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Liu Fang, Virtuoso performer on pipa and guzheng

NEWS and major EVENTS

2009

[Calendar] [upcoming events]

 

2008

December 14, 2008: Interview and live performance at the famous Dutch vrijegeluiden TV (music channel). See this TV program on the web

December 16, 2008: Concert with Liu Fang and friends - the 1st concert in the series with CONTRASTS IN CHINA. Liu Fang on Pipa (Chinese lute) and guzheng (Chinese zither), Yoshio Kurahashi on shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute), Pops Mohamed on African kora, kalimba, mouthbow and Ziya Tabassian on percussion Intrum grafting (Tombak, framed drum). live recording, and broadcasted on March 27, 2009, by the Dutch music radio - Concertzender Live. Recording Technique: Sabrina ter Horst Production: Rolf Buijs

19 December 2008 20:00 - 21:30 Liu Fang on Dutch Radio - Metamorfosen Producer:: Sally Farrar Click here for information and play list.

On March 22, 2007, concert in the KIT Tropentheater with Liu Fang (Pipa, guzheng) and Yoshio Kurahashi (Shakuhachi). Concert live recording and broadcasted by the Dutch music radio - Concertzender Live. Recording Technique: Arjan van Asselt Production: Rolf Buijs Click here for more Information

 

• December 14 & 20, 2008: Dutch TV show (interview & live performance, broadcasting on zondag 14 december 2008 10:30 Ned 1 & zaterdag 20 december 2008 09:05 Ned 1 (Herhaling), Detailed information ...).

• November 25 - December 18: concerts in Spain, The Netherlands, and The United Arab Emirate. (The concert in Amsterdam "Liu Fang and friends will be recorded by National Radio of the Netherlands)



• November 13-22: concert tour in Canada & USA

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• Liu Fang at WOMEX 2008, Sevilla, Spain: Liu Fang is scheduled to perform a Daycase on Thursday, 30 October from 14:15-15:15 o'clock, click here to see detailed information; press conference on 31 October, 3pm.
• Nevember 13-25, 2008, Liu Fang will perform solo concerts in 5 cities in USA and Canada, including a solo recital at the renowned World Music Istitute in New York. See upcoming concerts
• Concerts and tours from mid Spetember to end October in Europe. See Calendar
  

January 12, 2008, 8:30pm - CBC TV Bravo Chanel presents a one-hour program of a documentary film about three world class musicians and their collaboration entitled "Long Song project" (Click here to see the whole film). The video on the left panel is an extract (3 min.) from thedocumentary. We thank BravoCanada for the permission to use this recording for demo purposes.

• September 17-18: Liu Fang participated the renowned "SettembreMusica" - International music festival in Milan and Turin, Italy.

  

  Musiche classiche e tradizionali cinesi per p’i-p’a Torino, Teatro Baretti Liu Fang, p’i-p’a 18/09/2007 durata: 2min 42sec

  
  

• Liu Fang has been honoured with the prestigious L'Académie Charles Cros Award, the French equivalent of the US Recording Academy (also known as Grammy Awards), for her new record entitled "Le son de soie", an elegantly packaged release on French label Accords Croisés. This record, which contains four pipa solos, three guzheng solos, two duets with Ballaké Sissoko’s kora, two with Henri Tournier on Indian bansuri flute, and one with Algerian oud player Alla, has received ravishing reviews, being considered as "master musicians at work" and "a delicately embroidered album that reveals a remarkable cogency between instruments worlds apart (see press reviews). The award was issued by the Academie at the festival Les Escales de Saint Nazaire on On August 4, 2006.

• "The Palace of the Cinnabar Phoenix", part of pre-eminent Canadian composer R.Murray Schafer’s 12-part Patria Cycle, will be presented at Patria’s spectacular new outdoor ‘home’ The Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve from August 31 to September 3 and September 6-9, 2006. The 60,000 acre reserve is located in the Haliburton Highlands of central Ontario.... (see Press release)

• November 6, 2006: Liu Fang participates in the Concert for the colure of the 60 year anniversary of UNESCO, "The magic flute … but not only", presented by the "Melody for Dialogue among Civilizations association", UNESCO, Paris, Salle I – 20h00. Click here for detailed information.

• From October 1 to 16, Liu Fang has a tour of 8 concerts in Holland, Belgium and Germany

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• Liu Fang performed two solo concerts at the Rudolstadt Festival, live broadcasted by West German Radio (July 8) and recorded by Bavarian Radio and TV (July 9), respectively. She also performed at the main stage for the closing program on July 9. ()

• June 19-21: Liu Fang participated at the Melody Dialogue among Civilization concert at the Presidential Palace of Nigeria, in association with the UNESCO conference, presented by Melody Dialogue Association under the project "Africa, but not only...", sponsored by UNESCO and the Ministry of Cultural of Nigeria.

• May 10-13, 2006: Liu Fang participated the WOMAD Festival in Caceres, Spain, solo concert at the Grand Theater.

• May 8, 2006: Liu Fang gave her first solo recital at the renowned "Theatre de la ville" in Paris. (See the reportage in Mondomix. The Mondomix presents portraits of Liu Fang and video broadcasting in English and French.

• March 8, 2006: Liu Fang is invited to participate a special concert of UNESCO dedicated to the International Women's Day in Paris, presented by the Melody for Dialoque Associations (President: Madame Mehri Madarshahi).

• March 3, 2006: Concert of improvised music. with Liu Fang (pipa), Malcolm Goldstein (violin), Rainer Wiens (guitare préparée) and Ganesh Anandan (percussions), Montreal, presented by Traquen’Art.

• January 31, 2006: Liu Fang will perform with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Repertoire: TAN DUN's Concerto for pipa and string orchestra. Guest conductor: Scott Yoo. (CBC Radio Two)

2005

• November 16, 7:30pm: Liu Fang was invited to perform in the concert "Mozart, but not only ...", a special concert in Paris, presented by the Melody Dialogue Association for celebrating the 60 anniversary of UNESCO. Over 80 musicians from different countries were invited, each was recommended by their countries through the Embassies in Paris. Liu Fang represents Canada to participate this special event, sponsored by Canadian Delegation of UNESCO and Air Canada. The picture on the left shows the "surprise" specially arranged at the end of the concert program, with a huge birthday cake for the UNESCO. Liu Fang and theTalking Drums from Nigeria plays the "happy birthday"song. (see Webcasting ...)

• October 2, 3pm: "Trois instants d’éternité : ivresse, amour et méditation" -Musique et poésie chinoises des dynasties Tang et Song.
  Traditional and classical Chinese Music et poems. Music interpreted and improvized by Liu Fang, Pham Duc Thanh and their special guest: Andrew Cronshaw. Chinese poems read in French by Jacques Piperni. Radio-Concerts au baut du Monde. Maison de la Culturel d'Ahuntsic, 10 300 rue Lajeunesse, Montreal. (More about the concert ...)

• Liu Fang on Radio-Suisse, espace 2 L'écoute des mondes - music online listening

• more in "Performance highlights"

       

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