著名琵琶演奏家，国家一级演员，中央民族乐团琵琶首席。被誉为“从敦煌壁画里复活的琵琶精灵”

赵聪出生于音乐世家，先后毕业于吉林艺术学院、中央音乐学院，师从著名琵琶教育家李光华先生。曾多次获得全国青年专业琵琶大赛“一等奖”；文化部“海外推广个人贡献奖”；曾出版专辑《卡门》，《聆听中国》，《经典永恒》，《琵琶新语》。《聆听中国》成为Universal国际环球唱片公司历史上首张发行的中国民族器乐独奏专辑。先后被中国国家图书馆，及美国国家图书馆收藏。个人设计的《背负式琵琶》获得国家专利；赵聪原创的琵琶独奏曲《丝路飞天》获批中国国家艺术基金评审资助。

赵聪于2013年5月于国家大剧院戏剧场成功举办《指上天下》赵聪与中央民族乐团个人独奏音乐会，由国家话剧院著名戏剧导演田沁鑫倾心跨界指导。引起轰动，开创民族器乐演奏的新形式。

（2016国乐盛典新年音乐会经典曲目：琵琶协奏曲——丝路飞天）


Pipa: Zhao Cong

Cong Zhao, the excellent and influential musician in contemporary China, the most representative musician of Chinese traditional music.

As the PIPA soloist of China National Orchestra , She is distinguished Professor and Graduate Supervisor of Jilin College of the Arts. The first art visiting scholar of Stanford University. She is authenticated to be the ‘MAESTRO PERFORMER OF INTERNATIONAL WORLD MUSIC INSTRUMENTS’ by Arts Council San Jose, as well as the councilor and senior judge of San Jose International Art Festival. She is The Distinguished Artist of China Day, Harvard University; The Special Guest Artist of 2015 Chinese New Year Concert of Ivy League, South Korea Seoul Myongji University Distinguished Professor; Jilin College of the arts graduate tutor Professor; the old liberated areas Han Guojiu propaganda ambassador ", the Ministry of culture" East Asian cultural exchange history ",etc.

The Guardian commented: Cong Zhao’s perfect performance promises Chinese New national music. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rud once said: “your music is so exciting that I must stand up to listen to it……”

Jeff Rona, Grammy Music Awards Jury said “Sound of China is the most beautiful Chinese traditional music album I ever heard.” Seoul Daily commented: Cong Zhao is the “diplomat of music”. Danny, the director of International Department of Universal Music Group said: “Cong Zhao is the musician persistently walking between the ancient and the modern.”