Joseph Celli Presents Musicians Speak Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/musicians-speak-with-joseph-celli A series of interviews, discussions and musical samples of some of the most innovative musicians working across various genres including improvisation, creative music, jazz and classical music. © 2025 Joseph Celli 3faf848e-a87b-5672-9aa7-f78f25ddb6db no en Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:25:19 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:35:16 -0500 https://img.transistor.fm/K6lvYIY5Do5Bc5k9OXT-SwQ5nYUImIPc1IEsb1q36Zg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMDNh/ZmM3OTcwYjBjODRj/NDVlYzc4YWUyMDk2/MTQxZi5qcGc.jpg Joseph Celli Presents Musicians Speak episodic Joseph Celli A series of interviews, discussions and musical samples of some of the most innovative musicians working across various genres including improvisation, creative music, jazz and classical music. A series of interviews, discussions and musical samples of some of the most innovative musicians working across various genres including improvisation, creative music, jazz and classical music. Joseph Celli No No Joseph Celli Interviews Pipa Virtuoso WuMan 1 1 Joseph Celli Interviews Pipa Virtuoso WuMan full ca3b2d99-edb5-4ce9-8ce7-a287f4dc0ed6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dacca157 Wu Man, Musical America’s ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’, and a principal founding musician in Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad project  discusses the pipa, it’s history and use in contemporary compositions that have been composed for her by Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Tan Dun and many others. Wu Man discusses the upcoming performance with the New Haven Symphony of the new concerto composed for her by Du Yun entitled Ears of the Book – Pipa Concerto. 

She has released over 40 albums including four Grammy Award  nominated releases and as the world’s foremost pipa soloist has appeared with major orchestras throughout the world. 

 

“…one of the foremost Asian musicians in North America…she has plucked her way through classical, experimental and world music, even jazz, in the process introducing the pipa’s twang to any number of concertgoers.”

]]> Wu Man, Musical America’s ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’, and a principal founding musician in Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad project  discusses the pipa, it’s history and use in contemporary compositions that have been composed for her by Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Tan Dun and many others. Wu Man discusses the upcoming performance with the New Haven Symphony of the new concerto composed for her by Du Yun entitled Ears of the Book – Pipa Concerto. 

She has released over 40 albums including four Grammy Award  nominated releases and as the world’s foremost pipa soloist has appeared with major orchestras throughout the world. 

 

“…one of the foremost Asian musicians in North America…she has plucked her way through classical, experimental and world music, even jazz, in the process introducing the pipa’s twang to any number of concertgoers.”

]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:32:55 -0400 Joseph Celli Joseph Celli 1771 Wu Man, Musical America’s ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’, and a principal founding musician in Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad project  discusses the pipa, it’s history and use in contemporary compositions that have been composed for her by Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Tan Dun and many others. Wu Man discusses the upcoming performance with the New Haven Symphony of the new concerto composed for her by Du Yun entitled Ears of the Book – Pipa Concerto. 

She has released over 40 albums including four Grammy Award  nominated releases and as the world’s foremost pipa soloist has appeared with major orchestras throughout the world. 

 

“…one of the foremost Asian musicians in North America…she has plucked her way through classical, experimental and world music, even jazz, in the process introducing the pipa’s twang to any number of concertgoers.”

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