Houston Friends of Music Presents the Shanghai Quartet January 13, 2009

Houston Friends of Music welcomes the Shanghai Quartet to Stude Concert Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 at 8 p.m. for one performance only. The concert will feature world-renowned guest artist, Wang Guowei, one of the top erhu soloists of his generation. The erhu, a Chinese, two-stringed vertical fiddle, has a history that spans more than 500 years.

Stude Concert Hall is located at The Alice Pratt building on the Rice University campus, entrance 18 off Rice Blvd. or entrance 8 off University. Parking is located in West Lot 1 near Rice Stadium.

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the Shanghai Quartet is known for its passionate musicality, impressive technique and multicultural innovations. Its elegant style of melding the delicacy of Eastern music with the emotional breadth of Western repertoire allows it to traverse musical genres, from traditional Chinese folk music and masterpieces of Western music, to cutting- edge contemporary works.

The Quartet—Weigang Li (violin), Yi-Wen Jiang (violin), Honggang Li (viola), and Nicholas Tzavaras (cello)—regularly tours the great music centers of Europe, North and South America and Asia. Performances at many of the most distinguished festivals and concert halls highlight the ensemble’s 25th anniversary season, including appearances at the Ravinia, Tanglewood and Ottawa International Festivals and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

To purchase tickets, call 713-348-5400 or visit www.HoustonFriendsofMusic.org. For information on upcoming events and activities visit www.ltbaehr.com.

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