Chinese pipa soloist/composer/improviser/educator
2023 Fall Schedule (Performance/Lecture/Tour/Compositions to be Performed
) August 25 - September 4th, 2023 - Performing at festivals in Spain with Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble and CAAMCDT. Friday, August 25, 2023
10:00pm
International Folk Music Festivalao
Ronda, Spain
Saturday, August 26, 2023
8:00pm
International Folk Music Festivalao
Arriate, Spain
Sunday, August 27, 2023
12:00pm
Welcome by Ronda City Officials at the City Hall
10:00pm Performing with 10 groups of artists from 10 contries.
Ronda, Spain
Monday, August 28, 2023
8:00pm
International Folk Music Festivalao
Algatocin, Spain
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
8:00pm
International Folk Music Festivalao - Street Parade
Ronda, Spain
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
7:00pm
Folk Music and Dance as Intangible Cultural Heritage Inherited Worldwide
Saragossa, Spain
Thursday, August 31, 2023
10:30am
Flower Offering at the Pilgrimage Basilica of Our Lady & Parade on the City Center's Streets with each Country Presenting Their Performances on the Square. The Mayor of the City Hall Welcome All Participating Domestic and International Art Groups at the City Hall.
Saragossa, Spain
Friday, September 1, 2023
12:00pm
Chinese Showcase of Ethnic Music and Dance at Etopiaolk Music and Dance
7:30pm
Concert at the Mozart Music Hall
Zaragoza, Spain
Saturday, September 2, 2023
7:30pm
Concert at the Mozart Music Hall
Zaragoza, Spain
Sunday, September 3, 2023
7:30pm
Closing Ceremony Concert at the Mozart Music Hall
Zaragoza, Spain
   
This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mellon Foundation. https://www.midatlanticarts.org
September 7-24, 2023
The Chinese Lady
Open Eye Theater, Minneapolis, MN (Gao Hong as Music Designer More Info)
Sunday, October 1, 2023
3:00 pm
Carleton Faculty Gala Concert
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Thursday, October 5, 2023
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Gao Hong and Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Members
International Music Series
DuFresne Performing Arts Center, Winona State University
Winona, MN
Saturday, October 28, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:15pm
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert
Gao Hong, Director
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Sunday, November 12, 2023
4:30 pm - 6:00pm
Gao Hong & Friends — Marine Candlelight Series
Marine on St. Croix, MN. More Info
Monday, November 13, 2023
10:45 am -11:30 am
Gao Hong's Lecture: Chinese Music
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
November 16 2023
10:30am KidsJam
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Kidsjam Season in St. Paul Landmark Center.
November 17 2023
10:30am KidsJam
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Kidsjam Season in St. Paul Landmark Center.
November 18 2023
10:00am and 11:15am FamilyJam
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Family Season in St. Paul Landmark Center.
More events in 2024 to come
2022-2023 Season Performances/ Lectures/Compositions to be Performed
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
7:30 - 8:30 pm
BRIDGE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Gao Hong, pipa as a guest artist joined with Mike Block, cello, and Sandeep Das, tabla
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Monday, September 12, 2022
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Gao Hong, Guest Speaker
CHINESE MUSIC IN AMERICA
The American Association of University Women Minneapolis Branch
Gale Mansion, Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, October 8, 2022 | 7:30 pm (in-person)
Sunday, October 9, 2022 | 3:00 pm (in-person and virtual)
Elizabeth Schulze Conductor
Gao Hong's Overture for Full Orchestra Celebration will be premiered by the Maryland Symphony
THE MARYLAND THEATRE, MD
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Friday, October 14, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Gao Hong and Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble
Carleton College Parents Weekend Concert
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Friday, October 14, 2022 VIRTUAL
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Gao Hong, Chinese pipa artist, composer, educator, and improviser presents:
“Chinese Music from Ancient Times to Modern Global Fusions”
World Arts & Education Forum Meet the Artist: a Live/Virtual Series
Sponsored by: the Washerwomen Community College Division of Arts & Social Sciences, and the non-profits: the World Center for Creative Education in MI and International Friendship for the Performing Arts.
