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Concert date: 25 January 2008 (Friday)
Venue: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England

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Contemporary Chinese Composers Portrait

BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Muhai Tang

Programme for the evening includes:

Musheng Chen: A Dream In The Peony Garden (2007)

Qigang Chen: L'Eloignement For String Orchestra (2003)

Bright Sheng: Shanghai Overture (2007)

Tan Dun: Death And Fire (1992)

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Date of show: 25 January
Studio doors open: 2:00pm
Age Limit: 10
Venue: BBC Maida Vale Studios
Nearest tube: Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo line)
Maximum tickets per request: 8

more informations:http://www.bbc.co.uk

Composers
Musheng Chen, Qigang Chen, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun

[→ Go to Musheng Chen’s page]
[→ Go to Bright Sheng’s page]
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