Events By Genre
Traditional and Folk Music
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Wang Jingxian
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Xia Rongfeng
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Chen Yinghong
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Zhang Gong
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Lin Xiaojun
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Chen Zhijie
Here is one of China’s great cultural treasures, featuring puppeteers who train for 20 years to master their art. With singing and musical accompaniment, the acrobatic pageantry of the marionettes—some with 20 strings or more—depicts famous Chinese legends and folktales.
Auspicious Ritual Overture; The Young Monk Goes to Town ; Ruolan’s Journey ; Drunken Zhong KuiThree Battles with the Skeleton Enchantress; Lantern Festival; Encore:Taming the Monkey; Program is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes, including one intermission
China Institute
Mingmei Yip
In this lecture-demonstration, Mingmei Yip explores the ancient Chinese philosophy of nurturing life and longevity by harnessing breath, energy, and qi (chi) through qin-playing and calligraphic brush strokes.
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Wu Man
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Dong Female Singing Group
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Zhao Jiazhen
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Ba Da Chui
One of China’s most notable musicians curates and hosts this concert of traditional Chinese music. There’s a percussion quartet; Zhao Jiazhen, a hypnotic virtuoso of the qin; and music from the Dong ethnic minority.
; Program is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes, including one intermission
The Performance Project @ University Settlement
Ba Da Chui
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Hosted by Wu Man
This native Chinese percussion quartet, whose name means “eight great hammers,” promises a feast of sound.
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Wu Man
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Li Family Daoist Band
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Zhang Family Band (Old Tune Traditional Music with Shadow Puppets)
Pipa virtuoso Wu Man has chosen two ensembles from China for a presentation of traditional music performed at village rituals, including temple fairs, weddings, funerals, and seasonal festivities.
; Program is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes, including one intermission
Henry Street Settlement
Zhang Family Band (Old Tune Traditional Music with Shadow Puppets)
This native Chinese ensemble performs traditional music used in village rituals, including temple fairs, weddings, funerals, and seasonal festivities. Their inimitable music can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and is still deeply rooted in the daily life of Chinese villagers today.
Asia Society
Dong Female Singing Group
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Zhao Jiazhen
A traditional Chinese teahouse presents the culture of music and tea together. Join us for an intimate meeting of the two at the Asia Society, featuring singers from the Dong ethnic minority and Zhao Jiazhen performing on the qin.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Yan Huichang
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Trey Lee
It’s a cultural phenomenon: traditional Chinese instruments placed in a Western orchestral configuration. The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra is one of the most famous of these groups, known for performing everything from folk music to newly commissioned classical works.
LAW WING-FAIFlowing PhantasmGUO WENJINGThree Melodies of West YunnanZHAO JIPINGZhuang Zhou's DreamCHENG DAZHAOThe Yellow River Capriccio; Program is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes, including one intermission
The Joyce Theater
The Feast of Han Xizai
Special Guest Company of the Festival
This Taiwan-based company recreates the traditional Nanguan music and Liyuan dance of the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD), with sumptuous costumes and sets by Oscar winner Tim Yip (Best Art Direction, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). The dancers and musicians enact this legendary story of Han Xizai with subtle drama and refined elegance.