Wu Man Residency and Concert at UVA
Sunday, January 24, 8:00pm
Internationally acclaimed pipa (Chinese lute) virtuoso Wu Man will be in residency at UVA’s McIntire Department of Music January 23-25 2010. The high point of the residency will be a solo concert in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 8:00pm. The residency is taking place in conjunction with the traveling art exhibition, Treasures Rediscovered: Chinese Stone Sculpture from the Sackler Collections at Columbia University, which will be on view at the UVA Art Museum from January 15 – March 14, 2010.
Wu Man was the first student to receive a master’s degree in pipa from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Since that time, she has gone on to be the most prominent performer on the instrument, known both for her performances of the classical Pudong School of pipa playing from Imperial China, as well as being an outstanding exponent of contemporary compositions for pipa by leading Chinese composers such as Tan Dun as well as Western composers including Terry Riley, Philip Glass, and Lou Harrison. Her three most recent recordings have all been nominated for Grammy Awards. Wu Man is also a prominent member of Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Read more online.
At 2pm on Sunday, January 24th there will be a free presentation by guest artist Wu Man on her instrument, the pip, the classical Chinese lute, and her musical background. The lecture demonstration will take place in 107 Old Cabell Hall.
This is an Arts Enhancement Event supported by the Provost’s Office to increase the awareness of and support for the arts at the University of Virginia.
Single tickets for the Sunday night, January 24 performance are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for UVA Students who reserve in advance, and can be purchased at the UVA Arts Box Office in the lobby of the Drama Building at 109 Culbreth Road, on the telephone at 434.924.3376, Monday through Friday 12pm to 5pm, or online.
