Germany Meets China, Confucius Meets Bach
On the occasion of 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and China, we want to reflect on what distinguishes and connects our cultures, what essentially defines and relates them. Look forward to a multimedia concert program where two cultural nations meet artistically:
Journey Through Time – 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Germany and China
November 7, 2022, 8 PM
Konzerthaus Berlin, Kleiner Saal
Shengnan HU Percussion
Wei LU Violin
Lucy ZHAO Pipa
Wei WU Sheng
Siyi CHEN Guzheng
Lini GONG Soprano
Justine Eckhaut Piano
Tilmann Dehnhard Jazz Flute
Thoma-Jaron Wutz Tenor
Daniel Streicher Piano
Boris Aljinovic Recitation
Program
ALEXEJ GRASSIMEZ ∙ “Asventuras” (Intrada for Percussion)
CONFUCIUS ∙ “The Power of Music,” from Shujing, The Book of Documents
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ∙ Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042, First Movement Allegro (1730)
LIEZI ∙ “Utopia,” from The True Classic of Perfect Emptiness, Book II
TILMANN DEHNHARD ∙ “Breath I” (Solo for Flute)
WANG HUIRAN ∙ “Dance of the Yi People” (Solo for Pipa)
Improvisation: Solo for Sheng
HERMANN HESSE ∙ “Klingsor’s Last Summer”
Improvisation: Sheng and Percussion
— Intermission —
DU FU ∙ “The Young Soldier’s Wife”
FRANZ SCHUBERT ∙ “Der Lindenbaum” from the song cycle “Winterreise” D 911 (1827)
TAO YUANMING ∙ “In the Changing Seasons”
Improvisation: Solo for Guzheng
Improvisation: Guzheng and Flute
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE ∙ “Dusk descended from above…,” from: Chinese–German Annual– and Daily Seasons
ROBERT SCHUMANN ∙ Fantasie in C major Op. 17, First Movement (1836-1839)
LI BAI ∙ “Fireflies”
YING WANG ∙ “WA” for Soprano and Percussion (2021)
LI BAI ∙ “Drunk on a Spring Day”
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART ∙ “A Musical Joke” Divertimento in F major KV 522, First Movement Allegro (1787)
