Congratulations to the First Time Grant Concert "East Meets West" Brought by Lydia Music Center and Pittsburgh Symphony Assistant Principal Cello Adam Liu
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Congratulations for the First Time Grant Concert "East Meets West" Brought by Lydia Music Center and Pittsburgh Symphony Assistant Principal Cello Adam Liu. It was held on 2/28/2017 7:30 pm at Duquesne University PNC Recital Hall. Featuring Adam Liu, cello; David Allen Wehr, piano; Seth Beckman, piano; and with special guests from Lydia Music Center. Adam Liu and Lydia Music Center Owner Lydia Shi successfully hosted the Concert in both English and Chinese.
Allegheny County Council Woman Cindy Kirk presented a County Proclamation in the concert for Adam and Lydia.
Key Performers:
Adam Liu
Adjunct Professor of Cello at duquesne university
Assistant Principal Cello, Eileen Dorman Chair at Pittsburgh Symphony
Former Associate Principal Cello and Acting Principal Cello at Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Former Cello at San Antonio Symphony
Studied Grad Certificate with Lynn Harrell at University of Southern California
Studied with Stephen Kates at Peabody Conservatory
Studied Cello Performance at Central Conservatory, Beijing
Yang Jin
Pipa performer Yang Jin is one of the leading Pipa soloists of her generation. Her musical interpretation and rendition are both deft and charismatic and her performance vivifies contrarieties of sentiments and inspires magnificent imaginations.
• Silver Award, Chinese Golden Bell Award for Music, China, November 2004
• 2nd Place, International Chinese Folk Instrument Competition, San Francisco, July 2008
• Merit Award, 16th Taipei National Music Competition, Taiwan, November 2009
• Dozens of concert tour with Richard Clayderman, 2007-2009
• Performed “Kronos Quartet and Wu Man Master Class” at Carnegie Hall, New York, March 2010
• Joined Yo-Yo Ma's "The Silk Road Ensemble" together with the famous Mark Morris Dance Group and well-known mugham singers Alim Qasimov in Great music epic "Layla and Majnun" world premiere, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 2 • June 2016, Jin established The Gypsy Rad Ensemble along with assistant professor Wang Shuai from Cleveland Institute of Music and assistant professor Jin Yu from Kent State University.
Allegheny County Council Woman Cindy Kirk presented a County Proclamation in the concert for Adam and Lydia.
Key Performers:
Adam Liu
Adjunct Professor of Cello at duquesne university
Assistant Principal Cello, Eileen Dorman Chair at Pittsburgh Symphony
Former Associate Principal Cello and Acting Principal Cello at Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Former Cello at San Antonio Symphony
Studied Grad Certificate with Lynn Harrell at University of Southern California
Studied with Stephen Kates at Peabody Conservatory
Studied Cello Performance at Central Conservatory, Beijing
Yang Jin
Pipa performer Yang Jin is one of the leading Pipa soloists of her generation. Her musical interpretation and rendition are both deft and charismatic and her performance vivifies contrarieties of sentiments and inspires magnificent imaginations.
• Silver Award, Chinese Golden Bell Award for Music, China, November 2004
• 2nd Place, International Chinese Folk Instrument Competition, San Francisco, July 2008
• Merit Award, 16th Taipei National Music Competition, Taiwan, November 2009
• Dozens of concert tour with Richard Clayderman, 2007-2009
• Performed “Kronos Quartet and Wu Man Master Class” at Carnegie Hall, New York, March 2010
• Joined Yo-Yo Ma's "The Silk Road Ensemble" together with the famous Mark Morris Dance Group and well-known mugham singers Alim Qasimov in Great music epic "Layla and Majnun" world premiere, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 2 • June 2016, Jin established The Gypsy Rad Ensemble along with assistant professor Wang Shuai from Cleveland Institute of Music and assistant professor Jin Yu from Kent State University.