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In this concert, Wang Xiaoming will bring a list of important violin collections to Shanghai audience. The first half will be the famous Beethoven’s ninth violin sonata "Kreutzer". Chinese translator Fu Lei once commented this work: "The first and third movements of ‘Kreutzer’ are just like a melee fight between the piano and the violin... This is a duel, a duel between two musical instruments, a duel between two thoughts.」 The explosive power is a concentrated expression of the brilliant tone and playing skills of the violin. It is expected that he and Professor Huang Yameng from Central Conservatory of Music will have a unique "duel".

The works in the second half are classical pieces formed in a more organic and diversified way. The two works by Stravinsky are from the Russia with a French tune. Tan Dun’s ‘Hero’ Violin Sonata is also well-known in China and the United States. "La Traviata" is a French story written by Italian Verdi. With Wang Xiaoming's international background, the beauty of cultural fusion can be glimpsed in these works.

Programme:

Brahms: Scherzo in C minor, from “F-A-E” Sonata 

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer” 

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Stravinsky: Berceuse, from The Firebird

Stravinsky: Russian Dance, from Petrushka

Tan Dun: Sonata for Violin and Piano “Hero” 

Nigel Hess: Fantasy from Ladies in Lavender

Delphin Alard: Fantasy from La Traviata, Op. 38

Wang Xiaoming is the concertmaster of the Zurich Opera House and the lifelong honorary musician of the Karajan International Foundation. In 2007, he formed the Stradivari Quartet and the Stradivari Music Festival in Zurich. The New York Times commented on his performance as "Excellent and unforgettable beautiful sound", and he is one of the most influential Chinese in the European classical music.

Wang Xiaoming is not only an outstanding violinist, but also an ambassador of cultural exchanges between China and Europe. In 2019, he founded the Swiss Chinese Chamber Artists (SCCA) and served as the music director. The original intention of the orchestra is to promote Chinese culture, featuring Chinese and international musicians performing Chinese music works together, while inviting more European audience to understand Chinese culture through the bridge of music. Recently, Wang is invited by the Switzerland Tourism to serve as the Swiss tourism spokesperson to interpret the culture of Switzerland with music.