The Grand Chinese New Year Concert in Rotterdam

Every year during the period of the Chinese Spring Festival, one of China’s acclaimed traditional orchestras presents a sample of the colorful domestic musical tradition in the bouncing metropolises of the West. From the sounds of the horse-head fiddle from Inner Mongolia to the Cantonese melodies of the Gaohu. This year a committee of experts selected the China Traditional Orchestra Zhejiang to present traditional costumes, classical instruments and traditional and contemporary music from China during The Grand Chinese New Year Concert. To celebrate Chinese New Year the orchestra, led by renowned conductor Zhang Lie, will take the listeners on a spectacular journey through the Chinese lands.

In order to make the Western audience develop an understanding for Chinese music, a moderator leads the audience through the diverse concert program, introducing solo instruments like Erhu or Pipa and explaining the background of orchestral pieces or the meaning of lyrics.

Date/Time:

(Sun) 26 January 2014 - 15:00

Location:

Nieuwe Luxor Theater (Posthumalaan 1, 3072 AG Rotterdam)

Ticket info

(More information: http://www.chinamusic.eu/)