Li-Wei Qin News
Chinese-Australian cellist
- cello
- cellist
Last update
2024-04-23
Refresh
2022-05-20 21:14:00
I didn't blog about or formally review Bright Sheng's Dream of the Red Chamber in September, 2016, so here I am playing catchup on everyone else's reviews. One odd point: I cannot find the SFCV review and there must have been one. Perhaps it disappeared in the same data migration effort that wiped out some of my older reviews. Joshua Kosman, SF Chron Georgia Rowe, Mercury-News Ilana Walder-Biesanz, Bachtracks Ray Mark Rinaldi, Opera News Charles Kruger, Theaterstorm Related: Amy Qin in The NY Times (2016) and Emily Wilson at SFCV (2022).
2021-11-19 00:00:00
Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures (Nicholas Braithwaite, Li-Wei Qin & Elizabeth Campbell)
Edward Elgar: 01. - 04. Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85 * [29'52]05. - 09. Sea Pictures, op.37 ^ [23'53]10. The Kingdom, op.51 - Prelude [10'00]Li-Wei Qin- cello*, Elizabeth Campbell- mezzo^, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas BraithwaiteABC Classics [recorded November 2002; CD issued 2005, this digital download 2009][digital download; flacs, cover scan - no booklet] Recording venue: Adelaide Town Hall, South AustraliaRecording engineer: Wayne Baker; Producers: Kevin Roper & Virginia Reed A later recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto with Li-Wei Qin has been issued by ABC Classics and Decca. Here he adopts faster tempi. 01. - 03. William Walton - Cello Concerto* [30'31]04. - 07. Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes' [16'46]08. - 11. Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85* [27'42]Li-Wei Qin- cello*, London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zhang YiABC Classics 4811243 [recorded July 2013; ABC and Decca CD and digital […]
2021-06-10 19:47:31
The ABC Young Performers Awards announced six semifinalists: Double Bassist Jason Henery (20, Sydney) Pianist Tony Lee (29, New South Wales) Pianist Robbin Reza (26, Sydney) Flautist Eliza Shephard (27, Victoria) Cellist Benett Tsai (18, New South Wales) Violinist Edward Walton (15, Victoria) Previous winners include Adele Anthony, Simon Tedeschi, Li-Wei Qin, Emily Sun and VC Artist Suyeon […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2019-03-09 17:08:00
New York Philharmonic – Long Yu, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Wu Man, pipa. March 7, 2019.
[…] it, or so I thought. The♩ 25-minute work has three movements, simply marked: Movement I: ♩ = 66, II: ♩= 56; III: ♩ = 170. When Ma and Wu came on stage, Ma took the mike and explained to the audience what the music meant. He compared the three movements to three periods in Chinese history. The first movement was before the kingdom was formed (I suppose that meant before the first emperor Qin?); the second movement was during the Tang dynasty, height of Chinese civilization where churches, temples, mosques, and synagogues coexisted (that is true, I am not sure it was a peaceful coexistence, though); the third movement referred to present day China, the golden age of culture (I am not sure I heard that right.) While interesting and probably helpful to understanding the music, Ma’s description also caused confusion in my mind. On top of that, […]
or
- timeline: Performers.
- Indexes (by alphabetical order): Q...