Name: East Meets West Orchestral Concert
Start: 2022-03-06T19:30:00+11:00
End: 2022-03-06
Location: Sydney Town Hall

East Meets West Orchestral Concert

Ausfeng Events is a leading event company bringing the best of Chinese performing arts to Australian audiences and contributing to the prosperity of a multicultural society.Ausfeng Events is a branch of Ausfeng Group based in Sydney. Founded in 1998, it covers business activities in the event promotion and production, tourism, education and migration services, etc.

Ausfeng Event Productions Pty Ltd

East Meets West Orchestral Concert will be staged at Sydney Town Hall on Sunday 6 March 2022.

Sydney Town Hall

Experience Australia's finest musicians performing traditional and contemporary music from the East and the West including the acclaimed Chinese masterpieces, Spring Festival Suite and Tune of Meihu, and the world-famous Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1.The 50-piece orchestra from Willoughby Symphony will be led by emerging Australian-Chinese conductor Shilong Ye. The guest soloists include award-winning pianist Tony Tongyi Lee, leading Erhu player Tuqiang Zhang, Opera Australia's popular soprano Sharon Zhai, etc.The repertoire is a combination of classics from the east and the west. A joyful exuberant piece, Spring Festival Suite, evoking the sprightly energy of the Chinese New Year celebrations, will highlight the concert with its grand returns to the stage with delightful festival ambience. The leading Erhu player Tuqiang Zhang will perform the popular Chinese folk song Tune of Meihu, a classic piece of the well-established Qin Erhu originated from yellow river civilisation, will cheer up the community with the high spirits and unwavering conviction conveyed from the melody. Traditional Chinese instruments will be played to present the Chinese classic New Horse Racing, depicting the exciting scene of the Mongolian traditional horse racing festival, bringing a lively festival vibe to the crowd. Popular Australian-Chinese pianist Tony Lee will play the legendary Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1. The orchestration and dynamics are truly world-class; this is a composition of such commitment, strength, and refinement that always leaves the audience captivated."a blooming program of classic Chinese repertoire, capped off with Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.” - Limelight MagazineProgram<ol><li>Spring Festival Suite, composed by Huanzhi Li</li><li>Tune of Meihu, Erhu solo: Tuqiang Zhang, composed by Rirong Lu</li><li>New Horse Racing, composer Haihuai Huang, arranged by Yaoxing Chen and Jun ChenErhu: Tuqiang Zhang, Ashely Sui; Pipa: Zina Fan; Yangqin: Angela Feng</li><li>Pamir My Beautiful Homeland, composer Qiufeng Zheng, Soprano: Sharon Zhai</li><li>Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata, Act I: E' strano … Ah! fors'e lui … Sempre libera, Soprano: Sharon Zhai</li><li>Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1, Pianist: Tony Dongyi Lee</li></ol>

Thank our patrons for your patience with this concert after several repeated COVID-19 postponements. We encourage you to come and experience our real, live orchestra in the flesh after a long and painful drought of COVID silence. If you would like to use Discover NSW, Parents NSW Voucher to purchase tickets, or a refund, please send your request to email: events@ausfeng.com.au or call 0403 188 733.

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