East Meets West Orchestral Concert

East Meets West Orchestral Concert combines classical music from the East and West, performed by Queensland Symphony Orchestra led by popular music maestro Dane Lam, at QPAC on July 13, 2022. 

This exquisite Australian tribute to eastern music heritage will also feature talented emerging Australian soloists: Tony Lee, winner of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition; Anna Da Silva Chen, one of Australia's leading young violinists; Victoria Lambourn, Brisbane-born mezzo soprano; Sharon Zhai, soprano from Opera Australia; and Angie Liu, Sydney-based emerging Guzheng musician.

The special concert will feature the tremendously acclaimed Chinese masterpieces ‘Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto and ‘Yellow River’ Piano Concerto, alongside other enchanting works. 

The beautiful yet haunting ‘Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto is a synthesis of Eastern and Western music traditions, juxtaposing pentatonic melodies with a Western harmonic support. This world-known concerto, based on an ancient legend, is also known as the Chinese ‘Romeo and Juliet’, celebrating romantic love.

Another exuberant classic ‘Yellow River’ Piano Concerto integrates a classic post-romantic music structure with passion, beauty and strength, along with technically advanced solo phases, which represents the Chinese high spirits passing down through generations.

“After playing these timeless classics with so many fine Chinese orchestras, I am delighted to share these works with an audience in my hometown of Brisbane with the fabulous QSO.” Dane Lam, Conductor

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