Tuesday, October 10, 2006 20:00
Dom Pedro V Theatre
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Weigang
Li and Yi-Wen Jiang, Violins
Honggang Li, Viola
Nicholas Tzavaras, Cello
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18, no. 4
Arr.: Yi-Wen Jiang (b. 1963)
Selections from “Chinese Song” - Chinese folk songs
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
String Quartet in A-flat major, op. 105
Never before had China been treated to a
performance of the complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets. Two years ago
the Shanghai Quartet made history, and a memory of that event will resurface in
the intimacy of the Dom Pedro V Theatre. With roots in many parts of the world,
the string ensemble will draw Macao a musical map that leads finally to Prague,
where Dvořák composed his last masterful quartet. On the way they make a special
stop in the East to explore the traditions of Inner Mongolia and the Yao
Minority and revisit a well-known piece by Jing-Ping Zhang.
“Expressive Shanghai Quartet mixes Eastern and
Western musical voices” - The Oregonian
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes,
including one interval