Xuefei Yang
8th November 2024 at 7.30pm
“The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly a stunningly virtuosic arrangement for solo guitar of the G minor Violin Sonata BWV1001, where Xuefei Yang proved to be a most impressive advocate for her instrument.”
The Strad Magazine
“Her lyrical playing, warm sound and charismatic artistry connect with audiences far beyond the guitar fraternity.”
Classic FM Magazine
Programme
Xuefei will be playing a programme called X culture:
“A tribute to the creativity that flows from openness to other cultures.
Each piece is a celebration of the composer’s own culture, while also embracing the beauty and uniqueness of another.”
“X Culture is a tribute to diversity, and a testament to the creativity that flows from openness to other cultures. Each piece is a celebration of the composer’s own culture, while also embracing the beauty and uniqueness of another. The result is a stunning collection of music that is both profound & moving. Italian composer (Domeniconi) evokes an ancient & mysterious Turkish soundscape ; a Brazilian (Reis) perfectly expresses the nostalgia & yearning of Portuguese song ; a Cuban (Brouwer) takes us to Japan with a colourful exploration of sound and space ; Xuefei features the world-premier of a Chinese dance written for her by an Englishman (Houghton) ; & a Japanese (Sakamoto) composes for a movie intended for Western audiences. The album mirrors my own cross cultural journey, from a place and time with no guitar tradition to becoming a truly international performer, with a rich & culturally diverse repertoire. Join me in exploring this new perspective on the rich tapestry of cultural diversity that makes our world so colourful and unique.”
Xuefei Yang. London, May 2023.
Programme:
Chinese traditional (arr. Xuefei Yang) – A Moonlit Night on the Spring River
Chinese traditional (arr. Xuefei Yang) – White Snow in Spring Sunlight
Steve Goss – Chinese Garden (written for Xuefei Yang):
> Jasmine Flower
> Blue Orchid
> Red Flowers Blooming all over the Mountain
Welsh composer, Chinese inspiration
Astor Piazzolla – Invierno (Winter) from Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Carlo Domeniconi : Koyunbaba
Italian composer, Turkish inspiration
Leo Brouwer – Hika : In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu
Cuban composer, Japanese inspiration
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Japanese composer, western cinema inspiration
Changjun Xu (arr. Xuefei Yang) – Sword dance
Mark Houghton – Dance of the Orient (composed for Xuefei Yang)
English composer, Oriental inspiration
Nikita Koshkin – Usher Waltz
Russian composer, American literature inspiration
Jiří Jirmal – Baden Jazz Suite
Czechian composer, Brazilian inspiration