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10/15/2009
Carnegie Hall Shop To Feature Shanghai Tang Items During Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Festival
THE SHOP AT CARNEGIE HALL TO FEATURE DISTINCTIVE ITEMS FROM CHINESE LUXURY BRAND SHANGHAI TANG THROUGHOUT ANCIENT PATHS, MODERN VOICES FESTIVAL
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10/12/2009
Pianist Haochen Zhang Added to Lineup for Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Festival
HAOCHEN ZHANG TO PERFORM FREE RECITAL AT FLUSHING TOWN HALL ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AT 7:30 PM, PART OF CARNEGIE HALL NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute Presents 19-Year-Old Pianist in His First New York Appearance Since His Gold Medal Win in June at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
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10/07/2009
Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Closes at Carnegie Hall with Long Yu, Lang Lang, and Shanghai Symphony
LONG YU CONDUCTS THE SHANGHAI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND PIANIST LANG LANG IN THE CLOSING CONCERT OF THE ANCIENT PATHS, MODERN VOICES FESTIVAL AT CARNEGIE HALL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Festival Partner Events During the Closing Week Include:
Seven Performances by the Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble, Recreating Traditional Nanguan Music and Liyuan Dance at The Joyce Theater, November 3–8
Films on United States–China Cultural Exchange Screened at The Paley Center for Media on November 7 and 8
New Juilliard Ensemble Performs Works by Contemporary Chinese Composers at Alice Tully Hall on November 9
Panel Discussions at Asia Society, China Institute, and the Museum of Chinese in America Explore Different Aspects of Contemporary Chinese Culture
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10/06/2009
Carnegie Hall News: Contemporary Art from China in Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Festival
CHINA IN CHELSEA AND BEYOND BRINGS TOGETHER NEW YORK CITY’S TOP ART GALLERIES FOR EXHIBITIONS OF CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART
Visual Art in the Festival also Includes a Zankel Hall Photography Exhibit; Panel Discussion at Asia Society with Melissa Chiu, Tan Dun, and Wenda Gu; and Exhibition of Chinese Musical Instruments and Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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09/29/2009
American Orchestras Play Chinese and Western Composers in Last Week of Ancient Paths, Modern Voices
SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, MUSIC DIRECTOR DAVID ROBERTSON, AND PERCUSSIONIST COLIN CURRIE PERFORM TAN DUN’S WATER CONCERTO AND BRIGHT SHENG’S COLORS OF CRIMSON ON NOVEMBER 4
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, MUSIC DIRECTOR ROBERT SPANO, AND CELLIST YO-YO MA PERFORM NEW YORK PREMIERE OF ANGEL LAM’S AWAKENING FROM A DISAPPEARING GARDEN ON NOVEMBER 7
Both Programs Also Feature Works by Western Composers Inspired by Chinese Themes
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09/24/2009
Carnegie Hall News: Recital by Yundi Li Postponed
NOVEMBER 1 RECITAL BY PIANIST YUNDI LI HAS BEEN POSTPONED
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09/23/2009
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Carnegie Hall Debut 10/30 in Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Festival
THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA—AN 85-MEMBER ENSEMBLE COMPRISED OF CHINESE INSTRUMENTS—PERFORMS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT CARNEGIE HALL
Yan Huichang Conducts Four Works by Contemporary Chinese Composers
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09/22/2009
Lang Lang Performs Three Concerts During Carnegie Hall’s Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Festival
LANG LANG PERFORMS THREE CONCERTS AT CARNEGIE HALL DURING CARNEGIE HALL’S THREE WEEK FESTIVAL OF CHINESE CULTURE
“Lang Lang and Friends” on October 27 Features the Pianist Performing Chamber Music with Young Chinese & Chinese-American Musicians
Lang Lang Premieres Piano Concerto Er Huang by Composer Chen Qigang with Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the Juilliard Orchestra on October 28
Closes Festival with Conductor Long Yu and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on November 10
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09/16/2009
Composers of China's “Class of 1978” in Carnegie Hall’s Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Festival
WEEK TWO OF CARNEGIE HALL’S FESTIVAL OF CHINESE CULTURE FEATURES MUSIC BY COMPOSERS FROM CHINA’S REMARKABLE “CLASS OF 1978”
Ensemble ACJW Performs Works by Chen Qigang, Chen Yi, Guo Wenjing, Bright Sheng, and Zhou Long Flushing Town Hall, Queens—October 25 Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall—October 26
Juilliard Orchestra Performs Two World Premieres: Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto with Cho-Liang Lin on October 26; Chen Qigang’s Er Huang Piano Concerto with Michael Tilson Thomas and Lang Lang on October 28
Festival Concerts by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble, and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Feature Music Written by the Vanguard of Contemporary Chinese Composers
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09/10/2009
Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Events in Manhattan and Queens Community Venues
SEVEN FREE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERTS AND WORKSHOPS ARE PART OF CARNEGIE HALL’S THREE WEEK FESTIVAL CELEBRATING CHINESE CULTURE, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES BY BA DA CHUI, ZHANG FAMILY BAND, AND ENSEMBLE ACJW
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Leads Two Chinese Instrument Workshops
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09/09/2009
Ancient Paths, Modern Voices Festival Opens with Marionette Theater, Traditional Music, and Dance
CARNEGIE HALL’S THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL OF CHINESE CULTURE OPENS WITH MARIONETTE THEATER, TRADITIONAL MUSIC, AND MODERN DANCE
Citywide Festival Launches on October 21 in Zankel Hall with Quanzhou Marionette Theater, the Leading Performers of this Ancient Tradition from Southeast China
Pipa Player Wu Man Curates Two Programs of Traditional Music on October 23 and 24, with Daoist Ritual Music, Shadow Puppetry, Chinese Percussion, Dong Minority Singers, and the Qin
Opening Partner Events at China Institute, Asia Society, and Works & Process at the Guggenheim Feature Programs on Chinese Calligraphy, the Chinese Teahouse, and Shen Wei Dance Arts
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07/29/2009
Carnegie Hall Presents Ancient Paths, Modern Voices A Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture
October 21–November 10, 2009—NEW YORK CITY
October 15–November 24, 2009—COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
Festival Explores China’s Diverse and Vibrant Culture and Its Influence Worldwide Through Music, Dance, Marionette Theater, Film, Calligraphy, Art Exhibitions, and More
Performers Include Wu Man, Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, Cho-Liang Lin, Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Shen Wei Dance Arts, The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble, and More, Plus Premieres of New Music by Chen Qigang, Tan Dun, and Angel Lam
Festival Launches with Quanzhou Marionette Theater October 15 in California and October 21 in New York
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