A Musical Exchange will bring together the ethereal elegance of the Chinese pipa and the fiery passion of the flamenco guitar in an extraordinary fusion of traditions, showcasing their shared virtuosity and capacity for profound emotional resonance.
Chinese pipa virtuoso Gao Hong and flamenco guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde have been touring their award-winning debut album, Alondra throughout the U.S. and China in 2024. Many of the selections this evening will come from this recording, where the musicians travel from ancient Asian dynasties, through the Thar desert to Andalusia, harmoniously combining cultures as the East meets West. Lancaster audiences may remember our online concert during the covid pandemic that took place in India with Ignacio and his brother, Santiago.
The Confucius Institute is delighted to work with Lancaster Arts so audiences can share in this musical adventure of two musicians from different cultures and traditions.
The concert will be followed by a conversation on the rich exchanges of musical heritages featuring panelists Edward Simpson (Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), Kwasu Tembo (Lecturer in English and Creative Writing), our concert programmer Michael Poll, and the two artists. We welcome our audience to join in! The conversation will conclude around 9.45pm.
Gao Hong will also be giving a short performance at 3.30pm in Lancaster University Library for those who want a little taster!
Concert Programme
Gao & Lusardi
Skylark Call
Longing for My Lover
Prayer
Flying Dragon
Choo Choo Train
Gao & Lusardi
Song of the Nomads
Lusardi
Frontera de Morón - Bulerías
Sebastián Iradier
La Paloma
Mauro Núñez
Canción y Huayno
Gao & Lusardi
Silk Road
“Two great plucked instrument masters who audibly have fun approaching each other, communicating with each other and playing for each other”
Westzeit ★★★★
Save up to 25% with our Concert Season Ticket. Simply add multiple concerts to your basket when booking and the discount will be automatically applied (10% for two concerts, 15% for three, 20% for four and 25% when you book all five at the same time). Concerts include: Mari Kalkun, Benson Wilson & Chris White, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi, VOCES8 Ensemble).
Image Credit: Sarah Wanstall
