Chinese Zither Performance | Lily Liu | TEDxGunnHighSchool

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2017
  • She will perform two songs: an archaic Chinese piece, Fighting the Typhoon, as well as a mixed culture American piece, See You Again.
    Lily Liu is a Junior at Gunn High School. She has been playing the Chinese Zither (GuZheng) since she was eight years old and has received the highest level of music degree from the China Conservatory of Music in 2016. She has been competing in multiple local and worldwide competitions since 2012, placing top three in competitions such as San Francisco Youth Talent, Silicon Valley Music Competition, and International Music Competitions.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @akuma3085
    @akuma3085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    First time listening to a zither, and I'm absolutely loving it. Btw, how in the world are her hands moving so fast😲*jaw drops*

  • @rengoodman1656
    @rengoodman1656 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I was just reading Cultivation Online on zither competition

    • @blankxslate
      @blankxslate 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same lol

    • @ravisurya9809
      @ravisurya9809 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Same ,then google search and same this video in image search result

    • @XtremeSol
      @XtremeSol 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Same bro, cultivation online's author is back updating it too

  • @chyhart
    @chyhart ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She plays beautifully, even in her presentation. I'm glad there are always musicians learning instruments that keep cultural music alive.

  • @Tertium94
    @Tertium94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    After listening to this I managed to breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Thank you.

  • @wilykath5233
    @wilykath5233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Kudos to the legend who created this legendary n heavenly instrument👍👍👏

  • @therealarchstanton3343
    @therealarchstanton3343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    After listening to several different renditions on youtube, this remains my favourite version of 'fighting the typhoon'. Beautiful playing!

  • @justarkha
    @justarkha ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are a kind of fairy people worshipped in the past. You truly are something 🥰

  • @aaronberns8485
    @aaronberns8485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I always think that Japanese and Chinese instruments are unique in a way. It really takes you deep into an exotic forest.

  • @emmaburke3853
    @emmaburke3853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love this music sooo much! It's so so so pretty! My dad showed me this, and after that I think I'm gonna listen to classic music like this my whole life!

  • @LessThanCapable
    @LessThanCapable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Watching this gave me carpal tunnel.
    But regardless I didn't even move once while watching this whole video lol. Mesmerizing

  • @maricarfeliciano3889
    @maricarfeliciano3889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'm having goosebumps

  • @surya_prakash..
    @surya_prakash.. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Whoa what a Brilliant performance 😍 totally loved it

  • @mytube6538
    @mytube6538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow!!! This is beautiful!!!! So intricate I love it!

  • @angelikaworpel3827
    @angelikaworpel3827 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wonderful

  • @rameshpipaliya603
    @rameshpipaliya603 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    amazing

  • @morapedigabotshwanelwe7164
    @morapedigabotshwanelwe7164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    After listening to this beautiful piece it reminds me of the movie "kung fu hustle"

    • @iain8617
      @iain8617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And a fabulous movie that is too! :)

  • @God_Of_Light
    @God_Of_Light 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is a beautiful piece of music and also a beautiful instrument

  • @juliepastoril7783
    @juliepastoril7783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I always wanted to hear a Real Zither cause ive always saw it comic stories and i was like ' i really wanna see and hear one that really happened in real life!!!!😣😣😮😮' and now i get to hear see one!😄😇

  • @user-jp7sq8dz6k
    @user-jp7sq8dz6k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Прекрасные талантливые люди,спасибо

  • @ashtonlow202
    @ashtonlow202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing

  • @rashad1973able
    @rashad1973able 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply Awesome

  • @dr.ashrafsameja6151
    @dr.ashrafsameja6151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Superb performance 👌👌😊
    Love from India

  • @radenanugerah4212
    @radenanugerah4212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    beautiful ,..

  • @user-jy4ep5os8y
    @user-jy4ep5os8y 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Утонченая,приятная,красивая,завораживающая игра нв этом Божественном инструменте ЦИТРА.Спасибо за Талантливвое исполнение.Удачи Вам.❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

  • @maximustorres7522
    @maximustorres7522 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhh such a satisfying piece!

  • @AMPProf
    @AMPProf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Learning: Anglicization aside, A Zither [ˈtsɪtɐ] is an instrument of Deutscher (German) Origin.
    Whereas, the instrument in the Video is a 古箏 {Gǔzhēng} which is a 中国乐器 (Musical instrument of Chinese Origin)
    I'm Highly Curious as to why it's being called a Zither when it's a 古箏 (Gǔzhēng)

    • @lixin246
      @lixin246 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Historically, the name has been applied to any instrument of the psaltery family, or to an instrument consisting of many strings stretched across a thin, flat body.

  • @floydhokirk4493
    @floydhokirk4493 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    incredible

  • @smartin484
    @smartin484 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Miss Liu plays beautifully, and with a very fluid, graceful style. Very impressive!

    • @ReiAnikaAyanami
      @ReiAnikaAyanami 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Echo Ace not at all lmao

    • @brakattack3824
      @brakattack3824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Echo Ace how unfortunate that word choice that assess the skill of an impeccable player in an intelligible but general way make you uncomfortable enough to say that

    • @RErnie-gv1hv
      @RErnie-gv1hv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Click on, Echo Ace, and a new page opens with this message,
      "This channel doesn't have any content." Apropos.

