Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu, Music Director and Conductor
Yuja Wang, Piano
Presented by Music Worcester, Inc. Sponsored by The Music Guild
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra formed in 1879 as the Shanghai Public Band and developed into an orchestra in 1907. It promoted Western music, introduced the first Chinese orchestral work to Asian audiences and has been reputed as "the best in the Far East."
Yuja Wang is one of the most significant pianists of her generation; her debuts with the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco Symphonies brought critical acclaim. "To listen to Yuja Wang in action is to re-examine whatever assumptions you had about how well the piano can be played." -San Francisco Chronicle
Program:
Mussorgsky, Khovantchina: Introduction, "Dawn on the Moscow River"
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Chen Qigang, "Iris devoilee" Concerto for Orchestra, Soprano & traditional Chinese Instruments.
Performance: 8:00 p.m.
Pre-Concert Talk: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets purchased after 10/282009 will be held at will call.
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