Re-tracing the Footsteps of Dr Sun Yat-sen Around the World
06.29.2018
(20 Jun, 2018) Musicus Society will be presenting two FREE heritage concerts at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum on Saturday, 7 July 2018. The concerts gather six outstanding local instrumentalists in a program of provocative string quartets and selected Chinese music, reflecting the trials and challenges faced by Dr Sun on the path of revolution.
The Musicus Heritage Community Concerts series has been bringing overseas and local artists to specific heritage sites, with an aim to awaken the history of Hong Kong through music. The upcoming concerts, entitled Around the World with Dr Sun Yat-sen, feature string quartets by Britten, Dvořák and Shostakovich, performed by violinists Wei Ningyi and Zheng Yang, violist Born Lau and cellist Jia Nan. These works coincide with the various locales on Dr Sun’s revolutionary path – from his student days at the British Museum, to his travels to the US and Soviet Union in search of financial and strategic support. The concert also includes two interludes of Chinese music, performed by Pan Ya-sze on Yangqin and Wong Chi-chung on Erhu and Gaohu. The music evokes the sense of longing for one’s homeland, a common sentiment shared by Dr Sun and expatriates alike.
The Musicus Heritage Community Concerts series has been bringing overseas and local artists to specific heritage sites, with an aim to awaken the history of Hong Kong through music. The upcoming concerts, entitled Around the World with Dr Sun Yat-sen, feature string quartets by Britten, Dvořák and Shostakovich, performed by violinists Wei Ningyi and Zheng Yang, violist Born Lau and cellist Jia Nan. These works coincide with the various locales on Dr Sun’s revolutionary path – from his student days at the British Museum, to his travels to the US and Soviet Union in search of financial and strategic support. The concert also includes two interludes of Chinese music, performed by Pan Ya-sze on Yangqin and Wong Chi-chung on Erhu and Gaohu. The music evokes the sense of longing for one’s homeland, a common sentiment shared by Dr Sun and expatriates alike.
