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Legends of the Orientby Ken Ilgunas |
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What is that strange two-stringed instrument heard in film scores for every Chinese martial arts movie? It’s the erhu. This weekend, internationally-renowned erhu master Xu Ke (pictured), known as the “Paganini in the world of erhu,” plays with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in the “Legends of the Orient” concert. Xu Ke, who has stretched the instrument’s range to new levels, will perform “The Butterfly Lovers Concerto” composed by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao. If there’s ever a time to catch some erhu action, it’s now. In conjunction with “The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art,” the “Legends” concert features the sweet-sounding exotic melodies of the Far East. Chen Yi, composer of “Ge Xu Antiphony,” will be in attendance to hear her compositions directed by JoAnn Falletta. Interpretations of Stravinsky’s “Le Chant du Rossigno!” (The Song of the Nightingale) and Charles Tomlinson Griffes’ “The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan” will also be performed.
Sat., Nov. 19 at 8pm; Sun., Nov. 20 at 2:30pm on Sunday. Kleinhans Music Hall
71 Symphony Circle. (885-5000)
$15-55
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