Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Chinese New Year from Tchaikovsky to Tan Dun
The LA Phil celebrates Chinese New Year with an eclectic blend of East and West. Joined by prominent Chinese artists, the orchestra will play music by Chinese composers (Li Huanzhi, Tan Dun) as well as traditional masterpieces by Saint-Saëns, Chopin and Tchaikovsky.
When:
February 19, 2015 8:00pm to February 21, 2015 12:00am
In a first for the LA Phil, we celebrate Chinese New Year with an eclectic blend of East and West. Joined by prominent Chinese artists, the orchestra will play music by Chinese composers (Li Huanzhi, Tan Dun) as well as traditional masterpieces by Saint-Saëns, Chopin and Tchaikovsky.
Come for: Tan Dun’s new triple concerto is the fourth installment of his Martial Arts Cycle, a set of concertos based on his famous film scores. It unites the themes and musical characters (violin, cello, and piano) from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Hero; and The Banquet.
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.
ARTISTS
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Xian Zhang, conductor
Jian Wang, cello
Ning Feng, violin
Haochen Zhang, piano
PROGRAM
HUANZHI: Spring Festival Overture (c. 8 minutes)
SAINT-SAËNS: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (c. 13 minutes)Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capricciosoProgram Notes
CHOPIN: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise (c. 14 minutes)Program Notes
TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations (c. 19 minutes)Program Notes
TAN DUN: The Triple Resurrection (West Coast premiere) (c. 13 minutes)
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Cost:
$20
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