Prelude to the Divine Realm – Gao Hong and Zhao Xiaoxia

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Gao Hong, Zhao Xiaoxia, Artist, Pipa, guqin, China

Prelude to the Divine Realm, a collaboration between renowned pipa master Gao Hong and guqin virtuoso Zhao Xiaoxia, is released on January 24th, 2025. Since the dawn of civilisation, China has warmly embraced spiritual ideas. A country with a venerable and mythical history awash with the magical and teeming with transcendental tales of deities and mortals living together in an ancient harmony. Some believe the arts that greatly enrich society today – calligraphy, poetry, dance and music, to name a few – are gifts from the very gods of these age-old stories. These enigmatic offerings evoke eternal gratitude in our artists and serve as the inspiration for Prelude to the Divine Realm – an album created as an expression of thanks for the beauty left behind by these divine beings.

Read more | Nov 25, 2024

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Alondra – Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Artist, Gao Hong, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde, Pipa, flamenco guitar, China, Spain

Alondra – the latest collaborative album from Chinese Pipa Master Gao Hong and featuring renowned Flamenco guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde – will see its global release on February 23rd, 2024. The eponymous Alondra (Spanish for ‘Skylark’) – is perhaps the perfect totem of inspiration for such an album. This remarkable bird is known for singing some of the most complex melodies of the avian world as it flies higher than most of its kind. The song, of course, is performed in search of companionship. A romantic notion that has stimulated countless imaginations throughout the ages, it is believed that the Skylark has inspired more songs and poems than any other bird.

Read more | Jan 02, 2024

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