US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents
Li Cangxiao: Erhu Recital, with Robert Martin, cello, Yixin Wang, guzheng, Hsiao-Fang Lin, trombone, Frank Corliss and Hannah Harnest, piano
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Chapel of the Holy Innocents
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
The erhu is a traditional Chinese instrument dating back 2,000 years. Li Cangxiao will be joined by Bard Conservatory faculty members and graduate students performing works by contemporary Chinese composers.7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
“She has a special keen and accurate grasp for music. Her performance is rich in timbre and full of dramatic presentation.” —Music Weekly
Li Cangxiao is a talented young erhu musician widely recognized in China. She is currently a second-year postgraduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing. Li Cangxiao has been awarded the “BoB (Best of the Best) Top-Notch Innovative Talent” by the Ministry of Education of China. As the concertmaster of the Chinese Chamber Orchestra of CCOM, she studies with professor YU Hongmei, vice president of CCOM. In spring 2019, Li Cangxiao was appointed by CCOM as the graduate assistant for erhu teaching at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music for a semester.
For more information, call 845-758-7026, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.barduschinamusic.org/events/2019/5/11/li-cangxiao-erhu-recital .
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Chapel of the Holy Innocents