Overview
The Shanghai Quartet
A Night in Ancient and New China
Pipa virtuoso Wu Man has been called “a force of nature” by Gramophone Magazine and has acted as muse and inspiration for contemporary composers ranging from Tan Dun to Terry Riley. The Shanghai Quartet is one of the world’s foremost chamber music ensembles, known for their passionate musicality and impressive technique.
• BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 (Serioso)
• SOLO PIPA
• CHINA SONG
• ZHAO JIPING & ZHAO LIN New Quintet for pipa & string quartet
“Pipa and quartet [come] together in a work so brilliantly original and inarguably gorgeous that the two may never be the same.” – The Washington Post
Pipa virtuoso Wu Man has been called “a force of nature” by Gramophone Magazine and has acted as muse and inspiration for contemporary composers ranging from Tan Dun to Terry Riley. The Shanghai Quartet is one of the world’s foremost chamber music ensembles, known for their passionate musicality and impressive technique.
• BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 (Serioso)
• SOLO PIPA
• CHINA SONG
• ZHAO JIPING & ZHAO LIN New Quintet for pipa & string quartet
“Pipa and quartet [come] together in a work so brilliantly original and inarguably gorgeous that the two may never be the same.” – The Washington Post