John Thompson: American Guqin Artist at Lingnan | Tang Poetry and Guqin Music

A Special Video Episode of How to Read Chinese Poetry Podcast

Guest Hosted by @John Thompson

John Thompson, the best-known performer of early music for the Chinese guqin zither, has since 1976 reconstructed over 200 melodies from 15th to 17th century sources and given numerous solo performances worldwide. In 2019 a two-hour documentary about his guqin work was released. In this episode, the American guqin artist plays several tunes related to Tang Poetry and shares his reflections upon the Qin Poetry and Song.