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
A master of masters on the cello
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
