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CHEN Xiyao (Yao) Chen Xiyao (Yao) was born and raised in a well-known traditional Chinese musical family in Beijing, China. His grandfather was a famous composer and guzheng master and his mother is a guzheng professor who holds the "National First Rank Performer” title in China. Yao currently works at Wintec’s commercial music department as a master student supervisor and recently has been asked to be a guest professor at the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy in China. In 2011, with the support of Hamilton West MP Tim Macindoe, Yao was granted a work-to-residence visa by New Zealand Immigration, under the Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) category. Yao has now officially immigrated to New Zealand under the “Exceptional Talent ”category. Yao is the first Chinese musician, who plays the Chinese musical instrument guzheng, to be recognised by the New Zealand Government In Feb 2015, Yao was invited by NZ Ministry of Ethnic Affairs to perform in front of Prime Minister Hon. John Key, Chinese Ambassador Wang Lu Tong and other guests at the Chinese New Year function held in Parliament. Yao has great hopes to become the first cultural ambassador to represent Chinese culture in New Zealand. ZHANG Yi (Johnny) Zhang Yi has been learning the erhu since eight years of age and was the last disciple of a great master Shen Fengquan who is the topmost Chinese performer, and educator. When Zhang Yi was 16 years old, he passed the Chinese National Musical Instruments Artistic Cultivation Performance test specialising in the erhu, and reaching the 10th degree (top level). Since 2007, Zhang Yi (Johnny) has been studying at the University of Waikato, gaining a Master’s Degree from the management school. And he has actively participated in many performances around New Zealand, gaining a well-established reputation. July2016