China National Traditional Orchestra

Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Concert Hall

Date: July 13, 2018

Duration: Approximate 120 mins

Programme

The Whisper Between The Wind and Bird (Mobile Phone and National Orchestra)

Concerto for violin and national orchestra Fire Ritual

Violinist: Eldbjorg Hemsing

——Intermission——

Sky Shadow (String Suite)

Concerto for erhu and national orchestra Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Erhu Player: JIN Yue

Conductor: TAN Dun

The conceptual and multifaceted composer/conductor TAN Dun has made an indelible mark on the world's music scene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical music, multimedia performance, and Eastern and Western traditions. A winner of today's most prestigious honours including the Grammy Award, Oscar/Academy Award, Grawemeyer Award for classical composition and Musical America's Composer of The Year, TAN Dun's music has been played throughout the world by leading orchestras, opera houses, international festivals, and on the radio and television. As a composer/conductor, TAN Dun has led the world's most renowned orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Berliner Philharmoniker, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Filharmonica della Scala, Münchner Philharmoniker and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, among others. TAN Dun also served as "Cultural Ambassador to the World" for World EXPO 2010 Shanghai.

TAN Dun's individual voice has been heard by wide audiences. His first Internet Symphony, which was commissioned by Google/YouTube, has reached over 15 million people online. His Organic Music Trilogy of Water, Paper and Ceramic Concerti has frequented major concert halls and festivals. Paper Concerto was premiered with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the opening of the Walt Disney Hall. His multimedia work, The Map, premiered by Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has toured more than 30 countries worldwide. Its manuscript has been included in the Carnegie Hall Composers Gallery. His Orchestral Theatre: The Gate was premiered by Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra and crosses the cultural boundaries of Peking Opera, Western Opera and puppet theatre traditions. Other important premieres include Four Secret Roads of Marco Polo for the Berlin Philharmonic and Piano Concerto The Fire for Lang Lang and the New York Philharmonic. TAN Dun was commissioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to write the Logo Music and Award Ceremony Music for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Current projects include a new percussion concerto for soloist Martin Grubinger and a harp concerto inspired by the secret Nüshu script from TAN Dun’s home province of Hunan, China.