Li-Wei Qin China Tour 2022
Li-Wei Qin x Jia Lü, Guoyong Zhang, Xuzhong Xu
About Li-wei Qin
Internationally renowned cellist Li-Wei Qin is a laureate of the Tchaikovsky and Naumburg Competitions, and a frequent soloist with orchestras including the London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Singapore Symphony, and Melbourne Symphony.
He records for Decca and Sony Classical, serves as Professor of Cello at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, National University of Singapore, and is the founding Artistic Director of the Qingdao International Cello Festival.
Review
“A ravishingly beautiful tone, flawless intonation, and ironclad technique.”
The New York Times
Shows
July 3 – Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
July 24 – Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
July 29 – Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
July 30 – Ningbo Symphony Orchestra
“After my last concert in Changsha in January 2020, the pandemic kept me from performing in China for over two years.
I’ve missed everyone deeply. Returning home and starting this tour in Qingdao feels incredibly warm and emotional.”
Overview
After more than two years away from the Chinese stage, cellist Li-Wei Qin officially began his 2022 China Tour on July 3 in Qingdao, performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B Minor with the Qingdao Symphony Orchestra under conductor Guoyong Zhang.
The concert, titled “National Colours”, featured music by Dvořák and Rimsky-Korsakov — composers who infused their works with national spirit and melodic richness. Qin’s performance of the Dvořák concerto, one of the greatest Romantic works for cello, was marked by warmth, nobility, and extraordinary expressive power.
Programme
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dance in C Major, Op.46 No.1
Antonín Dvořák — Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale: Allegro moderato
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Scheherazade, Op.35
I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince
III. The Young Prince and the Princess
IV. Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – Shipwreck
Artists
July 3, 2022 · 19:30 · Qingdao People’s Hall
Conductor: Guoyong Zhang
Cello: Li-Wei Qin
Orchestra: Qingdao Symphony Orchestra
Overview
The Hangzhou performance served as the Season Finale of the 2021–2022 Season, with Qin and conductor Jia Lü delivering a profoundly moving interpretation of Elgar’s elegiac concerto, followed by the transcendental grandeur of Bruckner’s unfinished Ninth Symphony.
Programme
Elgar — Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op.85
Bruckner — Symphony No.9 in D Minor
Artists
July 24, 2022 · 19:30 · Hangzhou Grand Theatre – Opera House
Conductor: Jia Lü
Cello: Li-Wei Qin
Overview
In Guiyang, Qin joined maestro Zhang once again for an all-Elgar evening titled “Salut d’Amour”, celebrating the English master’s lyrical and patriotic sound world.
Programme
Elgar — Salut d’Amour
Elgar — Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op.85
Elgar — Enigma Variations
Artists
July 29, 2022 · 20:00 · Guiyang Grand Theatre
Conductor: Guoyong Zhang
Overview
The final stop of the 2022 summer tour brought Qin to Ningbo for “Lumière Française”, under the baton of Xuzhong Xu.
Programme
Debussy — Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Haydn — Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1
Debussy — Marche Écossaise sur un Thème Populaire, L.77
Debussy — Printemps, L.61
Debussy — Nocturnes: Nuages & Fêtes
Artists
July 30, 2022 · 19:30 · Ningbo Grand Theatre
Conductor: Xuzhong Xu