CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECTACULAR
18th February Ulster Hall Belfast
20th February Usher Hall Edinburgh
21st February Tyne Theatre & Opera House Newcastle
Li Zhenghua,
Composer, famous Erhu performer, Director of China Nationalities Orchestra Society, Member of Chinese Musicians Association, Director of Huqin professional committee of China Nationalities Orchestra Society, Chief of China broadcasts National Music Orchestra and Permanent conductor of ethnic orchestra in Beijing Jiaotong University. Li Zhenghua graduated in Traditional Instruments Department of Central Conservatory of Music. Now Li Zhenghua works for the national orchestra of China broadcasting art group. Li Zhenghua has visited many countries in Europe, Asia and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for many times. Li Zhenghua played the lead and solo in the major performances at home and abroad and created a lot of ethnic orchestra, solo, recital, solo, chorus works.
Baritono: Zhou Nan
baritone, got the first place in nationwide professional grades and was admitted to the department of vocal music of the Central Conservatory of Music in 2005, becoming the student of Professor Cheng Shu and Guo Shuzhen. In 2013, he received a full scholarship from DAAD Deutsche Academic Exchange Center and then finished a master's degree in Germany. In 2009, he participated in the international vocal competitions of "Renata Tebaldi"and "Lei Nata Tiberi" in San Marino, Italy and won the "Youngest Singer Award”. And he received the high recognition and prize-giving in person from Teresa Berganza, the world-renowned mezzo-soprano. He was selected into the award-winning master class of Renato Bruson, the world-renowned baritone singer and was highly praised by the master as the "the wonderful east sound with metallic color". In October of the same year, he participated in "Marseille International Opera Competition" in France and won the "Excellence Award" and "Newcomer Award." In November, 2010, he participated in the International Vocal Competition of "Maria Calas" "Maria Callas" and got the second place in the "China Division Competition." In August, 2012, he got the third place in the Italian "Mantova International Vocal Competition". In November, 2011, he participated in Chinese opera "Wilderness" as the actor "Qiu Hu" in the "China's first opera festival" held by Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China and won "Outstanding Performance Award", the highest award of the individual performance and at the same time, the opera was given the highest award of Chinese Opera Festival, "Excellent Repertoire Award". In August, 2014, he participated in the 11th National Vocal Competition by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China and won the second prize and got the first place in boy bass group. In January, 2017, he was selected as the peace ambassadors to promote the United Nations sustainable development goals and was awarded personally by Nai Linda Kaka, new President of the United Nations. And he in the Golden Hall of Beijing Hotel started "Oriental Red, China Dream”, the opening of Zhou Nan solo concert in the China Week.
Zhang Yiling
The chief of the Guzheng department of the central minority orchestra.
Guzheng performance major in Music college of Minzu University of China, Zhang Yiling started to learn Guzheng at the age of 7, and entered affiliated secondary school of China Conservatory of Music with excellent performance at the age of 12. Zhang Yiling won the gold award of China Oriental juvenile Guzheng competition, the gold medal of professional group in the Qinzheng competition and the bronze award in the Hong Kong international guzheng
Soprano: Liu Luxuan
Soprano, Master of Vocal Music, Actor of China Opera and Dance Theater. She graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music, won the second prize in the 36th Bellini International Vocal Competition, the Bel Canto third prize in the "China Division Competition of the Canada Art Festival, the Rookie Award in the Hong Kong Chinese Singing Contest. In 2010, he participated in the "2010 Asian city classical music contest" hosted by the Japanese classical music association and won the silver in bel canto group. In July, he took part in the 35th Summer Vocal Masterclass held by the Vienna State Conservatory of Music in Vienna, Austria. He performed under the help of Kriztina Laki, the famous soprano, and held the "Night and Dream", the Master Class Graduation Concert, at Schoenbrunn, Vienna. In 2010, she planned and organized China's first youth opera "Wilderness" with full-scale by 80’s generation actors and she acted as the heroine "Gold". In November, 2011, the opera "Wilderness" was reperformed in the first Chinese opera festival held by the Ministry of culture and was given Gold Award for Excellent Repertoire. And Liu Luxuan acting as the heroine "Gold" won "Outstanding Performance Award", the individual highest award. In 2012, she participated in the German light opera "Judita" and "Gypsy princess" in Germany and separately played a role as Judita and gypsy girl soprano MaricaIn, both of whom are the heroine. In 2013, many times she planned and participated in "Walking Classical" series concert opera such as "Lady of Butterfly" "La Traviata" and the Chinese opera "Regret for the Past". In 2014, she started to work in the China Opera and Dance Theater Opera Group. In March 20, 2016, she directed the "Voice of Spring—— International Arts Festival Closing Concert” in Changsha Concert Hall of Hunan. In 2016 planned to host her own concert brand and studio, as well as art salon bel canto "Not Beautiful" and twelve concerts of various styles in Beijing M theaters and the China Millennium Monument Theater.
Xu Wenhui
In Bamboo flute performance major of Traditional Instruments Department of China Conservatory of Music. Xu Wenhun learned bamboo flute at the age of ten. Xu Wenhun follow Chen Yue, the famous flute player, educator and professor in China Conservatory of Music. Xu Wenhun won the gold medal in the first youth group invitational competition in Beijing in 2014, the gold medal of the youth group of the international Chinese national instrumental music competition in 2014 and the gold award of Japan Osaka international arts festival instrumental music performance.