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Rhythm & Romance

May 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Thursday

May 7, 2026

7:30 pm

Saturday

May 9, 2026

7:30 pm

LOCATION

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

ARTISTS

LAN SHUI

conductor

WU MAN

pipa

PROGRAM

JOHN ADAMS

The Chairman Dances

ZHAO JIPING

Pipa Concerto No. 2 with Wu Man

GABRIEL FAURÉ

Pelléas et Mélisande Suite

MAURICE RAVEL

La Valse

DESCRIPTION

Experience a mesmerizing fusion of musical worlds as the legendary Wu Man brings the haunting beauty of the pipa to life in Zhao Jiping’s Trumpet Concerto. The pipa is a 2,000-year- old, lute-like instrument and Man, the world’s leading pipa player. Lan Shui leads the RPO in an exhilarating program featuring John Adams’ The Chairman Dances, Fauré’s evocative Pelléas et Mélisande, and the swirling intensity of Ravel’s La Valse. A night of rhythm, romance, and riveting orchestral color awaits!

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