青年柳琴演奏家王红艺，祖籍浙江省镇海县，六岁时在其父王惠然的启蒙下接受音乐训练，七岁登上舞台演出，十岁时考入济南前卫民族乐团，十一岁进京演出，其超群的技艺轰动了首都乐坛，十二岁随团出访北欧六国，被外国音乐评论界惊为“神童”，十四岁获全国少儿民乐比赛专业组金奖第一名，十八岁获首届中国艺术节金杯奖，一九九一年，调入总政歌舞团后，连续两年被授予“红星艺术奖——突出贡献奖”，一九九三年，应聘兼任中央音乐学院柳琴导师。一九九三年六月，被特邀参加了在北京举行的二十世纪华人音乐经典特别音乐会，首演了大型柳琴协奏曲《江月琴声》，受到各界的高度评价；同年六月，她与父亲合作创作的《嵩山印象》又获得台北市立国乐团第七届国乐徵曲“佳作奖”；一九九五年，国际华夏器乐展演年《国际中国民族器乐独奏大赛》中王红艺又以其精湛的技艺获得了柳琴项目的一等奖。
WANG Hong-yi
WANG Hong-yi is a famous young liuqin artist. She started receiving musical training at six, enlightened by her father, the well-known conductor, composer and liuqin master WANG Hui-ran. She began to perform on stage at seven. Admitted to Jinan Progress Orchestra at ten, she soon impressed the Beijing music circle. She gave performance in northern Europe at twelve and was appraised as prodigy. At fourteen, she won the first prize in the National Children Chinese Music Contest. She received the Golden Cup Award in the 1st National Arts Festival at eighteen. In 1991, she entered the Song and Dance Troupe of the General Political Department and was granted “Red Star Award” in two consecutive years. In 1993, she was invited to teach liuqin in the Central Conservatory. She has a strong foundation of basic playing skills and has developed her own style. In June 1993, she was invited to play the liuqin concerto Melody on a Moonlit River, at the 20th Century Classic Chinese Music Special Concert in Beijing. The performance gained high appraisal from the music circle. The Impressions of Mount Song, composed jointly by her and her father, was played in the same month and was awarded the “Masterpiece Award” in the 7th Chinese Music Contest in Taipei. Her excellent performance again won her a first prize in the Liuqin Contest in International Year of Exhibition & Performance of Chinese Instrumental Music 1995.