Suzhou Chinese Orchestra | PANG Ka-Pang

Experience the magic of Chinese symphonies!

Under the direction of the conductor PANG Ka-Pang, the Suzhou Chinese Orchestra is presenting gorgeous commissioned works for the first time in Europe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Austria and China in 2021. A foretaste of the anniversary tour is already available today: The stream awaits you an online concert that inspires with the filigree sound of Chinese tradition. Do not miss the masterfully modern interpretation of works such as "The Four Seasons in Liuyuan (Garden of Lingering)". And learn personally from Maestro PANG what power lies dormant in the symphonic works from China.

The Suzhou Chinese Orchestra in your living room.

PANG Ka-Pang conducts the Suzhou Chinese Orchestra

PANG Ka-Pang and the Suzhou Chinese Orchestra will interpret new symphonic music from China on this concert evening. The concert program also includes compositions that will be performed for the first time in Europe as part of this concert tour.

The ensemble of the orchestra, which comprises more than 90 musicians in total, is made up of experienced instrumentalists and top graduates from ten Chinese conservatories. His repertoire ranges from adaptations of traditional classics to new compositions that have been commissioned.

The orchestra's instrumentation with string, plucked and wind instruments of Chinese tradition in combination with instruments from European classical music such as cello, harp and bass violin is reflected in the characteristic charm of its timbre. This is where PANG Ka-Pang's responsibility as a conductor is based: "A conductor recognizes the variety of instruments and feels the sound possibilities."

After studying "Conducting" in Beijing and many years of international concert activity, PANG Ka-Pang graduated from the MDW in Vienna with a diploma in "Opera Conducting" in 2013. PANG draws inspiration from both Chinese and Western culture in his musical activities. He drives the research and development of Chinese symphonic music, and with his commitment is directly and actively involved in the creation process of an originally Chinese opera and orchestral tradition. In PANG's words: “An orchestra lives from new works. Every commissioned work takes us to a new level. "

This online concert is an excerpt from a current concert that was performed in August after the Corona Lockdown.

Program:

Liu Changyuan "Lyric Variations"

Suite in A minor

Li Binyang "The Maple Bridge in the Spray "

2nd movement

Wang Danhong "The Four Seasons in Liuyuan (Garden of Lingering)"

2nd and 3rd movements

Zhang Zhao "Gan-jiang Mo-ye Fantasy"

3rd and 4th movements