Yan-Hong has played the dulcimer for over twenty years.

She has played with famous conductors and even for the President of China!

Ms. Zhao has performed very successfully in hundreds of musical concerts.

Yan-Hong graduated with honors, earning a BFA in Dulcimer Performance from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, one of the top five music schools in China.

Ms. Yan-Hong Zhao was born in Liaoning, China. At a very young age, she started to learn the yangchin from her father. After graduation from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, she played with the state orchestra.

Yan-Hong has performed before the leaders of the Chinese government, including President Zemin Jiang, in the Beijing Capital Theater.

Ms. Zhao performed with the world-renowned Conductor Seiji Ozawa.

Yan-Hong has also won several awards for her performances in China, including some of highest offered by the government.

In 1997, Yan-Hong came to the United States to continue her studies.

During this time, she has appeared on Los Angeles Television, Japan Tokyo TV and PBS, and conducted a number of newspaper interviews with the "World Journal" and "China Journal," among others.

Yan-Hong was invited by the America Buddhist Congress to play music for the Dalai Lama. (recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize).

Yan-Hong played music in the Hollywood movie Now Chinatown, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the New York International Independent Film Festival.

Yan-Hong played various special events at Disneyland in Los Angeles, California