2015 Lunar New Year San Francisco Symphony THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR CONCERT & CELEBRATION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 IN DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director of the Memphis Symphony and of the Chicago Sinfonietta, leads the San Francisco Symphony…
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JAPANESE ROCK ICON YOSHIKI PLAYS HIS CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, APRIL 28 San Francisco is the only Northern California stop on the “Yoshiki Classical” world tour. SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 – Japanese rock icon Yoshiki performs a concert of his own classical compositions…
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Kirstie Maldonado- Interview With Pentatonix’ Lead Singer I recently had the chance to chat with Kirstie Maldonado (bio below)- the female lead singer of the wildly popular acapella group Pentatonix. They’re about to launch a tour this February 2014 and I wanted to get Kirstie’s…
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DAVE LIANG DOB: January 6 Birthplace: Kansas Ethnicity: Chinese Occupation: Musician and Producer Residence: New York Photo Above by Zhuang Yan “My parents were paying lots and lots of money for my education. The least I could do was give consideration to their recommendation as…
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YUJA WANG DOB: February 10, 1987 Birthplace: Beijing, China Ethnicity: Chinese Occupation: Classical Pianist Residence: New York, NY Dina’s Thoughts In a world increasingly obsessed with pop and rap music, those of us who love and were trained in classical music worry that these spectacular…
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RAY CHEN DOB: March 6, 1989 Birthplace: Taiwan Ethnicity: Chinese Occupation: Violinist Residence: n/a Dina’s Thoughts I first discovered violin virtuoso Ray Chen around 2010 and was floored by the beauty of his musicality. Some have called him the “Lang Lang of violin” and while…
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YOSHIDA BROTHERS DOB: 1977 and 1979 Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan Ethnicity: Japanese Occupation: Musicians Residence: Japan Dina’s Thoughts In an era dominated by pop music, the Yoshida Brothers bring a new dimension of music to the world scene with their unique fusion of traditional Japanese shamisen…
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YUNDI DOB: October 7, 1982 Birthplace: Chongqing, China Ethnicity: Chinese Occupation: Pianist Residence: Hong Kong Dina’s Thoughts With his romantic and passionate interpretations of classical music, world renowned pianist Yundi has long become the darling of Asia’s classical music aficionados. In his native China, Yundi…
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