SZS MASTER SERIES I
ENCOUNTERING JAZZ——A BU& SZS CHAMBER CONCERT
2024.01.28SUN）19:30
Jinji Lake Concert Hall SCAC
Piano A BU
SZS Musicians
A BU Improvisation
NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40 (excerpts)
WANG LEYOU Liebetango
A BU Fantasie·Sleeping in a Dream, Op. 7
NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN Variations, Op. 41
A BU Meditation for Flute solo
Violin Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
Three Tone Poems, Op. 11
*Program is subject to change
NOTICE TO AUDIENCE
1. DURATION Approximately 104 minutes with a 15-min intermission. 2. SUGGESTED AGE 8 and above. 3. Minimum Height For Children : 1.3m (Jinji Lake Concert Hall). Except For Performances Specially Arranged For Children.
A very unique concert featuring the young piano talent A Bu, whose virtuosity spans the jazz and classical worlds: half of the music on the programme are master classics blending different styles, the other half being original contributions from emerging Chinese composers of Generation Z, including WANG Leyou and A Bu himself. All of the music once again challenges the boundary between classic and modern, elite and popular. The Ukraine-born Nikolai Kapustin has to be one of the best-kept secrets of piano music. Instantly endearing and consistently entertaining, his music treads a delicate stylistic line with flair, combining improvisational jazz idioms and classical music structures. Eight Concert Études are far from dry studies. They caper through genres including blues, ragtime, boogie-woogie, stride piano, and lounge music—all underpinned by a humour and intellect second to none. Friedrich Gulda, an uncompromising “cross-over” pioneer of his time, spoke of a fascination with the boundaries in music, believing all music to have worth, regardless of how society judged it, and you will understand what he means by this through his jazz-infused Prelude and Fugue. What is more worth looking forward to are A Bu and his buddy, the composer/vlogger-influencer Wang Leyou. What kinds of surprises may await? Well, come and let your ears tell you!
