31 Sturt St
Southbank VIC 3006
World premiere season of Carnival of the Chinese Animals.
Memories from Childhood
Celebrate the 2019 Lunar New Year with one of Australia’s leading chamber ensembles, Southern Cross Soloists, and an impressive line-up of guest soloists as they bid adieu (zàijiàn) to the Chinese Year of the Dog and usher in the Year of the Pig – a year which promises to be full of good fortune and luck.
Brilliant colour and sheer exuberance feature in this jubilant concert of East meets West, with a vibrant mix of modern and age-old traditional folk songs as we mark the final day of the Lunar New Year. Southern Cross Soloists share the stage with special guests: cello virtuoso Li-Wei Qin; Melbourne favourite, piano soloist Kristian Chong; and international erhu superstar George Gao, one of the most exciting, innovative and respected erhu masters of our time.
From Chinese folk song and virtuosic artistry to Saint-Saëns’ grand zoological fantasy and Stravinsky’s elusive Firebird Suite, a highlight of the concert will be the world premiere of a new work by Australia’s own Lyle Chan, inspired by the ancient folk story of the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.
Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre
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