Known as the "Yang's Quick Hand," pipa player Yang Wei will bring the famous pipa piece "Ambush on All Sides" to this concert. Yang Wei has won numerous awards and has been invited to join Yo-Yo Ma's "Silk Road Project" since 2000. In addition to accumulating rich performance experience in the United States, Europe, and Asia, Yang Wei also teaches in various parts of the world.
Currently an associate professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, guzheng player Wang Wei has ranked highly in the "ART Cup International Instrumental Competition". In this performance, Wang Wei will play the Chaozhou guzheng piece "The Cold Crow Plays in the Water", skillfully expressing the playful interaction of the cold crows in the water, and will perform a beautiful duet of "Spring River, Flower Moon Night" with Yang Wei.
Huqin player Jiang Kemei is renowned for her outstanding skills and is thus regarded as "the most outstanding and popular huqin player of contemporary times". Jiang Kemei will passionately interpret the Peking opera tune "Night Deepens", which tells the story of the tragic romance of "Farewell My Concubine", showcasing the feminine characteristics of strength and gentleness in Peking opera style.
The grand finale will feature the three masters collaborating with the Ding Yi Music Company to present the piece "Sound Like a Song", composed by resident composer Liu Chang for huqin, pipa, guzheng, and Chinese chamber orchestra. This piece reflects the characteristics of modern and traditional music, blending Peking opera with contemporary compositional styles. In addition, the masters will also engage in a live interview, sharing their journeys in learning Chinese music and how they became professional performers.
