The Chinese conductor LÜ Jia's work has received great acclaim internationally. Born into a musical family in Shanghai, LÜ began studying piano and cello at a very young age. He later studied conducting at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, under the tutelage of esteemed conductor ZHENG Xiaoying. At the age of 24, LÜ entered the University of Arts in Berlin, where he continued his studies under Professor Hans-Martin Rabenstein and Robert Wolf.

 

The following year, he was awarded both the First Prize and Jury’s Prize at the Antonio Pedeotti International Conducting Competition in Trento, Italy, and launched his career as a conductor.

 

Soprano: Xu Xiaoying

As Ferrando: Guan Zhijing

 

 

1. LI Shutong
Farewell Song
2. HUANG Zi
Flags Are Fluttering
3. ZHAO Yuanren
How Can I Not Miss Her
4. HE Lüting
On the Jialing River
5. HUANG Zi
Three Wishes of the Rose
6. Qing Zhu
I Live at the Source of the Yangtze River
7. XIAN Xinghai
On the Taihang Mountains
8. LI Haiying
Songs of the Seven Sons (Macau)
9. ZHANG Qianyi
Beijing

- Intermission -

1. XIAN Xinghai
Yellow River Cantata
I. Yellow River Boatmen’s Song
II. Ode to the Yellow River
III. The Yellow River Runs From the Sky
IV. The Yellow River Ditty
V. Responsorial on the Yellow River Side
VI. The Yellow River Lament
VII. Defending the Yellow River
VIII. Roar! Yellow River
Soprano: XU Xiaoying
Bass: GUAN Zhijing
Narrator: 王卫国WANG Weiguo
China NCPA Chorus