  • @JoseHernandez-sf3wy
    @JoseHernandez-sf3wy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow imprecionante talento

  • @Even-Rays
    @Even-Rays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good work

  • @khwmdwnnarzary2475
    @khwmdwnnarzary2475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, nice playing

  • @zoomkin5
    @zoomkin5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    applauding from my room!

  • @skinnylegend2.040
    @skinnylegend2.040 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im so jaw dropped that she’s also just in high school and sooo skilled

  • @ashtonlow202
    @ashtonlow202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow

  • @estikararas11
    @estikararas11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful performance by beuatiful lady, thanks

  • @steviekay_Z33
    @steviekay_Z33 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    After this performance over 30 people in the audience complained of mysterious cuts all over their bodies.

    • @casetron
      @casetron ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

  • @friedrat160
    @friedrat160 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ah i knew i recognized her from somewhere. I think i used to stream her cover of See You Again

  • @rolandlemus203
    @rolandlemus203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Hero" also used a beautiful song from this instrument I believe. I like this better.

  • @laughwithsuvo237
    @laughwithsuvo237 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    কি সুন্দর পৃথিবী।কি সুন্দর ধ্বণী

  • @sp-tj9ye
    @sp-tj9ye ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb 🙏🇮🇳

  • @sneaks9150
    @sneaks9150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If I could shred a Guzheng like her, I'd play all day long

  • @ranausmanmanj992
    @ranausmanmanj992 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW

  • @yijunchen2162
    @yijunchen2162 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    古筝名曲---《战台风》&《see you again》

    • @yijunchen2162
      @yijunchen2162 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      技法娴熟,很棒!

    • @yiy3429
      @yiy3429 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      表演级。

  • @ottudo
    @ottudo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    omg i'm performing the exact same thing for chinese new year

  • @ronnetrag5273
    @ronnetrag5273 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sounds like a guitar and piano got married and had this beautiful music baby🩶

  • @stormbreaker7166
    @stormbreaker7166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More i watch more i like it!

  • @zithersound
    @zithersound 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow, thats so different so the Zither I am used to play. Fantastic Instrument!!!🎼😀

    • @eveandrews8111
      @eveandrews8111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zithersound what zither do you play?

    • @zithersound
      @zithersound 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eveandrews8111 My Zither is a traditional austrian/german style. I play Viennese tuning and the instrument originally is from Tirol (province in Austria)

    • @eveandrews8111
      @eveandrews8111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zithersound I literally just watched a video of German zither performance lol. Asian traditional zither are kinda similar in a way. I play guzheng and tried my friend’s koto once, that was a lot of fun XD

    • @eveandrews8111
      @eveandrews8111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zithersound just realised that you make zither videos on your channel! Wow

    • @zithersound
      @zithersound 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eveandrews8111 Right! Some have English Subtitles as well (p.e. Despacito)😀🎼

  • @corpediew
    @corpediew 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow amazing beautiful

  • @abbaadda4682
    @abbaadda4682 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God bless u,,,more and more

  • @user-hb8wz5km5t
    @user-hb8wz5km5t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    รักมากคิดถึง

  • @bhavesh3641
    @bhavesh3641 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👌

  • @ilknurozdemir6774
    @ilknurozdemir6774 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bizim Türklerin kanun enstrumanıyla aynı hemen hemen

  • @ugotabigforehead4542
    @ugotabigforehead4542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:53 the mosquito in my room

  • @grandstarchief3226
    @grandstarchief3226 ปีที่แล้ว

    Most pretty and shining people I meet in the Bay🤫

  • @user-sc6jf3ed4g
    @user-sc6jf3ed4g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    หลงรักผู้หญิงคนนี้

  • @alecsst.7808
    @alecsst.7808 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Interesting, I would actually like to learn it someday...

    • @bastyo
      @bastyo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you started yet?

    • @yourbestfriend8524
      @yourbestfriend8524 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you started yet now?

  • @ranausmanmanj992
    @ranausmanmanj992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Extra ordinary beautifuly speechless sharp shooter miss you know your speciality you really don't needs your eyes when you making these beautiful noises on your lovely instrument same like sharp shooter she really don't need to see you while targeting aiming at you you are same with your instrument here and it sounds very beautiful

  • @BerryDinh
    @BerryDinh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    omg

  • @ajinkya5574
    @ajinkya5574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One Word
    *"Kung Fu Hustle"*
    But ,
    Other Than that
    She is Beautiful and Very Good At This!

  • @MrMan-np9jg
    @MrMan-np9jg ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm at Busselton butter factory and found out about zithers here

  • @joyce1343
    @joyce1343 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I want to learn the guzheng but there wwre no teachers who are in my state that teach ....

    • @fardareismai4495
      @fardareismai4495 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's such a shame! I hope you can start learning soon, wish you all the best

    • @brakattack3824
      @brakattack3824 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try learning via webcam from a distant teacher? Maybe find online instructional videos

  • @superatlit9567
    @superatlit9567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And then the heads started to roll

  • @bigbob1699
    @bigbob1699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who turns the sheet music ?

