CEIBS New Year’s Concert 2022
20^th Special Edition – Evening of Charity

Hosted by China Europe International Business School
Lui Che-woo Auditorium
December 19, 2021 (Sunday)

Schedule

17:00-18:30   Sign in and ticket exchange
18:30-19:40   First half
19:40-19:55   Intermission
19:55-20:30   Second half

Programme

First half

Edvard Grieg: The Holberg Suite
Astor Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Antonio
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Winter
Chai Liang, violin
The Four Seasons String Orchestra

Emanuele
Amazing Grace
Noah Hocker, trumpet

The Butterfly Lovers
Lv Siqing, violin

Second half

Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle
Liang Yiting of Wings of Music, violin

Por una Cabeza
Chai Liang and Liang Yiting, violin

Djembe “Gypsy”
Violin Ensemble “Palladio”
Performance by children from the Wings of Music

Dmitri Shostakovich
5 Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano
Lv Siqing & Lv Liangjie, violin

Tomorrow Will Be Better
The Same Song
Chorus by Rong Ai Rong Le Choir

Ticketing

Single person: RMB 1,200/person

A group of two or more: RMB 1,000/person

** Tickets are required for children (The price is the same as above). Children under 1.2m are not admitted;

** All seats are offered at the same price. Please line up to show your invitation in exchange for a ticket on the day of the concert. Tickets will be issued in order of seats starting from the first row.

All the ticket proceeds will go to the Wings of Music charity project.

Payment

Seat reservations are subject to receipt of payment (within the specified time);

Tickets are not refundable;

After the payment, you will receive a donation receipt issued by the China Symphony Development Foundation, which entitles you to personal income tax deduction.

Profile of the Wings of Music

Now in its 12^th year, the Wings of Music, a children’s musical charity, aims to offer underprivileged children access to music education that can spur them to pursue their dreams. In partnership with the China Symphony Development Foundation, this charity project has invited outstanding musicians to deliver children both top-class classical music training and opportunities to perform alongside a symphony orchestra at concerts.

Lv Siqing

Lv Siqing is the most active and celebrated Chinese violinist on the current music scene. Given his close partnership with leading conductors and musicians in and outside of China, he is often invited to hold solo concerts, perform alongside renowned orchestras in China and abroad, and deliver a performance at prominent art festivals around the world. His elegant and exciting violin sound has captivated audience at popular performance venues in more than 40 countries and regions. He has served as Art Director for the May Music Festival of the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China for many years. In addition, he often sits on the judging panel at many international music competitions. Starting from 2021, he has served as the founding principal of the Yehudi Menuhin School in Qingdao.

Chai Liang

Chai Liang is a world-renowned violinist, conductor, and music educator. In 1997, he graduated from the Juilliard School, US. He performed in famous concert halls, such as the Royal Albert Hall, UK and Auditorium du Musée du Louvre, France, and hosted solo concerts in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, hailed as the palace of world music, in New York. He has been devoted to developing chamber music that combines Western classics with traditional Chinese pieces. In 2009, he initiated the Wings of Music charity project to provide underprivileged children with access to free music education while giving away musical instruments. He taught at the Juilliard School, Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music.

Noah Hocker

Noah Hocker is an American trumpet player. He studied under Terrell Stafford, an eminent American jazz musician and trumpeter. In 2017, he was awarded the title of Best Soloist of the Year by the “World Improvisation” in Madrid, Spain.

Noah Hocker is a versatile and well-rounded musician, with a deep respect for jazz. For him, love means constantly producing and performing music to express his emotions and present his views of the world. His original Swing Jazz album “Head to head” was released in November 2019.

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