"Crossing the past and present between the flicks of your fingers, there is no question of things and things are boundless", Zhao Cong regards this sentence as his motto. The first half of the sentence fits her artistic yearning as a pipa player, and the second half of the sentence refers to her becoming a member of the Central Chinese National Orchestra. The head of the group has a clear concept in the promotion of traditional music.

The first National Music Spring of the National Centre for the Performing Arts opened a few days ago. This is the first time that the National Centre for the Performing Arts has launched a specially planned art festival on the theme of ethnic music. In the special planned concert on the opening night, the famous conductors Li Xincao and Lv Jia cooperated with the Central Chinese Orchestra to give a concert. Their first folk music "cross-border" performance.

As one of the main promoters of this art festival, Zhao Cong bluntly said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency, "This is not a concert, but a music season, and its launch is actually our interest in the Chinese music market. In recent years, Guofeng Guochao has received more and more attention and love, especially among young people, and folk music is also the same. I think that, in terms of breadth, we have a certain foundation, and it is time to build A platform that allows everyone to understand Chinese music from a deeper level and appreciate our own cultural core."

In February 2021, pipa player Zhao Cong was appointed as the head of the Central Chinese Orchestra. The Central Chinese Orchestra, known as the "National Folk Music Team", welcomed the youngest female leader since its establishment.

As a performer, Zhao Cong has always been keen on new trends in various art forms, from the cross-border combination of musical instruments, to the first piggyback pipa that can be played standing up, to the crystal violin inspired by the introduction of crystal. Pipa - "I never thought there was a set track." Zhao Cong said.

After serving as the head of the Central Chinese Orchestra, Zhao Cong's innovative ideas were further reflected in the promotion of Chinese music.

She organized a chamber ensemble composed of 12 girls in the orchestra and named it "Li Ren Xing". The performance of "Li Ren Xing" attracted a lot of attention and admiration in front of young people and overseas audiences. A folk music "women's group" has reached a cooperation agreement with a young German chamber orchestra. During the epidemic, the two have achieved cross-time cooperation and recorded "Raise Your Hijab", "I am very much looking forward to it, this is a very A youthful and boundless expression." Zhao Cong said.

From the personal crossover as a pipa player, to the crossover of "Li Renxing" promoted by the head of the group, and then to the "high-level" crossover presented to the audience in the opening performance of the Spring of Chinese Music, the "Crossing boundaries", Zhao Cong has his own understanding, "'Crossing the past and the present in a snap of your fingers, no matter what things are free and boundless', this can be said to be a motto of me in music, that is, in my world, there are no boundaries, and art has no boundaries. For artists, it is another mouth, a continuation of the way of thinking. It is used to express emotions and communicate. Any music or different types of art, including fine art, I think the meaning of art is to move people, not that it is What form it takes, it has no boundaries."

Zhao Cong believes that China's national music has a strong tradition, but in the eyes of some young people, some of the content is quite profound, "There is indeed a distance, so we have to lean down and listen to the young people to see what they like. , use the way they like, and impress them with true feelings. The national style and national trend is very influential among young people right now, which proves the attractiveness of our own culture, and at the same time, I think it is also a reminder that we have the right opportunity now , to lead our young people into a broader and deeper space belonging to Chinese culture, including this Spring of National Music, I think something deeper should be presented to them."

Talking about the overseas promotion of Chinese music, Zhao Cong said that using folk music to communicate with audiences all over the world is a good way of dialogue. In terms of organization, organization and technology, it is in the lead in the big family of folk music in the world. In the future, our orchestra will continue to expand the modern expression of folk music while inheriting the tradition and polishing the ancient music.”