Chinese Music: Rare Violins and Talents

Contemporary Chinese music, rare instruments and outstanding performing talents are the themes of two recital concerts on Contemporary Chinese Violin Music at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts on Saturday, 24 July at 8:00 pm and Sunday, 25 July at 3:00 pm.

This series of two recitals of contemporary Chinese violin music will no doubt help to bring international attention to the achievements of both violin teachers and performers in China in recent years. Works by living Chinese violin teachers and composers, including those by Yang Baozhi, Li Zili, Tang Kang-Nian and Zhao Wei will be featured. They will be performed by first-rate Chinese violinists, including Li Chuan-Yun(recently featured in Chen Kaige’s film “Together”), Canadian-Chinese Yi Jia Susanne Hou(gold medallist of three major recent international violin competitions, 1997 Sarasate, 1999 Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud, and 1999 Lipizer), and the rapid rising Chen Xi (silver medallist of the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition). It is bound to be an exciting event in the Vancouver’s cultural circle.

In conjunction with the concerts, former director of China’s Central Conservatory of Music, Professor Wu Zuqiang and famed pedagogue Professor Lin Yaoji will serve as artistic advisors to the event and respectively will give lecture on contemporary Chinese music development and master-class for violin students at downtown Tom Lee Music Concert Hall on 22 and 23 July from 1 pm to 5 pm. For more details, please check www.cccvan.com or contact 604-685-8471 or 604-658-8850.

Tickets for the concerts at $45, $40, $35 or $25 are available at Chan Centre box office (604-822-2697), Ticketmaster (604-280-3311), Chinese Cultural Centre (604-658-8850/8875), online at www.ticketmaster,ca
More information may be obtainable by telephone 604-658-8850 or by searching the website www.cccvan.com