Min Huifen (1945-2014) was born in Yixing, Jiangsu. She belonged to the first generation of conservatory-trained Chinese musicians since the founding of the People’s Republic of China and she attained global fame and recognition. Under the guidance of Professor Lu Xiutang and Wang Yi, at the tender age of 17, she bagged the First National Erhu championship at the “Shanghai Spring Festival” competition. Since then, over the last five decades, Min’s creativity and musicianship can be found in a long list of erhu works that are now considered timeless classics: Waters of Rivers, The Hongqiqu Streams around the Taihang Mountains, Three Refrains on Yangguan, Xiaoyao Pier, Baoyu Mourns, Honghu Theme Capriccio, Winter Ducks Frolicking in the Water, Symphonic Poem – Hope, Erhu Concerto: Night Thoughts, Reflections of the Moon on Erquan, Moaning in Sickness, Parting the Newlyweds, among numerous others. Deserving special mention is Min’s premiere performance of the Erhu Concerto: Meditations on the Great Wall which has since been hailed as a milestone in the history of erhu’s artistic development.