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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)
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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.
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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. (
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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.
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May
10-13, 2006: Liu Fang participated the WOMAD Festival in Caceres, Spain,
solo concert at the Grand Theater.
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May
8, 2006: Liu Fang gave her first solo recital at the renowned "Theatre
de la ville" in Paris. After 80 minutes of program, Liu Fang played
two encore pieces, and answered the curtain call 8 times all together (See
the
reportage in Mondomix. The Mondomix presents portraits of Liu Fang and
video broadcasting in Englis
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and French.
On the same day, Liu Fang released a new CD - "Silk
Sound (Le son de soie)" under the label of Accords-Croises in Paris
(distribution: Harmonia Mundi).
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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).
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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.
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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)
