Wu Man & Beethoven 6

In time for Lunar New Year, pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins the Omaha Symphony for Lou Harrison’s pipa concerto, written expressly for her by the visionary American composer.

Friday, Jan 10 | 7:30 PM
Saturday, Jan 11 | 7:30 PM
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Artists

Ankush Kumar Bahl Music Director More
Serena Reuten Assistant Conductor More
Wu Man Pipa More

Program Info

  • CHEN YI: Shuo

  • LOU HARRISON: Pipa Concerto

  • LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

For possibly the first time ever, American composer Lou Harrison’s music comes to the Holland, championed by the “virtuosic and enchanting” (San Francisco Chronicle) pipa legend Wu Man. Helping celebrate the Lunar New Year and hopeful beginnings is Chen Yi’s glorious, celebratory Shuo for strings, and Beethoven’s bucolic Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” a treat for the ears and the imagination.

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