A refreshing breeze will blow on a hot summer’s August 4 when Joe Hisaishi’s masterpieces reverberate through the Xinghai Concert Hall. Pianist Tan Xiaotang (谭小棠) will bring you to Joe Hisaishi’s fantasy world of music.

Joe Hisaishi’s compositions are appreciated by many music fans. He has composed many popular pieces for Takeshi Kitano’s films and Hayao Miyazaki’s animations. Similarities are easily found among many of them. The theme music of this concert – Summer, is the winner of the Outstanding Achievement in Music at the 2000 Japanese Academy Awards.

Pianist Tan Xiaotang is an active pianist. Born in 1979 in Beijing, he has given performances at many music festivals, and has been champion at the top piano contests in china, Japan and France. In 2008, he dedicated his passion for music by recording the piano part for the theme songs of the Beijing Olympics.

When: 20:00 on August 4, 2011
Where: Xinghai Concert Hall

Tickets: ￥100, 180, 280, 380,
￥690 for two ￥380 tickets, ￥798 for three ￥280 tickets
Tel.: 020-3806 5182, 38065181

Piano: Tan Xiaotang 谭小棠
Violin: Chen Qiushi 陈秋莳
Violin: Jiang Lu 姜璐
Viola: Liu Sha 刘莎
Cello: Chen Huachao 陈华超

Program

Part One – Piano Solo

ONE SUMMER’S DAY – from SPIRITED AWAY
HANA-BI – from HANA-BI
BALLADE – from BROTHER
FRIENDS and SUMMER- from THE WIND OF LIFE

Part Two – Piano and String

Bolero
Madness

Part Three – Piano and String

City of Sky, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, and Takeshi Kitano’s Kids Return