“The instrumentalist, Chen Yihan, is a charismatic performer of exceptional virtuosity. In her hands, the pipa could sound like Eddie van Halen’s guitar....”
Music From Copland House and Music From China in Auditorium of the Freer Gallery in DC.
The Washington post Nov 04, 2011
A more organic blending took place in the world premiere of "Scenes Through a Window" by the Chinese American composer Lu Pei. Written for piano trio, erhu and the traditional lute called the pipa, it's an extremely smart, colorful and kinetic piece that builds on traditional Chinese music without ever descending into sentimentality. Utterly graceful playing on the pipa by Yihan Chen made it even more delectable.
The Washington post March 17, 2008
From China, pipa player Chen Yihan whose playing--precise, ethereal, and energetic--kept the audience enthralled throughout her performance. Ms Yihan was pipa soloist for the acclaimed Huaxia Ensemble of Beijing and is currently living in New York.
Concert was co-sponsored by the IU Ethnomusicology Student Association, CASI, & the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation .
http://www.beanblossom.in.us/levi/lotuspics/Lien-Yihan-Diabate/index.html
