What's On
Wenhan Jiang (viola)
International Artist Diploma Recital
Monday 4 March 2024, 7.30pm
RNCM Carole Nash Recital Room
Our International Artist Diploma (IAD) represents the pinnacle of achievement in performance at the RNCM and welcomes a small number of artists each year who are on the cusp of international careers.
Each artist carefully curates their own programme of music to showcase their talent and artistic identity.
About Wenhan:
As a concert performer, Wenhan is working on expanding music for the viola, transcribing music from other instruments and working closely with living composers. He has been awarded the first prize in Theodore Holland Viola Competition and the third prize at the Oskar Nedbal Competition. He has been invited to play in festivals all over the world, including Pacific Music Festival, Encuentro Santander, Lucerne Festival. He has been a viola section leader for the Ulster Orchestra, and also has appeared as a guest principal for Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Welsh National Opera and Sinfonia Viva. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music under Paul Silverthorne before joining the RNCM.
Thea Musgrave In the Still of the Night
Frank Bridge 2 Pieces ~
Gang Chen arr Jiang The Sun Shines on Tashikuergan
Tōru Takemitsu A Bird Came Down the Walk ~
Ruan Ji arr Jiang Jiu Kuang
Kaija Saariaho Vent Nocturne
Luciano Berio Naturale *
Wenhan Jiang viola
Simone Rebello percussion *
Yupeng He piano ~
Tickets:
£5 (Under 26s and Students) + £1 Booking Fee
£10 (Full) + £1 Booking Fee
This event will include a 20 minute interval and will end at approximately 9.30pm.