2018-02-11 Muhai Tang conducts the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra in a colorful program of traditional Chinese music

CONCERT Muhai Tang conducts the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra in a colorful program of traditional Chinese music The 2018 Grand Chinese New Year Concert ABOUT This year's Grand Chinese New Year Concert features the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra under the baton of Muhai Tang! Don't miss this fascinating evening of music rarely heard in the West, put together by Maestro Tang especially for the occasion, and presented live at the Philharmonie de Paris' Grande Salle Pierre Boulez! Since 1998, the Grand Chinese New Year Concert has been one of the most successful yet unconventional events to visit Western classical music concert halls. Every year during the Chinese Spring Festival period, one of China’s most acclaimed traditional orchestras is selected to present a sample of the country’s native musical culture. From the guzheng (a plucked string instrument), to the dizi (a kind of bamboo flute), to the suona (a double reed instrument), discover the rich palette of musical instruments from this thousand-year-old tradition! Over the past 21 years, the performing arts agency Wu Promotion has organized more than 160 Grand Chinese New Year Concerts on four continents. This year's tour includes 20 remarkable concerts on multiple continents in some of the West’s most important cultural centers: from London to Budapest, from Lucerne to Berlin, from Paris and Brussels to Astana and Tashkent. CASTING Zhao Zhen | Sheng Wang Yang | Sheng Li Chunxu | Sheng Jin Kai | Bamboo flute Yu Bing | Pipa Yao Xinfeng | Erhu Jiang Yuanqin | Percussionist Lu Shasha | Guzheng Tang Yunli | Pipa Zhu Yanyun | Jinghu Wang Yinrui | Chinese Drum Ma Xiaohui | Erhu Chen Yan | Erhu Hu Chenyun | Suona Ding Long | Erhu Chen Shi | Shao qin Li Lin | Ruan Zhao Zhen | Sheng Wang Yinrui | Percussionist Shanghai Chinese Orchestra Muhai Tang | Conductor PROGRAM Wang Yunfei, Harmony, for Sheng and Chinese Traditional Orchestra Wang Yunfei, Black Bamboo, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra Ensemble Luo Xiaoci / Xie Peng, Spirit of Chinese Calligraphy, Zheng Concerto Han Wenhe, Farewell to My Concubine, for Pipa, Jinghu, Chinese Drum, and Orchestra Fang Dongqing / Lu Yuejin, Caterpillar Fungus, for Plucked Strings Ensemble He Zhanhao / Chen Gang / Ma Xiaohui, Butterfly Lovers, Erhu Concerto Huang Lei, Dancing Phoenix, Suona Concerto Jiang Ying, The Silk Road, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra Zhao Jiping, Moonlit Lugou Bridge Before Dawn, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra Tan Dun, Northwest Suite, Wedding Celebration, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra Liu Changyuan, Lyrical Variation for the orchestra, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra Tan Dun, Northwest Suite, The Slate Drum, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra Kong Zhixuan, Flying Bees, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra Ensemble Huang Yijun, Blooming Flowers and Full Moon, for Chinese Traditional Orchestra DETAILS Venue: Philharmonie de Paris (Paris, France)