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Gao Hong, pipaSaturday, October 2, 2010 - 7:30 p.m. Carl Maria von Weber: Overture from Oberon, J. 306
Single tickets on sale at 8:30 a.m. on August 2 |
| Mesmerizing Gao Hong opens the WCFSO's 2010-11 season on the Chinese pipa. This ancient instrument's delicate tonality and ethereal quality are described fittingly through poetry "The bold strings rattled like splatters of sudden rain. The fine instrument hummed like lovers' whispers. Chattering and pattering, pattering and chattering. As pearls, large and small, on a jade plate fell." Gao joins us for the pipa concerto by Tan Dun, Oscar winning composer of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon film score. Works by Weber and Dvořák complete an evening of music that will envelope you in the magic of the spirit world.
Join us before the concert at 6:30 p.m. for Concert Conversations in Jebe Hall. Stay after and enjoy drinks, desserts, and live music in the lobby during our Fíne celebration. |
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Gao Hong - October 2
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