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LSO Eclectica: Chinese Strings and Flutes

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Virtuoso cellist Li-Wei Qin crosses continents and spans centuries in this era-defying concert with London Symphony Orchestra players and conductor Lee Reynolds.

Fusing Chinese folk music with classical cello and contemporary compositions, the LSO brings this eclectic programme to London after performing it in Wuhan, China. Alongside pieces by Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Ye Xiaogang, the concert features the London premiere of Raymond Yiu’s Butorflēoge.

LSO Principal Flute Gareth Davies also breathes life into Raymond Yiu’s And Nights Bright Days, a piece specially written for him. Inspired by the dreamlike poetry of Tang Xianzu, the piece shifts and transforms as it unfolds, echoing the dreams it is built around.

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Programme

  • Tchaikovsky   Serenade for Strings (first movement)
  • Haydn   Cello Concerto No 1 (first movement)
  • Ye Xiaogang   A Poem of China
  • Raymond Yiu   Butorflēoge (London premiere)
  • Raymond Yiu   And Nights Bright Days
  • Tchaikovsky   Serenade for Strings (fourth movement)

Performers

  • Lee Reynolds   conductor
  • Li-Wei Qin   cello
  • Gareth Davies   flute, dizi
  • LSO String Ensemble  

LSO St Luke's

Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.