秦鵬章:
琵琶演奏家、作曲家、指揮家秦鵬章，一九一九年三月八日出生於上海，二ＯＯ二年五月四日病逝於北京。秦氏祖籍江蘇無錫，父親秦雲德在城隍廟設刻字店以維生計，其七歲時，父亡。一九二七年，在上海隨施家森學二胡，後入學校國樂隊，小學畢業後在上海民眾教育館國樂隊學習江南絲竹。中學時隨衛仲樂學習琵琶，並加入著名的「大同樂會」任簫及大忽雷演奏員。一九三五年，考入聶耳主持之上海百代唱片公司國樂隊，一九三六年起，隨汪昱庭習琵琶，又向旅滬俄籍之上海工部局樂隊單簧管演奏家學習單簧管，並加入該樂隊，及黃自創組之上海管弦樂團。一九三七年，考入國立音專，隨黃自修習理論作曲，一九四一年隨德籍作曲家習現代和聲，同時參加衛仲樂的中國管弦樂團及費穆的上海藝術劇團，一九四七年，任國立上海音專單簧管副教授及上海交響樂團單簧管首席。一九五二年，參加籌組中央歌舞團，一九五五年，以中國民間音樂團負責人身份，任編曲、指揮及琵琶獨奏，往捷克參加「布拉格之春」音樂節。一九六○年，中央民族樂團成立，秦氏為藝術委員會副主任及首任指揮。秦氏創編樂曲甚豐，其論述音樂之文字散見於各報刊。
QIN Peng-zhang
On March 8, 1919, pipa performer, the composer, conductor, QIN Peng-zhang was born in Shanghai. QIN’s ancestral home was in Jiangsu Wuxi and his father QIN Yun-de died when he was seven years old. On February 15, 1960, the National Traditional Orchestra was established, QIN was the artistic committee and the first conductor of the orchestra. In 1979, QIN made a written speech at the National Fourth Cultural Representative Conference, he proposed the rescue of traditional music inheritance. Stated that most of the provinces and cities’ song-and-dance troupe should established a traditional orchestra to strengthen the national music education. QIN has composed and arranged many musical pieces. His arrangement the Green Jade Lake in Spring Time was published since 1963 in Beijing.