Showing posts with label Ang Li. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ang Li. Show all posts

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Steinway artist Ang Li journeys from China to Chopin in piano concert at the CCP


August 31, 2014, 7:30 PM
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
CCP Complex
Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:
Ang Li, piano

Pianist and Steinway artist Ang Li takes music lovers to a journey from China to Chopin with Love on a one night concert happening on August 31, 2014 at 7:30 PM at Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater).

Ang Li began playing the piano by ear at age one. Ang Li made her first public appearance at Beijing Concert Hall at age six. At age thirteen, she made her orchestral debut with the Little Orchestra Society of New York at Avery Fisher Hall. In 2007, Ms. Li was invited by The China National Center for the Performing Arts in the performance of the Ravel Piano Concerto in G major with the China National Symphony Orchestra. She was re-engaged to perform at that venue with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra in 2008. She has also performed with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Staten Island Symphony, The Lanaudière Music Festival Orchestra, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, and the American Academy of Conducting Orchestra.

Pianist Ang Li

Li is ranked among the top classical pianists in the World by The Cliburn Competition (2009) and has appeared at  Carnegie Hall, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ruïnekerk of Bergen in the Netherlands, Hong Kong City Hall, Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, among others. She gained national renown after winning the OSM Standard Life Competition, in which she was awarded the First Prize in the B category, Best Interpretation of a Canadian Work Prize, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Prize, Radio-Canada Prize, Galaxie Rising Stars Award, and the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Award. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from The Curtis Institute of Music, a Master's Degree from The Juilliard School, and an Artist Diploma from Texas Christian University.

In 2013, Li performed solo concerts and recital programs in seven countries. Li’s repertoire includes full length performances of Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt; other frequent concert additions include works by Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel and Schubert. Li is a Steinway Artist.

Ticket prices:
P1000 Orchestra Center
P800 Orchestra Side
-50% student discount
-20% senior citizen discount

For inquiries:
CCP Box Office 832-3704

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Pianist Ang Li plays music from China to Chopin in Manila concerts


March 20, 2013
2:00 PM Classical Music for Young People
8:00 PM From China to Chopin Piano Concert
PETA Theater Center
No. 5 Meynard Drive, New Manila
Quezon City, Philippines

The music of Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, as well as Chinese folk songs will be heard courtesy of pianist Ang Li in two exclusive performances at the PETA Theater Center this March 20, 2013.

An internationally acclaimed pianist and among the top 30 competitors during the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition back in 2009, Ang Li is set to dazzle audiences at the evening concert entitled From China to Chopin, Ang Li Live in Manila happening at 8:00 PM.

Earlier in the afternoon at 2:00 PM, Ang Li will perform Classical Music for Young People featuring the music of Chopin, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. The concert will also have a discussion as well to guide, engage and spark the interest of the audience on the pieces and classical music in general.

Pianist Ang Li

Ang Li, a pianist on the rise, was invited back in 2007 by the China National Center for Performing Arts to replace pianist Li Yundi in the performance of the Ravel Piano Concerto in G major with the China National Symphony Orchestra. She has not looked back since then and has performed at various renowned venues such as the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York and the National Center for the Performing Arts in China.

Her two performances at the PETA Theater Center are the only scheduled engagements here in the Philippines. The PETA Theater Center is the home of one of the leading theater companies in the country, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA).

Ticket prices:
Classical Music for Young People
P400
From China to Chopin Piano Concerto
P1000 VIP
P800 Orchestra
P600 Balcony

For inquiries:
PETA 725-6244 local 12, (0917) 576-5400, petatheater@gmail.com
TicketWorld 891-9999