Guo Yue (; born 1958) is a renowned virtuoso of the
dizi (Chinese bamboo flute) and
bawu (Chinese free reed pipe). He was born in
Beijing,
China and as a young boy experienced the
Cultural Revolution. In 1982 Yue left China and, with the help of his third sister Yan who was living in
England, he studied the silver
flute at the
Guildhall School of Music. He plays many kinds of the
bamboo flute and currently lives in London, recording for
Peter Gabriel's
Real World label. His other great love is cooking, and he often combines cookery with flute playing at his concerts.