Experience an extraordinary evening of art song, opera, and piano mastery with China’s first Countertenor Xiao Ma and internationally acclaimed pianist Chi Wu. The program spans works from Western classical composers such as Schumann, Dvořák, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, and Ravel, to Chinese art song and folk adaptations, demonstrating the beauty and diversity of the vocal and piano repertoire.

Program

• Myrthen Op.25 – Robert Schumann / Heinrich Heine / Friedrich Rückert
  • Du bist wie eine Blume
  • Widmung
• Zigeuner Melodien Op.55 – Antonín Dvořák / Adolf Heyduk
  • Ma piseǔ zas
  • Kdyz mne stará matka
• Der Müller und der Bach, D. 795 No.19 / S. 565 No. 9 – Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt (arr.)
  • Piano solo: Chi Wu
• Erlkönig, D.328 / S.558 No.4 – Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt (arr.)
  • Piano solo: Chi Wu
• Polish Songs, Op.74 – Frédéric Chopin / Stefan Witwicki
  • Smutna rzeka
  • yczenie
• 5 Mélodies populaires grecques, Op.5 – Maurice Ravel / Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi
  • Le Réveil de la mariée
  • Tout Gai!

Intermission

• Autumn Songs – Du Mu / Luo Zhongrong
  • Shan Xing
  • Nanling Dao Zhong
  • Ji Yangzhou Han Chuo Panguan
• Piano Suite: Luo Zuo & Mountain Songs – Zhang Chao
  • Piano solo: Chi Wu
• Yuan Qu Xiao Chang – Xu Zaisi / Gao Weijie
  • Zheguiling · Chunqing
  • Hong Xiu Xie · Huanqing
  • Luomei Feng · Qiangweilou
• Zai Shui Yi Fang – Qiong Yao / Lin Jiaqing / Zhang Rui

Program subject to change

Xiao Ma – Countertenor

China’s first Countertenor, Xiao Ma is a National First-Class Actor, professor at Tianjin Conservatory of Music, and Master Supervisor. He has performed in over 30 countries at prestigious festivals and collaborated with renowned conductors including Zheng Xiaoying, Ye Cong, Lv Jia, and Marc Taddei. As a pioneer of the Countertenor tradition in China, his repertoire spans Chinese and Western art songs, opera, and musicals. He has published the first countertenor song collection in China and won numerous awards for his contributions to vocal music.

Chi Wu – Pianist

Chi Wu is a Steinway Artist and professor at Tianjin Conservatory of Music. He is the first Chinese pianist to win a prize at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition and has performed globally in venues including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Beijing Concert Hall, and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. His repertoire spans solo, chamber, and concerto performances, collaborating with leading orchestras worldwide. Trained under Franco Scala and Lazar Berman, Wu is recognized for his technical brilliance, musical depth, and dedication to piano education.