Gao Hong and an All-Star Cast of International Musicians Celebrate Cancer Survivors

WHO: Gao Hong (pipa/composer), Kenny Endo (taiko); Shubhendra Rao (sitar); Biplab Bhattacharya (tabla); Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Jere Lantz, Conductor; Minhua Chorus, Hua Yu, Conductor; Michelle Kinney (cello); Nirmala Rajasekar (veena and vocals); David Hagedorn (percussion).

WHAT: “Celebration – The Music of Gao Hong”

WHEN: Saturday, April 19, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota, 2128 Fourth Street South, Minneapolis.

TICKETS: $18 for adults, $16 for students and seniors if purchased in advance, $20 at the door. $9 for cancer survivors and patients. $15 for groups of 10 or more. For tickets call (952) 210-3628, write iftpa_usa@yahoo.com, or pick up in person at the Shanghai Market, 1546 Como Avenue in St. Paul, or at China Tribune, 566 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul.

CONTACT: (952) 210-3628, iftpa_usa@yahoo.com, www.chinesepipa.com

This year local pipa virtuoso and composer Gao Hong has many reasons to celebrate. 2008 marks her 35th anniversary as a performer, and 10th year as a composer. It also marks the completion of her 7-year-old daughter’s treatment for leukemia. Gao will be celebrating these milestones with an international tour that includes a performance at Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota on April 19, 2008 at 8:00 p.m