Diaries of Hope: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
About the Event
Leading Polish film composer Zbigniew Preisner conducts the Shanghai Symphony in the Asian premiere of Diaries of Hope – a new work inspired by the diaries and poems of Polish children who were victims of the Holocaust.
Lisa Gerrard from the spellbinding duo Dead Can Dance – was nominated for an Oscar for her vocals on the film Gladiator and two Golden Globes for The Insider and Ali – performs in the principal vocal role alongside boy soprano Archie Buchanan.
Best known for his scores for the films of Krzysztof Kieslowski (Dekalog, The Double Life Of Veronique, Three Colours Blue and more) and for Requiem for my friend, his moving tribute to Kieslowski, Preisner is one of the most celebrated film composers of his generation and recipient of many accolades including a Silver Bear from the Berlin Film Festival and two Césars from the French Film Academy.
Conductor: Zbigniew Preisner
Alto: Lisa Gerrard
Boy Soprano: Matthew Price
Echo Chamber Singers
Program:
Diaries of hope
1. Kaddish
2. From the Abyss
3. Lament
4. Dream — poem read by actor
5. In a Dark Hour — poem read by actor
6. Dream
7. In a Dark Hour
8. Frozen Ghetto — poem read by actor
9. Epitaph
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Preisner& Gerrard
1. Utopia
2. Katharsis
3. Here and Now
Practical Information
As Asia’s oldest orchestra, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra brought Western classical music to China. Today, it remains a world‐class orchestra which attracts internationally renowned artists while it still retains its Chinese essence: the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is a beacon of culture and arts for the city of Shanghai.
