劉桂蓮:
琵琶演奏家刘桂莲，一九六一年一月，出生于上海，一九八三年，毕业于中央音乐学院，同年起留校任教。一九八七年起，被中央文化部评为国家二级演员，曾任中央音乐学院民族管弦乐团琵琶首席及独奏家，中国民族器乐演奏中心独奏家，香港现代国乐精英团独奏家，复旦大学艺术指导，中国高等教育学会美育研究会会员，中国音乐家协会会员。一九八○年，获“上海之春”全国琵琶比赛三等奖及“全国民族器乐独奏观摩会演”优秀表演奖，一九八七年，获“羊城音乐花会”广东音乐演奏一等奖及“全国首届海内外江南丝竹创作与演奏比赛”演奏一等奖、新作品演奏第一名。出访过近二十个国家和地区，海内外报章杂志均有好评，有专题、专访和专评。一九九一年起，与徐山共同从事“中国弹拨乐（器）与西洋弹拨乐（器）之比较研究”、“中国传统音乐的表演艺术美学”、“儿童学琴的生理与心理探微”、“琵琶谱版本考证”、“中国当代琵琶文献学”等课题的科研工作，兼事琵琶电视教学。改编、移植、创作琵琶练习曲、乐曲多首。
LIU Gui-lian
In January 1961, LIU Gui-lian was born in Shanghai. She was employed as a teacher after her graduation from the Central Conservatory in 1983. She has been the pipa soloist of the orchestra of Central Conservatory. In 1980, she won the third prize award in the national pipa competition of the Shanghai Spring Festival. In 1987, she won the first prize award in the competition of Cantonese Music and also the first prize award in the competition of Jiangnan Sizhu. Her performances are always well-received in the overseas countries and districts. By 1991, she started to research on the performance arts and history of the pipa. Besides, she also worked hard in composition and arrangement of pipa music.