Music Season 2017/18: Big Names
Long Yu, conductor
GSO Honorary Music Director for Life , “[The] most powerful figure in China’s classical music scene”—The New York Times
Shao-Chia Lü, conductor
Distinguished Chinese conductor, former Music Director of the Taiwan Philharmonic and Hannover State Opera
Yuan Chenye, baritone
最优秀的华裔男中音歌唱家之一，多个世界知名歌剧院的特邀歌唱家
Wang Jian, Cello
One of the most respected cellists in the world, he describes himself as “stubborn cello warrior”
John Nelson, conductor
“...wonderfully conducted... a glorious achievement.” —— The Sunday Times (UK)
Li-Wei Qin, Cello
“Mr.Qin has a great deal going for him, including a meltingly beautiful tone, flawless centered intonation and an ironclad technique.” --New York Times
Zhang Haochen, Piano
“[Zhang’s] aim for lightness, transparency and directness yields poetic results.”—Gramophone
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
German violin virtuoso celebrated around the world
Zhu Huiling, mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano active on Europe’s opera stages and winner of multiple international vocal competitions
Eliahu Inbal, conductor
Israeli maestro celebrated for his expertise in the late Romantic repertoire
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
French piano master and authority on the impressionist style
Ning Feng, violin
First-prize winner, 2006 Paganini International Violin Competition
