On this day, 88 years ago, July 2, 1937 (May 24, 1937, the lunar calendar), China female pianist Gu Shengying was born. Gu Shengying Gu Shengying (1937-1967), female. Piano player. People from Wuxi, Jiangsu. Born in Shanghai on July 2, 1937. He has musical talent since he was a child. He learned piano at the age of 3 and entered the piano department of the Primary School Attached to the Chinese and Western Women's Middle School at the age of 5. At the age of 9, he was tutored by Yin Zhenai, director of the piano department of Chinese and Western Primary School, and his skills improved greatly. In addition to learning piano, he likes calligraphy and painting, and reads extensively Chinese and foreign literary classics, thereby enriching the art of piano playing. In 1949, he studied the second grade of Chinese and Western Girls 'High School (later the Third Girls' High School in Shanghai City) and learned piano from Professor Yang Jiaren of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In May 1953, he received the guidance of the famous pianist Professor Li Jialu. He mastered the playing skills of various genres and styles in Europe, and learned music theory and music history from Professors Ma Rongshun and Shen Zhibai. In the same year, he cooperated with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to perform Mozart's piano concerto in D minor for the first time, and gained a high reputation. In 1954, she graduated from Women's High School and was admitted to the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra as a solo performer. The first solo concert was held in Shanghai on February 26, 1955 and was a great success. In 1956, he entered the Tianjin Central Conservatory of Music for further study, and later went to study in Moscow. In the mid-1950s, his father and patriotic general Gu Gaodi was implicated in the "Pan Hannian unjust case" and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Despite adversity, Gu Shengying still went to Moscow in 1957 to participate in the 6th World Youth Festival Piano Competition and won the Gold Medal. In October 1958, he participated in the 14th International Music Competition in Geneva and won the highest prize in the Women's Piano Competition. His fame shook the world music scene. In March 1960, he participated in the 6th Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and received high praise. In the same year, he received an honorary diploma from the Central Conservatory of Music. After that, he was rated as an Outstanding Youth of Shanghai City, a Red Flag Player on March 8, and an Outstanding Member of the Cultural Bureau for many consecutive years. In April 1964, he participated in the Belgian International Piano Competition and won the grand prize again. Later, he performed in the Netherlands and Finland on behalf of China. He suffered cruel persecution during the Cultural Revolution and passed away unjustly on January 31, 1967 at the age of 30. In January 1979, he was restored and his reputation was restored. Gu Shengying's mother led Gu Shengying and his brother in the private garden. Gu Shengying's portrait of Gu Shengying's childhood Gu Shengying "Silence at This Time" Painting by Yu Yunjie