The UK and Europe's Leading Chinese Music Agency
Formally established in 1998, the UK Chinese Music (UKCM) is a dedicated professional Chinese music organisation comprising renowned Chinese virtuosi resident mainly in Britain. Its founding members include world-class guqin master professor Li Xiangting, Daoist and erhu music expert Chen Dacan and pipa/guqin virtuoso and ethnomusicologist Dr Cheng Yu.
2024 London International Chinese Music Festival
22 to 27 July 2024
Building on the success of our previous 20 summer schools, and the first International Chinese Music Festival in 2023 (with participants from 13 countries), China Arts, UK Chinese Music and the London Youlan Qin Society, in partnership with SOAS University of London, is proud to present our second London International Chinese Music Festival.
Events
25-30
August
2025
Venue
tbc
2025 London International Chinese Music Festival
Building on the success of our previous 21 summer schools, and the second International Festival in 2024 with funding from Arts Council England, China Arts (UK), the London Youlan Qin Society and UK Chinese Music, in partnership with SOAS, is proud to present our third London International Chinese Music Festival..
10
May
2025
Venue
7:00 pm,
Royal Academy of Music, London
NW1 5HT
Lutes of the Silk Road Concert and workshop – Presented by the Lutes Society
Chengyu and the lutes ensemble has been invited by the unique Lute Society to give a talk and concert for this special occasion. The lutes project was initialled and let by Cheng Yu. For this concert it will feature traditional and improvisation of music from China, Central Asia and Middle East.
28
April
2025
Venue
Southampton University, University Rd Southampton, SO17 1BJ United Kingdom
Residence for new composition and workshop – with Southampton University
Cheng Yu has been invited by Prof. Matthew Shlomowitz in composition Dept in Southampton University to give workshops and working with composer PhD student Mr Linhao Li, to create a new composition for 5-stringed pipa, flute, clarinet, violin, cello as well as percussion instruments.
25
April
2025
Venue
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington London, SW7 2AP
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Film with Orchestra – Royal Albert Hall
Cheng Yu is honored to be invited to perform as a pipa soloist at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the Academy of St Martins in the Fields Symphony Orchestra to perform a live concert of the Oscar-winning composer Mr. Tan Dun’s work “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in sync with the movie.
1
April
2025
Venue
SLM Studio Surbiton, KT6 5EY
“Epic China” recording project for West One Music
We are excited to recording an album on the Chinese instruments – pipa, guzheng, dizi and xiao flute, Suona shawm as well as erhu fiddle and zhongruan lute with the western orchestra at the SLM studio.
28
March
2025
Venue
St John the Baptist Church, Holland Road London, W14 8AH United Kingdom
Dr Cheng yu has been invited to perform this exciting concert concert with talented musicians from “New Elements Music” and new works of composers.
09
March
2025
Venue
Guang Shan Buddhist Temple,
London
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple Exhibition Launch
The London Youlan Qin Society has been honoured with an invitation to perform Guqin and Xiao music at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in London marked the opening of a special exhibition showcasing Buddhist paintings,
08
March
2025
Venue
SOAS University of London
Spring Yaji Gathering at SOAS, London
Join us for a concert full of uplifting traditional and modern Chinese music.
22
February
2025
Venue
1:30 pm, DLT Lecture theatre,
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Resource of the Silk Road Concert
A rare concert - "Resource of the Silk Road" will be hold this Saturday afternoon (22nd Feb 2025) 1.30pm at School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London will hold a 🎼🐫. Admission is free. Welcome to attend.
News
Reviews
Jane Spiro
Lutes of the Silk Road Concert
A concert held in SOAS Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre on Thursday 25 July 2024, as part of the international Chinese music festival, hosted by the School of Arts.
For music lovers, the Lutes of the Silk Road concert gilding London's week-long International Chinese Music Festival, was a gala of virtuosity and technical wizardry. Showcasing the multifaceted cosmopolitan talent of the SOAS music department, headed up by "Pipa" maestro Dr Cheng Yu, the accomplished band of lute players traced the sounds of ancient trade routes through China, into Central Asia, Iran, Syria and Turkey, each echoing the unique sounds of their homelands.
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Mr Chris Nash
Gala Concert
A concert held on Friday 26th July at the Holy Sepulchre in London’s Holborn, as part of the international Chinese music festival.
I’m privileged to be able to bring you a report on the Gala Concert presented by the UK Chinese Music organisation on the evening of Friday 26th July at the Holy Sepulchre in London’s Holborn. In Chinese there is an expression 沁人心脾 qìnrénxīnpí, which in English we can translate as stirring the heart and the soul.
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Nouvelles d'Europe
The second London International Chinese Music Festival, which lasted for a week, concluded on 27 July at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. This festival provided an opportunity for Chinese music enthusiasts in the UK and Europe to engage and learn. Building on the success of the inaugural festival in 2023, this year's event expanded to include five concerts in Birmingham, Cambridge, and London, a five-day national music summer school, masterclasses, ensemble sessions, salons, workshops, dual-certified examinations and competitions, as well as supplementary courses in calligraphy and painting.
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China News
2024 Second London International Chinese Music Festival Revives Silk Road Lute Music
This summer, the 2024 Second London International Chinese Music Festival expanded to include five concerts in Birmingham, Cambridge, and London, as well as a national music summer school, masterclasses and ensemble sessions, salons and workshops, dual-certified examinations and competitions.
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