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Hear Bion Tsang live on MPR
Minnesota Public Radio broadcasts the opening weekend of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Bion Tsang joins them as guest Principal Cellist and soloist in the Haydn Sinfonia Concertante, Hob. I:105. The live broadcast airs on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 8:00 PM CST. Listen to the online stream at ClassicalMPR.org.
Bion Tsang, in a brief appearance at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, leaves an impression on W. Henry Duckham of the Cape Cod Times. Duckham writes: "Trio No. 2 in E minor by French composer C. Saint-Saens, the concluding work of the concert, added the estimable cellist Bion Tsang. This is a work of large proportions and emotional content and, by some accounts, the trio for violin, cello and piano of the late Romantic period. It certainly has all the required elements—dark and ominous themes, heartfelt and tender melodies, sudden emotional outbursts and hearts-on-sleeve élan.
"Cellist Tsang, with his understated playing, draws you in, and a memorable moment occurred in the andante con moto movement when violinist and cellist became tonal soul mates whispering together the most tender of Saint-Saens' passages."
Read the full review... "Festival musicians play with subtlety and emotion"
Andres Diaz (pictured left) and Bion Tsang proudly showing off their new cellos made by Wayne Burak. The two cellists performed together last night in the Glazunov Cello Quintet (Op. 39) at the Seattle Chamber Music Society's 30th Summer Festival. The Burak cellos more than held their own next to the 1723 "Ex-Kiesewetter" Antonio Stradivarius and 1744 Michel'Angelo Bergonzi violins played by Augustin Hadelich and Andrew Wan, respectively.
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Bion Tsang now performs exclusively on a new cello from the workbench of Wayne Burak. The Hawthorne Series cello, completed less than three months ago, is modeled after the cellos of Antonio Stradivari. Bion uses Larsen strings on the cello for the A and D (...a first for him, coming from Jargar strings) and Thomastik Spiracore Tungsten strings on the G and C. Of his new instrument, Bion says, "I feel liberated by Wayne's cello! It's so easy to play and projects everything so clearly." You can hear the cello up close on the web during the KING FM 98.1 live broadcasts of the Seattle Chamber Music Society's summer festival concerts at Benaroya Hall next month. To learn more about the affordable, fine instruments of Wayne Burak, visit his showroom online at www.wayneburakmusic.com.
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Concert Preview
Cellist Bion Tsang returns to Asia in May for an exclusive engagement with the Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company, his second appearance in “Plaza X,” an innovative presentation of modern dance, classical music and world-class figure skating. “Plaza X” is presented at 8 p.m. on May 27 – 28, 2011, at the Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium, Hong Kong.
Featured performers in “Plaza X” also include five-time Hong Kong Dance Awards Winner Helen Lai, three-time Olympic skater David Liu, and Tsang, who will perform selected movements from each of the six Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (BWV 1007-1012) during the productions.
Tsang revisits the theatre with no doubt this year’s performance will leave audiences in awe. “The particular combination of dance, ice skating and music here is what creates a truly stunning and moving piece of work,” says Mr. Tsang. “I am excited to work with Helen Lai and David Liu to create a memorable performance.”
