Sunday 9th May - Xuefei Yang and Di Xiao
7.30pm Concert Start.
A night of Spanish classical guitar and piano, with internationally acclaimed stars Xuefei Yang (guitar) and Di Xiao (piano)
Programme:
Albeniz, Suite Espana, op.165, Seis Hojas de Album (arr. Xuefei Yang)
Gross, Albeniz Concerto (written for Xuefei Yang) [with Di Xiao]
Rodrigo, Invocation and Dance
Sainz De La Maza, Three pieces
Rodrigo, Concerto de Aranjuez [with Di Xiao]
Xuefei Yang is considered to be amongst the world's best classical guitarists, with glowing endorsements from the likes of John Williams and Gramophone Magazine.
Fei enjoys an international career and performs regularly throughout UK, Europe, Asia and North America. Her success has led her to be invited to many prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, as well as the Philharmonie Berlin, Musikhalle Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Vienna, Auditorio Nacional de Espana, Lincoln Center New York and the Herbst Theatre San Francisco. In Asia she has appeared at the National Concert Hall Taipei, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Center, Esplanade Singapore, Seoul Arts Centre and the Beijing Concert Hall.
Xuefei Yang plays D’Addario guitar strings on a Smallman guitar.
Di Xiao is a prize-winning pianist who has performed all around the world. Between 2008 and 2009 she toured across Europe to many of the worlds
most prestigious concert halls: Brussels Bozar,
Luxembourg Philharmonie, Wien
Konzerthaus, Hamburg
Laeiszhalle,
Salzburg Mozartium,Stockholm
Konserthuset and Birmingham
Symphony Hall.
In the UK Di Xiao has performed
at a number of prestigious venues
and events including Birmingham
Symphony Hall, Warwick Arts Centre,
New Generation Arts Festival,
Buxton Arts Festival, Stratford
Music Festival and Leamington
Music Festival.
Di Xiao’s concert performances
have received much acclaim in the
UK. Her debut at Symphony Hall
Birmingham in January 2006 was
described by the UK Chinese
Times as “A stunning concert!” and
an early performance of the
Schumann Concerto prompted
The Birmingham Post to describe
her as “a pianist of awesome
gifts …”
Di Xiao’s truly inspirational
performances stem from an equal
mastery of technique, artistry and
temperament. She forms a strong
bond with audiences everywhere
and exudes a special quality and
integrity in her music making.
Di Xiao aspires to be an
international ambassador for the
piano, combining both Chinese and
Western repertoire in the
programming of her concerts,
thereby creating a bridge between
two cultures.
Tickets: £10 / £7 concessions
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