中国筝近十几年来取得了惊人的进步。作为外国人,我继12年前的大赛(“ART”杯中国乐器国际比赛——编者注)之后,仍能够成为今年比赛的评委,实在是十分感动。从事古筝创作的人、年轻的演奏者以及指导他们的教师,总人口据说有百万(?)之众,我衷心祝贺这些人士共同努力所取得的硕果。 China has made remarkable progress in recent ten years. As a foreigner, I am very touched by the fact that I can still become a judge of this year’s competition after 12 years of competition (the “ART” Cup International Competition for Chinese Musical Instruments - Editor’s Note). The people who are engaged in zither creation, the young performers and the teachers who teach them, the total population is said to be one million people, and I sincerely congratulate those people for their joint efforts.