Certainly not in this case. I have never heard the Pipa played quite like this clip of Wu Man ( 吴蛮) playing.
The Guardian has an article on her here. And you can hear her play the pipa in music that isn’t at all Chinese in this programme from New Sounds, which is always a good place to find music you have never heard before. (Or at least which I haven’t heard of before).
If you now want to become an expert on the pipa, you can have a look at this book.
Thank you for introducing this excellent musician. I have enjoyed it a lot.