Performers
Yongyan Hu, Dirigent
Programme
Xiaogang Ye
Strophe
Xinyi Wu
Falling Pear Blossoms
Paulo Brito
Serenade in a Distant Key
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Pengfei Yu
Lotus Smile
Hang Zou
Tipsy Dancing Devarajas for Ensemble
Zi'ao Li
Martial Spirit
Wing-wah Chan
Phoenix Dance
Promoter's details
Artistic Director: Prof. Xiaogang YE
Musician and composition from the School of Music of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
China is a vast and ancient country, spanning five time zones from east to west and six temperature zones from north to south, with a history of civilization spanning 5,000 years. The dramatic geographic and climatic differences in this vast land have brought to the people living here a wide variety of lives and broad thinking and nurtured a brilliant, diverse, eclectic, and harmonious Chinese culture.
As an essential link between tradition and modernity, between the local and the global, music has always been an important part of Chinese culture, representing the spirit of every generation of Chinese people. What does new Chinese music look like today? It is not easy to provide a uniform answer to the audience in Vienna. Meanwhile, the eight composers from the School of Music of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), who come from different regions and backgrounds, represent the people living there today. With their music, they will bring us some clues and inspirations about new music in China.