WU MAN
2 years ago
SOLO RECITAL (CHINA/USA)
Sunday 10 March, 2013
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
SOLO PERFORMANCE
The intrepid Wu Man - pipa virtuoso, Grammy Award
winner and one-woman force of nature - is coming to Auckland Arts
Festival for a one-off, solo performance, Wu Man and her Pipa:
Ancient Ties for Modern Sound.
On her Chinese lute, which she traverses with the
mastery of Hendrix on a guitar, Wu Man brings music from the
borderlands, music that defies expectations and spans dynasties.
With a repertoire that ranges from bluegrass to Beijing opera, Wu
Man will perform selections from her 2010 recording Immeasurable
Light and her most recent album, released in 2012, Borderlands: Wu
Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route. Borderlands is the
final instalment in Smithsonian Folkways' acclaimed Music of
Central Asia ethnographic series.
While she is also appearing in a special
performance with the legendary Kronos Quartet in the Auckland Arts
Festival 2013, Wu Man's solo recital will trace an illuminating and
deeply personal journey into how the pipa's story has shaped her
own. Cited by the Los Angeles Times as "the artist most responsible
for bringing the pipa to the Western World", Wu Man has spent the
last 20 years seeking out effective ways to introduce pipa music
and Chinese musical culture to audiences in the West. Her many
cross-cultural projects and collaborations aim to unite the pipa
with a variety of western instruments and art forms, presenting the
instrument to audiences in contexts with which they are
familiar.
Born in Hangzhou, China, Wu Man has performed with
major orchestras around the world, and collaborated with some of
the world's leading composers, including Philip Glass, Tan Dun and
Terry Riley, and performers the Silk Road Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma and of
course, the Kronos Quartet.
Following her solo performance on Saturday 10
March, Wu Man will host a free post-show talk in the Auckland Town
Hall Concert Chamber.
www.aaf.co.nz
Wu Man is one of the rare musicians who has changed
the history of the instrument she plays. - Boston Globe
CONCERT DETAILS
Show Wu Man: Solo Recital
Where Concert Chamber, Auckland Town
Hall
When Sunday 10 March, 5pm
Duration 1 hr no interval
Post-concert talk Sunday 10
March
Price Adult $65 / Friend/Conc/Group
$59
Bookings Book at THE EDGE:
www.buytickets.co.nz / 09 357 3355 / 0800 289 842
Group bookings: groups@the-edge.co.nz / 09 357
3354
Information www.aaf.co.nz
Social Media Facebook:
facebook.com/Aklfestival
Twitter: @Aklfestival
Media enquiries Siobhan Waterhouse,
Publicist. P: +64 (0)9 374 0317 | M: +64 (0) 22 126
4149
E: siobhan.waterhouse@aucklandfestival.co.nz
By arrangement with Arts Projects Australia
SOLO RECITAL (CHINA/USA)
Sunday 10 March, 2013
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
SOLO PERFORMANCE
The intrepid Wu Man - pipa virtuoso, Grammy Award winner and
one-woman force of nature - is coming to Auckland Arts Festival for
a one-off, solo performance, Wu Man and her Pipa: Ancient Ties
for Modern Sound.
On her Chinese lute, which she traverses with the mastery of
Hendrix on a guitar, Wu Man brings music from the borderlands,
music that defies expectations and spans dynasties. With a
repertoire that ranges from bluegrass to Beijing opera, Wu Man will
perform selections from her 2010 recording Immeasurable
Light and her most recent album, released in 2012,
Borderlands: Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk
Route. Borderlands is the final instalment in
Smithsonian Folkways' acclaimed Music of Central Asia ethnographic
series.
While she is also appearing in a special performance with the
legendary Kronos Quartet in the Auckland Arts Festival 2013, Wu
Man's solo recital will trace an illuminating and deeply personal
journey into how the pipa's story has shaped her own. Cited by the
Los Angeles Times as "the artist most responsible for bringing the
pipa to the Western World", Wu Man has spent the last 20 years
seeking out effective ways to introduce pipa music and Chinese
musical culture to audiences in the West. Her many cross-cultural
projects and collaborations aim to unite the pipa with a variety of
western instruments and art forms, presenting the instrument to
audiences in contexts with which they are familiar.
Born in Hangzhou, China, Wu Man has performed with major
orchestras around the world, and collaborated with some of the
world's leading composers, including Philip Glass, Tan Dun and
Terry Riley, and performers the Silk Road Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma and of
course, the Kronos Quartet.
Following her solo performance on Saturday 10 March, Wu Man will
host a free post-show talk in the Auckland Town Hall Concert
Chamber.
www.aaf.co.nz
Wu Man is one of the rare musicians who has changed the
history of the instrument she plays. - Boston Globe
CONCERT DETAILS
Show Wu Man: Solo Recital
Where Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
When Sunday 10 March, 5pm
Duration 1 hr no interval
Post-concert talk Sunday 10 March
Price Adult $65 / Friend/Conc/Group $59
Bookings Book at THE EDGE: www.buytickets.co.nz
/ 09 357 3355 / 0800 289 842
Group bookings: groups@the-edge.co.nz / 09 357 3354
Information www.aaf.co.nz
Social Media Facebook:
facebook.com/Aklfestival
Twitter: @Aklfestival
Media enquiries Siobhan Waterhouse, Publicist.
P: +64 (0)9 374 0317| M: +64 (0) 22 126
4149 | E:siobhan.waterhouse@aucklandfestival.co.nz
By arrangement with Arts Projects Australia