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General's Aria 8:550:00/8:55
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Hijaz La Rosa 6:480:00/6:48
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Tidal 2:200:00/2:20
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Weeping Willow 3:390:00/3:39
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Opening the Gates 5:160:00/5:16
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Conjuring Rain 4:580:00/4:58
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0:00/9:23
About
Winnie & Diana
We met 14 years ago and immediately fell in love with each other’s instruments and artistic visions.
We’re a true Bay Area duo, and sharing the discoveries that emerge from this friendship is at the heart of Liu Xi.
Diana Rowan |
HARP |
Winnie Wong |
GUZHENG |
Last night I felt as though I'd been allowed to eavesdrop on a deep, beautiful conversation - between the guzheng and the harp, and also between two fully present musicians with two distinct personalities that were both contrasting and harmonious. The pairing of their ancient instruments was haunting: like twins separated at birth and raised on opposite sides of the planet, who discover in their shared DNA the voice of their distant mother. Winnie and Diana seemed to channel this connection, listening to and reacting to each other conjuring rhythms, harmonies, and resonances from their separate traditions and shared birth until the musicians, instruments, and audience were transmuted into a living creation and experience. It was fantastic and I was spellbound.
In our own words
Winnie Wong
I was born in Hong Kong and raised in San Francisco. I began studying guzheng at four with virtuoso Weishan Liu and made my public debut at five. Deeply rooted in Chinese musical tradition, I’m passionate about improvisation, contemporary music, and connections across cultures.
I bring inherited techniques into new arrangements, honoring the guzheng’s heritage while exploring its possibilities today. In 2003, I founded China’s Spirit Music Ensemble, a home where generations of guzheng players deepen their artistry, celebrate their heritage, and share the beauty and vitality of this extraordinary instrument.
Diana Rowan
I’m an Irish-born harpist, pianist, composer, author, and teacher, and I make music that brings ancient traditions into conversation with life today. I was raised in a diplomatic family, and that international upbringing shaped a musical language drawing on Celtic, Balkan, Middle Eastern, and classical traditions, with innovation and improvisation at its heart.
My performances have taken me from the World Harp Congress in Australia to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, and the US Embassy in Vietnam. My solo albums, Panta Rhei and The Bright Knowledge, reflect these wide-ranging influences.
I hold a PhD in music theory, specializing in world harp techniques for composers, and an MM in classical piano performance. I’m the author of The Bright Way: Five Steps to Freeing the Creative Within and founder of the Bright Way Guild online school, where I help people reconnect with their unique creative voices.
BRING LIU XI 柳溪 TO YOUR AUDIENCE
We welcome inquiries from concert presenters, festivals, cultural organizations, and house-concert hosts.
Our performances bring harp and guzheng into a musical conversation across cultures,
with stories that take audiences on a journey into connection and wonder.
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That was really spectacular last night. I was very moved by what you and Winnie have created. you two as musicians, and with your instruments as well, have a beautiful symbiosis. I was so happy to hear that you're going to make a recording together!! I want those sounds at my beck and call.
Events
Leave behind the crowded concert hall - at just 25 seats, you'll see the musicians and instruments up close, catch all the musical details, flow with the emotions, and connect with other music lovers. Live music at its most personal!
Loooooved it, what an awesome experience with beautiful music!!!
Thank you for your beautiful music, it was a magical night that transmits peace and good vibes, that's how I felt. Very happy to be there, I enjoyed it a lot!
I've been thinking about your music much since your concert! Amazing collaboration. So glad you will record it. The expressivity of both of you exploring your instruments was magical and on-stage alchemy. I was rapt! More!!!
Mesmerizing and hypnotic…
It was such a beautiful experience, I found myself in a magical musical realm multiple times.
Thank you for that beautiful and mesmerizing concert.
Amazing music - off the charts!