“City Hall Virtuosi” Series: Guzheng Recital by Wan Xing
ProgrammeAbout the PerformersTicketing
Zheng and Dongxiao
The Lotus Rising from the Water
Zheng and Flute
Solo
Zheng Concerto
Song of the Homebound Fishermen
Flow of Heart
Blue Heaven Overture
Zheng and Harp
Three Variations on Yangguan
Autumn Breeze through Thousand Miles (New Composition)
Solo
La Blancheur
Zheng and Electronic Music
Soundscape
The performance will run for about 1 hour and 30 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable break.
The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.
Artistic Curation, Music Director and Guzheng: Wan Xing
Being a young artist and curator, Wan Xing's music is often perceived as spiritual with oriental aesthetics, and she is aligned with her idea of composition - simple and natural. She masters diversified music styles and crossovers with her guzheng. In 2023, she was chosen to participate in the project initiated by Yo-Yo Ma, “Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop”, and performed in the United States. In recent years, she thrice cooperated with the Hong Kong Museum of Arts for commission of thematic music pieces in exhibitions. She was the artistic director of the music video series ‘Heartstrings of the Guzheng’ presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in 2021, while the episode Traces was displayed at the online platform of the Asia Culture Co-operation Forum 2022.
Wan cooperated with the Hong Kong Dance Company at the original dance poem ‘Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature’ and mindful theatre ‘Vipassana’; with the LCSD at ‘The Light of Metempsychosis’; and, with Wuji Ensemble at atmospheric music theatre ‘Tranquil as a Chrysanthemum’ and ‘Śūnyatā’. She also performed world premiere of guzheng pieces by composer Law Wing-fai, namely La Blancheur and In Oneness.
Wan won numerous accolades including the Best Performance Award 2002 in the First Chinese Folk Instruments Competition organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gold Award (Young Performers Category) in the Second International Guzheng Competition 2011 and the Best Instructor Award 2013 in the Third International Guzheng Contest. She also participated in other music activities including recording a demonstration DVD for the Central Conservatory of Music examination pieces, adjudicating the 32nd Macao Young Musicians Competition.
Wan graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from the Central Conservatory of Music in the Mainland. She continued her studies at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and received her master's degree. She also obtained a master's degree in cultural management from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has given classes at the Education University of Hong Kong recently.
Accompanists: Lauyee Yeung (Harp), Carmen Ma (Flute), Katie Fong (Piano) and Zhang Fan (Dongxiao)
Information provided by the Artist.
“City Hall Virtuosi” Series: Guzheng Recital by Wan Xing
Tickets available from 29 Aug at all URBTIX outlets, self-service ticketing kiosks, on internet, by mobile app and telephone.
Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first come, first served basis).
“City Hall Virtuosi” and “Our Music Talent” Series Package Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets for the ‘Guzheng Recital by Wan Xing’, ‘Guzheng Recital by Xu Lingzi and Ng Hiu-hung’, ‘Piano Recital by Charles Tam’, ‘Saxophone Recital by Chemie Ching’ and ‘Yangqin Recital by Yanki Ma’, the following concession applies:
10% off for any 2 programmes, 15% off for any 3 programmes, 20% off for any 4 or more programmes.
“City Hall Virtuosi” and “Our Music Talent” Series Group Booking Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets for the ‘Guzheng Recital by Wan Xing’,‘Guzheng Recital by Xu Lingzi and Ng Hiu-hung’,‘Piano Recital by Charles Tam’, ‘Saxophone Recital by Chemie Ching’ and ‘Yangqin Recital by Yanki Ma’, the following concession applies:
10% off for 4-9 tickets, 15% off for 10-19 tickets, 20% off for 20 or more tickets.
Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.
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