Music

Program

Johann Christian Bach
Sonata for 2 Keyboards in G major, Op. 15/5 (W. A 21)
I. Allegro
II. Tempo di Menuetto

Franz Schubert
Fantasie in f minor (for Piano 4 Hands), D. 940

Anton Arensky
Suite No. 1 for 2 Pianos, Op. 15
I. Romance
II. Valse
III. Polonaise

Richard Rodney Bennett
Four Piece Suite (Divertimento for 2 Pianos)
I. Samba Triste
II. Country Blues
III. Ragtime Waltz
IV. Final

Shi Dong

In 2008, she studied at Shanghai Conservatory of Music for her master's degree in piano performance.

In 2004, she studied at China Conservatory of Music for her undergraduate studies in piano performance.

In 2007, she was invited to hold her personal piano recital in Queens College located in New York, the USA.

In 2010, she participated in the "Citta di Barletta" International Piano Competition held in Italy and stood out from competitors from all over the world, and won the third prize in piano solo and second prize in Piano Duet.

In 2009-2010, she was employed by the Conservatory Conducting Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music to work as a piano tutor.

In September 2013, she worked as the artistic director of the entire Broadway classic musical "Avenue Q" for a national tour.

In October 2014, she joined the pianist Li Yundi at the opening party of the Swiss Bank Corporation and performed together with the violinist Ms Yao Yu.

In July 2016, at the invitation of Tianli Times Culture Company, she held a piano solo concert at Jiaozi Concert Hall in Chengdu city.

In August 2016, she served as the jury member of BOYA PRIZE final of China International Piano Art Festival.

In April 2018, she held a piano trio concert at Lixu Theatre in Beijing. The following month, she served as the jury member of the HAN ZHONG Beijing International Piano Competition. In June, she was the judge of the Mozart International Piano Competition inbeijing . In July, she served as a tutor in the MEET MASTER Beijing Piano Masters Class and held a piano duet concert. In August, she was the artistic director of the finals of the AIYUE International Music Competition.

In January 2019, at the invitation of Beijing Symphony Orchestra , she participated in the "Appalachian Spring" Chamber Music Concert in NCPA. In April, she served as the judge of KUSHVILLE Beijing International Piano Competition .

Program

Ferruccio Busoni

Finnish folk songs Op. 27
“Andante Molto Espressivo”
“Andantino”
Felix Mendelssohn

Midsummer Night’s Dream Op. 61
“Overture”
“Scherzo”
Franz Schubert

Fantasia in f minor D940
——Intermission——
Camille Saint Saens

Four pieces for piano four hands
“Feuillet d’Album” Op. 81
“Duettino” Op. 11
“Berceuse”
“Pas Redoublé”
Sergei Rachmaninov

Six Morceaux Op. 11
“Barcarolle”
“Scherzo”
“Russian Theme”
“Waltz”
“Romance”
“Slava”

Spina & Benignetti Piano Duo

Eleonora Spina and Michele Benignetti are two compelling, talented young musicians that come from a strong and varied backgrounds as soloist and chamber musicians.
Their acclaimed recording of Brahms’s complete works for two pianos for Brilliant Classics Records (2015) has been praised by audiences and critics alike: the most widely-read music magazines in Italy and France (Amadeus, Musica, Suonare News, Le Pianiste...) awarded this recording with the highest rating in 2015. The Italian critic Luca Segalla says: "...Eleonora Spina and Michele Benignetti, with utmost care and attention to sound, precisely execute the contrapuntal game of variation no. 4, carving out a finale which makes one feel as if he’s listening to an orchestra..." (Luca Segalla for “Musica” Magazine, September 2015).

Shenzhen art-punk group Thin City has been making waves in China’s music scene, drawing comparisons to acts like the Fall, Hedgehog and Life Without Buildings. They’re now taking the show on the road in support of their new EP O 不OK. Catch them at DDC on Saturday, July 27th.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/thin-city-beijing

Norwegian band Flunk first saw success with a cover of New Order’s Blue Monday, which was well-received in the UK. The indietrionic act since seen success in their native Norway and in the UK and USA. See them at Omni Space on Thursday, June 13th, as part of their China tour.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/flunk-beijing

Russian post-punk band Motorama performs in English and have often been compared to Ian Curtis, the frontman of the British group Joy Division, although their later albums also include nods to New Wave, indie pop and brighter, less melancholic, artists. See them at Omni Space Beijing on June 7th.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/motorama-beijing

Aussie singer-songwriter, and new mother, Lenka makes music to “soothe her own heart,” but it’s obviously been working on her audiences as well, with her music making it from Australia into global film productions and television. See her on her 2019 China Tour when she plays Tango 3F on Tuesday, July 9th.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/lenka-beijing

New York born, Los Angeles based duo The Score (Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover) create genre-bending tunes that blur the lines between rock, pop, indie and electronic. Their music has made it into Power Rangers, Sing Street, Pitch Perfect 3 and the Superbowl, and now into Tango 3F for their Saturday, June 22nd show.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/score-beijing

Danish pop sensation Christopher Nissen got his start in 2011, with an acoustic cover of Robyn’s Call Your Girlfriend. He’s now in China with his long-awaited album Under the Surface, which shares honest perspectives on his daily life. See him in Beijing on June 23rd at Tango 3F.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/christopher-nissen-beijing

Pianists Liang Xiaomin and He Jue are an acclaimed duo who recently took 3rd prize in the Liszt 200 International Two-Piano Competition. Educated together at Northwestern University, they have been playing together in the US and China for the past decade, developing a unique two-piano repertoire.

See them at the NCPA on Friday, June 14th. For more information or tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/liang-xiaomin-he-jue-piano-duo

北纬三十度乐队，组建于2012年春，是一支以美式根源音乐为基础并融入了大量中国元素的硬摇滚乐队。乐队用这条最著名的纬线命名，寓意着乐队音乐的更多可能性，充满生机又充满未知。在这个物欲横流的时代，北纬三十度的音乐独树一帜，不刻意迎合，不矫情不哗众取宠，贴近生活。音乐对于他们来说，更重要的是记录，用最容易听得懂的语言讲述老百姓身边的故事，非常接地气但又不失艺术的严谨。2017年五月发布乐队同名双EP，2018发布了第三张专辑。这场演出除了大家耳熟能详的老歌和即将发布的第四张唱片新作品外，还有几首更新的作品首演，预计演出时长会超过两小时。我们是一帮热爱生活的音乐人，音乐来源于生活，创造力从不会匮乏和枯竭。

乐队理念：真实的去作让每个人都听得懂的音乐，认为作音乐的态度比形式更为重要。从不拒绝商业但也从未妥协过，商业与艺术并没有对立和冲突。

乐队成员：

吉他主唱：赖文浩，职业吉他手，独立音乐人，现场经验丰富，参与过很多唱片晚会的制作。

贝斯：盛志，职业贝斯演奏家，一直活跃于各大演出唱片录音制作，北音爵士学院讲师。

鼓手：高兴，中国著名打击乐演奏家教育家，LP打击乐国际代言人,VIC FIRTH鼓棒国际代言人。

萨克斯：王宗兴，曾就职于东方歌舞团。旅美四年，主修作曲编曲波普爵士乐演奏。

Latitude 30N was formed in 2012, by 4 expericed musicians. music style is hard rock blended with some Chinese rootsy melodies and lyrics. They have released 2 EPs and 1 album. They'll play a 2-hour concert on June 15th, including all their hits and some of new songs that'll be selected into their new up-coming alblum..and the audience will have the luck to taste the fresh.