夏先生字福雲，江蘇淮安人，一八八三年出生於江蘇淮安，幼年父母俱亡，一九六三年卒於南京。少時得琴家楊子鏞收為弟子，刻苦好學，盡得楊氏琴藝。二十世紀二十年代遷居南京，參加「青溪琴社」，琴藝更為精進。新中國成立後，夏氏受聘為中央音樂學院民族音樂研究所特約研究員，並由楊蔭瀏為其將琴曲錄音及記譜整理出版，一九五四年與甘濤等發起成立「南京樂社」，並任社長，受其教益者計有梅曰強、鄧文權、劉正春、龔一、林友仁、李禹賢等。
XIA Yi-feng
XIA Yi-feng was born in Huai’an, Jianhsu province in 1883 and passed away in Nanjing in 1963. His first name was Fu-yun and his parents died since his childhood. He learned the qin from YANG Zi-yong. In 1920’s, he settled down in Nanjing and joined the Clear Stream Qin Society there. His skills in qin were more strives. In 1950’s, he was appointed as a special correspondent researcher of the Central Conservatory. All his performances of qin were recorded by YANG Yin-liu and transcribed for publishing in the Book of Qin Score. In 1954, he and his friends found the Nanjing Music Society. He was then the first Chairman of the society. His fellow students including MEI Yue-qiqng, DENG Wen-quan, LIU Zheng-chun, GONG Yi, LIN You-ren, LI Yu-xian, etc.