Liu Fang, Virtuoso performer on pipa and guzheng
NEWS and major EVENTS2008
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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. |
2007
September 17-18: Liu Fang participated the renowned "SettembreMusica" - International music festival in Milan and Turin, Italy.
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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 |
2006
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.
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
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.
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. 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).
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)
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