夏先生字福云，江苏淮安人，一八八三年出生于江苏淮安，幼年父母俱亡，一九六三年卒于南京。少时得琴家杨子镛收为弟子，刻苦好学，尽得杨氏琴艺。二十世纪二十年代迁居南京，参加“青溪琴社”，琴艺更为精进。新中国成立后，夏氏受聘为中央音乐学院民族音乐研究所特约研究员，并由杨荫浏为其将琴曲录音及记谱整理出版，一九五四年与甘涛等发起成立“南京乐社”，并任社长，受其教益者计有梅曰强、邓文权、刘正春、龚一、林友仁、李禹贤等。
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.