Saturday, March 19, 2016 20:00
Dom Pedro V Theatre Mirror Hall
Guest Artistic Director: Sun Weixi
Sun Weixi is a renowned pipa educator and performer, a member of the Traditional Music Committee of the Chinese Musicians Association, professor of the Central Conservatory of Music and Vice Executive Principal of the Affiliated Secondary School of the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music.
“…The bass strings rumbled like thunderstorms pelting.
The treble strings rustled like lovers whispering.
Rumbling and rustling interleaved at a fast rate,
Like large and small pearls falling on a jade plate… (The Pipa Tune--- Bai Ju-Yi)”
The Macao Chinese Orchestra will show you the glamour of the Oriental glistening pearl —Plucked-String Music.