China NCPA Orchestra to Present US Premiere of Qigang Chen's Luan Tan on 10/30
By: Rebecca Russo Oct. 18, 2017
Carnegie Hall today announced that Music Director and Conductor Lü Jia and the China NCPA Orchestra will present the US premiere of Qigang Chen's Luan Tan in place of his previously announced work, Itinéraire d'une illusion, during the orchestra's concert on Monday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. The composer has postponed the premiere of Itinéraire d'une illusion in order to allow time to complete the final version of the work.
Completed in 2015, Luan Tan was originally premiered in Hong Kong by Xian Zhang and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Qigang Chen writes in his program note that his "inspiration was from the traditional form of Luan Tan-an outgoing musical style in Chinese drama originating around 1600-with timbres and characters from this style making an inevitable appearance in the work." Evoking the energy and happiness found in folk traditions of Chinese musical drama, the orchestral work is dedicated to the memory of the composer's son.Monday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
China NCPA Orchestra
Lü Jia, Music Director and Conductor
Haochen Zhang, Piano QIGANG CHEN Luan Tan (US Premiere)
XIAN XINGHAI Yellow River Concerto (arr. Yin Chengzong, Sheng Lihong, Chu Wanghua, and Liu Zhuang)
JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 This performance is proudly supported by ICBC U.S. Region. Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.
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