Dear
Friends of Music and the Arts,
VIENNA
is about to salute the Asia-Pacific Weeks in Berlin in original
and appropriate style with a concert by distinguished vocal and
pianistic talents that have found their artistic home in Vienna.
To be sure, they have all grown up far from the banks of the Danube,
having been born in China. For this reason, the forthcoming premiere
in the ART CENTER BERLIN, alluding to the stars in the Chinese flag,
will have the title
RISING
STARS FROM CHINA
Participants in the Masterclasses of the
Vienna Soloist Ensemble Seminar
Wednesday 12th September 2007 at 7,30 pm
Art Center Berlin Friedrichstrasse 134
For
almost a generation, the outstanding personality of the ensemble,
Mrs Yi CHEN, has been working as a distinguished teacher
and accompanist, currently at the Gustav Mahler Conservatory in
Vienna, to further the careers of promising artists. As an Austrian,
she is far more likely to greet visitors with a jovial "gruess
gott" than with "ni hao."
The
tradition is firmly established: Every year she engages prominent
artists and specialists in areas such as stage direction and vocal
technique to prepare specially selected soloists for concerts in
such renowned venues as the Kaisersaal or the Boesendorfer-Saal,
events that have proven stepping stones to great careers. The finest
performers can expect to appear on stage in China several weeks
later, accompanied by the symphony orchestra of the Chinese National
Opera in Beijing.
This
year, the stepping stone to the big performance in Beijing is located
here in Berlin please judge for yourselves whose star will
rise to world prominence in the future. We will hear the prizewinning
multi-talented soprano Yvonne JI with bravura arias such
as that of the Queen of the Night, as well as soprano Yang JIAO
and mezzosoprano Ge SONG with a breathtaking string
of musical pearls ranging from famous baroque oratorios and romantic
songs to the Viennese operetta "Die Fledermaus."
Fans
of the sensational pianist Lang LANG are in for a big surprise:
the young pianist Dan ZHOU, who studied with the same professor
as Lang LANG, will render the famous sonata "Appassionata"
and one of Franz Liszt's "unplayable" etudes in a way
that may let you revise your standards of musical excellence!
The
delights of exquisite Austrian wine during intermission will titillate
our palates and prepare us for the crowning finale but remember
that the ART CENTER BERLIN also holds attractions in store for you
with exhibitions of fine art in all six stories, which will remain
open for you until 10 pm!
We
look forward to your coming, but we recommend that you take advantage
of the limited number of reserved seats! In anticipation of an unforgettable
evening with the "rising stars", we remain
the three organizing teams
LSC
EuroBusiness GmbH
Cultural Association NICE e.V.
YiChen Veranstaltungen KEG Vienna
and
yours truly,
Ingo Bathow
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