"Charms of Chinese Music" Grand Concert of Chinese Folk Music.
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About this EventThe 2021 Lunar New Year is the Year of the Ox, considered an honest, dependable, and determined animal representing patience and achieving goals through consistent effort. Join us in virtually welcoming the Year of the Ox with "Charms of Chinese Music", the New Year Concert of Chinese Folk Music.
The concert will be available to watch for free on February 12 (Friday) @ 8pm on Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram.
Conductor Pang Ka Pang | Erhu Zhu Changyao.
Jiangsu folk music features varied repertoires and diverse styles. As an excellent folk orchestra in Jiangsu, the Suzhou Chinese Orchestra is known for its lively and smart playing style through bold innovation. “Charms of Chinese Music” Grand Concert is conducted by Pang Ka Pang, an acclaimed conductor who is the orchestra’s artistic director and chief conductor, performed by Zhu Changyao, a famous Erhu performer and the orchestra’s art director and supported by more than 90 young performers. The concert includes excellent works such as "Spring Festival Overture", "My Motherland", "Lyrical Variations", and "The Second Spring Bathed in Moonlight". The magnificent concert demonstrated the profoundness and the power of contemporary Chinese folk music. In 2019, it was hailed by audience during the "Happy Chinese New Year" tour in 13 cities of 9 countries.
Pang Ka Pang is the artistic director and principal conductor of the China Broadcast Traditional Orchestra, and Suzhou Chinese Orchestra. He also serves as musical director and principal conductor of the Macao Chinese Orchestra and the Oriental Symphony Orchestra of China. He is also a guest professor of the Wuhan Music Conservatory of China and the artistic director and principal conductor of the Jilin Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra of Austria and the Pusan Philharmonic Orchestra of Korea. Pang is also a member of the Musicians’ Association of China and the Standing Committee of the Chinese Ethnic Orchestra Music Association.
Zhu Changyao is a famous Chinese erhu virtuoso and composer with National Class One Musician standing. He is also director of the Chinese Musicians' Association, Executive Director of the China Nationalities Orchestra Society, Vice President of the China Erhu Society, Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Chapter of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Chairman of the Jiangsu Musicians' Association. Zhu has won many awards and accolades, including an Outstanding Performance Award (First in Erhu) at the All China Ethnic Instrumental Solo Competition, a Zijin Culture Medal of Jiangsu Province, and the Government Special Allowance presented by the State Council.
Watch trailer here:
The concert will be available to watch for free on February 12 (Friday) @ 8pm on Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram.
Conductor Pang Ka Pang | Erhu Zhu Changyao.
Jiangsu folk music features varied repertoires and diverse styles. As an excellent folk orchestra in Jiangsu, the Suzhou Chinese Orchestra is known for its lively and smart playing style through bold innovation. “Charms of Chinese Music” Grand Concert is conducted by Pang Ka Pang, an acclaimed conductor who is the orchestra’s artistic director and chief conductor, performed by Zhu Changyao, a famous Erhu performer and the orchestra’s art director and supported by more than 90 young performers. The concert includes excellent works such as "Spring Festival Overture", "My Motherland", "Lyrical Variations", and "The Second Spring Bathed in Moonlight". The magnificent concert demonstrated the profoundness and the power of contemporary Chinese folk music. In 2019, it was hailed by audience during the "Happy Chinese New Year" tour in 13 cities of 9 countries.
Pang Ka Pang is the artistic director and principal conductor of the China Broadcast Traditional Orchestra, and Suzhou Chinese Orchestra. He also serves as musical director and principal conductor of the Macao Chinese Orchestra and the Oriental Symphony Orchestra of China. He is also a guest professor of the Wuhan Music Conservatory of China and the artistic director and principal conductor of the Jilin Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra of Austria and the Pusan Philharmonic Orchestra of Korea. Pang is also a member of the Musicians’ Association of China and the Standing Committee of the Chinese Ethnic Orchestra Music Association.
Zhu Changyao is a famous Chinese erhu virtuoso and composer with National Class One Musician standing. He is also director of the Chinese Musicians' Association, Executive Director of the China Nationalities Orchestra Society, Vice President of the China Erhu Society, Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Chapter of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Chairman of the Jiangsu Musicians' Association. Zhu has won many awards and accolades, including an Outstanding Performance Award (First in Erhu) at the All China Ethnic Instrumental Solo Competition, a Zijin Culture Medal of Jiangsu Province, and the Government Special Allowance presented by the State Council.
Watch trailer here: