青年古筝演奏家罗小慈，出生于江苏省泰州市。在父亲罗天成的悉心指导下，五岁习书画，七岁习筝。八岁时，其书法作品已随江苏省教育考察团赴日本进行交流。十三岁，考入上海音乐学院附中，同年，获“ART杯中国乐器国际比赛”少年专业组二等奖。毕业于上海音乐学院民族音乐系，先后师从阎爱华、郭雪君、何宝泉、孙文妍等教授。求学期间，深得中国音乐学院古筝艺术家王中山先生、赵曼琴先生的颇多教益。现为上海民族乐团独奏演员。她以独奏家的身份应邀参加了中国艺术节开幕式，第四届中国京剧艺术节开幕式，第七届世界文化部长年会等演出活动。其演出足迹遍佈世界各地，维也纳金色大厅、香榭里舍大剧院、汉堡国会中心、联合国教科文大厅、乌克兰国家歌剧院等都曾留下了她的琴声。二○○一年，上海之春国际音乐节中举办《罗小慈独奏音乐会》，同时举办了其个人书画展。多年来，她在继承传统的基础上打破单一演奏的模式，运用多种艺术手段力图呈现出筝的丰富内蕴。
LUO Xiao-ci
LUO Xiao-ci was born in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province. With the cultivation of her father, she began to learn painting and calligraphy at the age of five and the zheng at the age of seven. At the age of thirteen she was admitted to the affiliated middle school of Shanghai Conservatory. In the same year, she won the second prize of juvenile group in ART Cup China International Musical Instrument Contest. After she was graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory, she studied under professor YAN Ai-hua, GUO Xue-jun, HE Bao-quan and SUN Wen-yan, etc. During her study, she benefited a lot from WANG Zhong-shan, ZHAO Man-qing, the celebrated Guzheng artist of China Conservatory. Now she is the soloist in Shanghai Chinese Orchestra. As a soloist, she has been invited to participate in many important opening ceremonies of Arts Festivals in China. She has set her foot on many parts of the world; she has performed in Vienna Golden Hall, Champs-Elysee Opera House, Hamburger National Assembly Center, the hall of UNESCO and Ukraine National Opera House. During the 2001 Shanghai Spring International Music Festival, the Luo Xiaoci Solo Concert was held and her personal painting and calligraphy show was also held. For many years, she has broken a monotonous performing style on the basis of traditional heritage, and incorporated many artistic styles in her performance to enhance the profoundity of Guzheng music.