asia, America and Europe. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.