Wu Man & the Shanghai Quartet: Music from Ancient and New China

Wu Man and the Shanghai Quartet explore the great music of China in a program that features a new multimedia work by the eminent Chinese composer, Zhao Jiping, in collaboration with his son, Zhao Lin, performing some of his most famous scores of Chinese cinema – Raise the Red Lantern, To Live and Farewell My Concubine, among others. The program also includes a suite of traditional Chinese folk songs arranged by 2^nd violinist Yi-Wen Jiang, as well as solo pipa works by Wu Man. Looking back to their roots with a contemporary vision, these artists meld sounds of China with western string quartet and pipa in an unforgettable evening of grand music.

This program is generously supported by the Expeditions program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the six New England state arts agencies. 

WHEN REGISTERING, PLEASE SELECT THE CORRECT "ITEM" (GENERAL PUBLIC OR WELLESLEY AFFILIATE) TO REQUEST THE NUMBER OF SEATS.

A pre-show conversation will take place at 2:00pm in the Alumnae Hall Ballroom East, Lower Level of the same building. A post-show reception will occur in the same location. Join us!

You are also welcome to attend the following events - no reservations necessary, general seating:

The Shanghai Quartet with Wellesley College Music Faculty:

Open Rehearsal and Informal Performance of Shostakovich Octet

Monday, April 4, 2016 4:30pm - 6:00pm, Jewett Auditorium

You are invited to observe the putting together of this beautiful and complex piece in a finite and concise amount of time which will simulate the reality of the professional world. Rehearsal techniques, collegiality, effeciency, musicality, and character will be discussed and demonstrated. Get a bird's eye view of the preparation of a major master work, right before your eyes and ears.

NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED for this event, just COME!