Chinese zither: instrument captivating Russian musicians

Nina Starostina is the first Russian woman to play the guqin professionally.

A graduate of the Moscow Conservatoire, she has mastered this ancient musical instrument of poets and emperors, whose sound, according to an ancient treatise, embodied “all music”. The musician has under her belt internships with legendary Chinese masters, dozens of concerts in Russia and China, as well as the creation of her own compositions.

Is it possible to combine the Russian musical tradition with the sound of an instrument from the time of Confucius?

Watch our report.

TV BRICS reporter: Leonid Samuna

TV BRICS cameraman: Nikita Dmitrov

Translated and voiced by Artificial Intelligence.