Experience the allure of dances from China, Russia, and Spain, in the season’s final concert. Bartok’s The Miraculous Mandarin and Stravinsky’s The Firebird, heard in their suite versions, are both balletic stories of seduction and the supernatural. Ravel's ever-popular Boléro, driven by a sultry Spanish dance rhythm, captivates audiences with its masterful, gradual escalation from hushed restraint...
Since its founding in 1980, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra has evolved from a small yet highly respected community-based chamber orchestra into a professional orchestra of the highest artistic quality. Offering orchestral, pops, and chamber music concerts, as well as lecture events, children's programs, and innovative collaborative programming, the orchestra is Princeton's hub for classical music...
Experience the allure of dances from China, Russia, and Spain, in the season’s final concert. Bartok’s The Miraculous Mandarin and Stravinsky’s The Firebird, heard in their suite versions, are both balletic stories of seduction and the supernatural...
Experience the allure of dances from China, Russia, and Spain, in the season’s final concert. Bartok’s The Miraculous Mandarin and Stravinsky’s The Firebird, heard in their suite versions, are both balletic stories of seduction and the supernatural. Ravel's ever-popular Boléro, driven by a sultry Spanish dance rhythm, captivates audiences with its masterful, gradual escalation from hushed restraint...
Since its founding in 1980, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra has evolved from a small yet highly respected community-based chamber orchestra into a professional orchestra of the highest artistic quality. Offering orchestral, pops, and chamber music concerts, as well as lecture events, children's programs, and innovative collaborative programming, the orchestra is Princeton's hub for classical music...
At the season’s opening concert, the PSO warmly welcomes members of China’s Hangzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles, in residence for the U.S. premiere of Zhou Tian’s The Grand Canal, which was commissioned by the Federation in celebration of the magnificent waterway that has shaped Chinese history. Stravinksy’s Song of the Nightingale, based on a fairytale set in ancient China, takes a more fanciful view of the culture. Between these two Chinese tributes is Rachmaninoff’s spirited Piano Concerto No. 1, played by charismatic pianist Di Wu.
Stravinsky, Song of the Nightingale
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor
Zhou Tian, The Grand Canal
Di Wu, piano
Sun Li, ruan
Guowei Wang, erhu
Qian Yi, narrator
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Please join the PSO at the Princeton University Art Museum after the concert for a free wine-and-cheese reception and private viewing of the exhibition “On Water: Waves, Dragons, and Boats in Chinese Art.”
About Zhou Tian
Chinese-American composer Zhou Tian’s works, described as “absolutely beautiful” and “utterly satisfying” (Fanfare) have been performed by the world’s major orchestras. The premiere performance of his large-scale symphonic suite The Grand Canal was included in a nationally televised celebration of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China in 2009.
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Soundtracks: The Art of China, Past and Present
Behind the Music: Meet Composer Zhou Tian
V.I.P. Pass to Rehearsals: China’s Glory
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