龔一先生一九四一年出生於江蘇省南京市，十五歲登台演奏古琴，獲查阜西先生好評，報譽為「小古琴家」。一九五七年考入上海音樂學院附中，開始接受學院式專業訓練至一九六六年大學本科畢業，期間又先後師從張正吟、夏一峰、劉少椿、王生香、趙雲青、張子謙、顧梅羹、劉景韶等十二位古琴家，涉獵五個琴派，廣泛地掌握了各派的風格及曲目。畢業後，致力以古琴介紹中國古代優秀的音樂文化，除演奏、教學外，還從事古代琴曲的發掘整理及新曲的創作，為古琴的普及做出了一定的成績。
GONG Yi
GONG Yi was born in 1941 in Nanjing, Jiangsu. He made his debut at the age of 15 and was highly praised by CHA Fu-xi, a famous qin player, who called him “the little qin expert”. In 1957, he entered the Affiliated Middle School of Shanghai Conservatory. There he exclusively studied the qin for nine years and achieved a high standard of musicianship. In 1966, he graduated at the Shanghai Conservatory and studied under 12 teachers from 5 schools of qin music, including ZHANG Zheng-in, XIA Yi-feng, LIU Shao-chun, WANG Sheng-xiang, ZHAO Yun-qing, ZHANG Zhi-qian, GU Mei-geng and LIU Jing-shao. In that period GONG Yi studied the performing styles of the various schools and extended his repertoire. Over the years, he has been introducing the musical culture of ancient China. Apart from giving concerts and teaching, he is also deeply involved in the study, discovery, composition as well as transcription of qin music. His work serves to spread the knowledge of qin among the people.