Saturday, October 15, 2022
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
INVITE THE MOON TO DANCE
Gao Hong and the Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble
In honor of the launch of CAAM Chinese Dance Theater’s 30th Anniversary season, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater presents original choreography in a collaboration with artists including Ao Liu, former soloist with Yang Liping Dance Company, Gao Hong and the Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Katha Dance, a professional Katha dance company, St. Paul Ballet, with choreography by Helen Hatch and CAAM Chinese Dance Theater dancers. The O’Shaughnessy, St Paul, MN
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
8:00 pm -11:00 pm
UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL
EMMY® AWARDS
CEREMONY SHOW
The short film "Gao Hong: Composer and Pipa Player” produced by Minnesota
Orchestra’s Ashleigh Rowe and Gao Hong has been nominated for an
Upper Midwest Emmy Award. The full nomination list
Monday, October 17, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Gao Hong, Composer and Pipa Soloist with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra Outreach Concert
Gao Hong’s pipa concerto, Flying Dragon
Yuri Ivan, Conductor
Legacy Adult Daycare, 800 Boome Ave. N, Golden Valley, MN. 55427
Saturday, October 22, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Gao Hong, Composer and Pipa Soloist with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra Concert
Gao Hong’s pipa concerto, Flying Dragon
Yuri Ivan, Conductor
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 5426 12th Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN
Free and Open to the Public
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Sunday, October 30, 2022
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
INVITE THE MOON TO DANCE
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble and Global Music Ensemble with CAAM Dance Theater
Gao Hong, Director
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Free and Open to the Public. More Info
Thursday, November 17, 2022
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Gao Hong and Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Members
International Music Series
DuFresne Performing Arts Center, Winona State University
Winona, MN
Friday, November 18, 2022
10:45 am -11:30 am
Gao Hong's Lecture: Chinese Music
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Sunday, November 27, 2022
8:30 am - 11:30 am (Beijing Time)
Gao Hong, Guest Speaker (特邀专家)
The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Traditional Chinese Music
"Research on the Construction of Chinese Classical Music System" Forum
by Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
中国传统音乐学会第 22 届年会 “中国古典音乐体系建设研究”论坛
主办单位中央音乐学院研究院、音乐学系
Wednsday, November 30, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Gao Hong, Composer and Pipa Solo
Embrace the Holidays-Chinese Music Concert
White Bear Lake Hanifl Performing Arts Center
MORE INFO
Sunday, December 4, 2022
6:00 pm -7:30 pm
Gus Holley, Pipa Soloist with the UC Berkeley Chinese Music Ensemble
Gao Hong's Pipa Concerto Flying Dragon world premiere of Chinese Music Ensemble version
University of California at Berkeley, Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA
Thursday, December 29, 2022
8:00 pm
Gao Hong's Composition "Celebration" for Orchestra
The Asian Cultural Symphony of the USA.
Dennis Friesen-Carper, Conductor
Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, NYC.
