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Violin prodigy interprets Tchaikovsky| Nov. 23

Writer: Li Dan  | Editor: Doria Nan  | From: Shenzhen Daily

Time

8 p.m., Nov. 23

Tickets

50-880 yuan

Venue

Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)


Metro

Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D


Please Note

Young violinist Nancy Zhou will collaborate with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SZSO) this Friday evening to present Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35,” an emotion-filled composition voted as one of top 10 violin concerti of all time by Gramophone. Friday’s concert, under the baton of female conductor Jing Huan, will also include ballet music “Petrushka” composed by Igor Stravinsky, a piece of reserved repertoire from SZSO.

The beloved concerto written by Tchaikovsky in 1878 may ring a bell with movie fans, as it was used in the Chinese movie “Together” (2002) in the film’s closing scenes. In fact, it has repeatedly appeared in movies and TV series around the world.

Infused with Russian folk music themes, the piece exudes a melancholic warmth fusing classical and romantic sensibilities besides giving a full display of the dazzling skills of the virtuoso violinist.

Nancy Zhou

Zhou, born in San Antonio, Texas, the United States in 1993, began playing violin at age 4 with her father Zhou Long, also a violinist.

At 5, she gave her first solo concert and at 9 she collaborated with an orchestra for the first time.

Zhou studied with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory and also took lessons from David Nadien. She graduated from Harvard University in 2017.

Having won first prizes in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition and the International Music Competition Harbin this year, she has performed as a soloist in recitals and with orchestras throughout the world.

Since 2008, she has been sponsored by the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation, frequently collaborating with the German violinist on tours in Europe, Asia and the U.S.

Jing Huan

One of few Chinese women conductors, Jing graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. She furthered her studies at the University of Cincinnati on a doctoral program with a full scholarship and served as the conducting assistant of the symphony orchestra there before joining the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra in the 2013-14 season.

Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 23

Tickets: 50-880 yuan

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Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D

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