    • @violetlove3580
      @violetlove3580 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't even think she has sheet music. She seems to have this memorized. It's extremely impressive 😍

  • @miraculousfullepisodes1177
    @miraculousfullepisodes1177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what the actual heck ahaha so cool

  • @user-jy4ep5os8y
    @user-jy4ep5os8y 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @littlellama998
    @littlellama998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s like a GuZheng.

  • @TheJojoletta
    @TheJojoletta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I feel like she is shooting magic spells through her harp....and í'm like ' Damn...China.'

    • @nanyanguo1
      @nanyanguo1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Shooting magic spells eh? Famous HK director /comedian actor Stephen Chow had the same idea as you. His award winning movie Kungfu Hustle has a scene of 2 masters playing this instrument as a weapon to shoot at their enemy with its magical spells Hahaha.

    • @bashkillszombies
      @bashkillszombies 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So we can confirm there are at least two idiots in the world. I assume there are many, many more.

    • @brakattack3824
      @brakattack3824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bashpr0mpt
      >implying you’re not

  • @ropeskipz
    @ropeskipz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very noice

  • @jamlhassan995
    @jamlhassan995 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the time am

  • @cie-cuche3302
    @cie-cuche3302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    someone has got to insure those fingers

  • @kilyenbalazs6398
    @kilyenbalazs6398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    China is the ONLY country that could keep up with times and still managed to be culturally intact after 5000 of years....how old is the USA again? 200 years old? Even my country is at least 2000 years old.

  • @user-A1B6C8
    @user-A1B6C8 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    抱歉講點外行話,總覺得左邊的古箏是否低了一點,
    讓您必須欠身遷就?也影響了人箏一體的美感。
    因為您在另外一個視頻中,穿著一襲青花布裙,
    背景是蒼茫原野,以站姿演奏相同的曲子,
    整體視覺上比較輕鬆寫意,點閱率也高達千萬次以上,
    後者似乎才是關鍵所在。

  • @palakmehta365
    @palakmehta365 ปีที่แล้ว

    Genshin??

  • @angrypepecancer5205
    @angrypepecancer5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I came from cultivation online

  • @joeyvasquez8657
    @joeyvasquez8657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THIS.. ENGLISH SUBTITLES PLEASE....

  • @niccovouk
    @niccovouk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is this called Zither and not Guzheng? Is there any difference between those?

    • @lixin246
      @lixin246 ปีที่แล้ว

      The zheng (pinyin: zhēng; Wade-Giles: cheng) or guzheng (Chinese: 古筝; pinyin: gǔzhēng; lit. 'ancient zheng'), is a Chinese plucked zither.

  • @xersxo5460
    @xersxo5460 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know that would kill somebody’s acrylics

    • @voicetube
      @voicetube 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't know, I tried playing one of those with my acrylic paintings and there was really no issue :-)

    • @skyeeeee.
      @skyeeeee. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      we have special nails and tape we use for our fingers so that wouldn't happen unless you have mega long finger nails which is why it's recommended you cut them when you play this instrument

  • @kingox3758
    @kingox3758 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    now all she has to do is infuse spiritual qi at her fingertips

  • @PeterRudesindus
    @PeterRudesindus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cumbersome

  • @Ace-dy2ee
    @Ace-dy2ee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Longest 10 minutes of my life

  • @helgardduplessis3002
    @helgardduplessis3002 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jy mag maar speel

  • @hababafuad1666
    @hababafuad1666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good tone, good performance, and nice wife

  • @watherittygt615
    @watherittygt615 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not as good as Liu yongxi

  • @cb7324
    @cb7324 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is not beautiful. It's showcasing technique. Too bad, because the zither is exquisite when played gently.

    • @ellapines2850
      @ellapines2850 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Zither is one of the most beautiful sounding instruments. Today, I decided that I will no longer partake in sm. Your comment really solidified my reasoning. Thank you and go play the zither better than her.

  • @bobs.stevenson9704
    @bobs.stevenson9704 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    very nice i think shes good around the home

    • @fardareismai4495
      @fardareismai4495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She is an amazing musician, I would hate to see her stuck in a boring house. She belongs on a stage, sharing her gift with the world!

  • @bashkillszombies
    @bashkillszombies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How to murder an ancient European instrument. :/

    • @sunday2389
      @sunday2389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The first zithers are from China. Look it up

    • @brakattack3824
      @brakattack3824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seems my former comment to you is quite fitting indeed.

    • @ANTSEMUT1
      @ANTSEMUT1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Various zithers have been made by tons of cultures, Europe doesn't have a monopoly on them.

  • @AlienSexGod
    @AlienSexGod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Some one needs to make one of these with a whammy bar then she could make notes drop as well as go up in terms of vibrato!

    • @AlienSexGod
      @AlienSexGod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow after listening to her version of a western piece scrap that thought she uses WAY too much vibrato as is and really undermines the melody rather than enhancing it!

    • @razzorbladz
      @razzorbladz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if you look she presses the string on the other side of the bridge and does exactly the same thing as a whammy bar