Friday, January 20, 2023
10:30am
Music of China
Legacy Adult Daycare, Golden Valley, MN
Friday, January 20, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gao Hong's Solo Concert
RidgePointe of Minnetonka, MN
Sunday, January 22, 2023
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Gao Hong with the Bakken Ensemble
Zhao Lin, Zhao Jiping | Red Lantern for pipa and string quartet
Cece Belcher, violin
Jenni Seo, viola
Gao Hong, pipa
MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis, MN
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Friday, January 27, 2023
7:00 pm
Gao Hong with The Orchestra Now
Zhou Long's King Chu Doffs His Armor Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra
Conductor, Jindong Cai
Gao Hong, pipa
Sosnoff Auditorium, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, NY.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
3:00 pm
Gao Hong with The Orchestra Now
Zhou Long's King Chu Doffs His Armor Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra
Conductor, Jindong Cai
Gao Hong, pipa
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Sunday, January 29, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Gao Hong with ProMusica Minnesota
Lunar New Year Concert
Gao Hong's Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream
Gao Hong, pipa
Rui Du, violin
Richard Belcher, cello
Bethel Balge, piano
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble and Global Music Ensemble
Gao Hong, Director
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Free and Open to the Public. More Info
Sunday, March 5, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Gao Hong, Composer and Pipa Soloist with the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis
World Premiere of Gao Hong’s pipa concerto, Musical Journey
Cary John Franklin, Conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis , MN
Free and Open to the Public. More Info
Wedneasday - Friday, March 8-10, 2023
OPEN SPACE
FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSIC
Featuring Composer Chen Yi and Composer/Pipa Player Gao Hong
University of Northern Colorado Commons, CO. More Info
Friday, March 17, 2023 VIRTUAL
8:30 am – 10:30 pm
Gao Hong, Guest Speaker
Woodstock High School Orchestra , Woodstock, Ill. (Recording Academy's Music In Our School Month
Event) Tuesday, March 28, 2023
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Gao Hong, Guest Speaker
CHINESE MUSIC IN AMERICA
The American Association of University Women St. Paul Branch
St. Paul, MN
March 29 – April 15, 2023
Tour of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Minnesota by Gao Hong's Cross-Cultural Music Duo/Trio
March 29-30, 2023
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT 06459
April 1-3, 2023
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 More Info
April 3-4, 2023
Alfred University
Alfred, NY 14802
April 5–6, 2023
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267 More Info
April 7-8, 2023
Bard College, NY More Info
April 10, 2023, 7:30pm
St. Cloud State University
April 11, 2023, 7:00pm
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN 56601 More Info
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Noon - 1:00 pm
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues
Schubert Club Courtroom Concert
Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN
Free and Open to the Public. More Info
Thursday, April 13, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Asian Fusion – multicultural concert featuring Gao Hong and Friends - master musicians
from San Francisco, New York City, Miami and London
MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis, MN. More Info
Friday, April 14, 2023 VIRTUAL
11:00 am - CT
Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate
World Arts & Education Forum Meet the Artist: a Live/Virtual Series
Sponsored by: the Washerwomen Community College Division of Arts & Social Sciences, and the non-profits: the World Center for Creative Education in MI
April 14, 2023, 7:30pm
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School
Faribault, MN 55021
April 15, 2023, 7:30pm
Carleton College
Northfield, MN 55057
Friday, April 21, 2023
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Gao Hong, Soloist with the Minnesota Sinfonia
Jay Fishman, Conductor
First Covenant Church
1280 Arcade Street, St. Paul, 55106
Free and Open to the Public. More Info
Saturday, April 22, 2023
2:00 pm - 3::00 pm
Gao Hong, Soloist with the Minnesota Sinfonia
Jay Fishman, Conductor
Holy Cross Catholic Church
1621 University Avenue NE, Minneapolis, 55413
Free and Open to the Public. More Info
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
11:30 pm - 12:00 pm
Gao Hong Soloist
The Town Hall Forum. More Info
Friday, May 5, 2023
9:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues
Duluth Public School, MN
Saturday, May 13, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Carleton College Chinese Music Ensemble and Global Music Ensemble
Gao Hong, Director
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall
Northfield, MN
Free and Open to the Public.
Sunday, May 21, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Carleton Symphony Band and Chinese Music Ensemble
Claire Larson, Director
Gao Hong's Celebration for Mixed Wind and Chinese Music Ensembles version - world premiere
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall
Northfield, MN
Free and Open to the Public.
Friday, May 26, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble
Gao Hong, Director
Carleton Honors Convocation
Carleton College Chapel
Northfield, MN
Thursday, June 1, 2023
6:00 pm
"Immigration, Identity, and the Arts" Series
Gao Hong, Soloist
The event is part of the NEA Big Read Series
Community Hall, Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul
Saturday, June 17, 2023
8:00pm
Carleton Reunion
Sandeep Das, tabla,
Mike Block, cello
Gao Hong, pipa
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall
Northfield, MN
Free and Open to the Public.
Friday/Saturday, July 21-22, 2023
Middlebury College (more detials to come)
Friday, July 28-29, 2023
7:00pm
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON IN CONCERT
WITH THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Anthony Ross, cello
Gao Hong, pipa. More Info
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