2024 - 2025 Season Schedule (Performances/Lectures/Tours/Compositions to be Performed)
Tuesday - Wednesday, September 17 -18, 2024
Residency at Alfred University, NY
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Concert at the Marathon County Ginseng Festival, Wausau, WI
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
Monday, September 23, 2024, 3:30-5:00pm
Lecture at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
Monday, September 23, 2024, 7:30pm
Guest Composer with the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble
at Ted Mann Hall, Minneapolis
Gao Hong's composition Celebration for Wind Band to be performed
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 7:00pm
Lecture and Concert at the Shattuck St. Mary , Faribault, MN
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
Monday, September 30, 2024, 12:00pm
Concert at the Harmony for Mayo Concert Series, Rochester, MN
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 7:30pm
CD Release Concert at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar Order Tickets Here
Thursday, October 3, 2024, 6:00pm
Concert at the Winona State University International Music Series, Winona, MN
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
Friday, October 4, 2024, 8:00pm
Concert at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
Sunday, October 6, 2024, 2:00pm
Concert at the Waverly Chamber Music Series, Waverly, IA
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Chinese Pipa Meets
Flamenco Guitar
October 13, 2024
University of Texas at Austin
Gao Hong's composition Celebration for Wind Band to be performed
Friday, October 28, 2024, 7:00pm
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Family Weekend Concert
Gao Hong, Director
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Friday, October 25, 2024, 9:00am-11:00am
Gao Hong's Book Reading and Performance
XinXing Academy, Hopkins, MN
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 10:30am
Children's Concert with Gao Hong
Rochester Public Library, Rochester, MN
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 10:45am
Gao Hong's Lecture at St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Sunday, November 3,, 2024, 3:00pm
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert
Gao Hong, Director
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Friday, November 22, 2024,
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
Saturday - Monday, November 23-25, 2024,
Gao Hong and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde Duo
Guangxi Normal University School of Music, Guilin, China
Saturday, November 30, 2024, 8:00pm
Gao Hong and Zhao Xiaoxia Duo - Pipa Meets Guqin
Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Huangzhou, China
Thursday - Saturday, December 4-7, 2024
Gao Hong with Speaking In Tongues
International Traditional Music Festival, Beijing, China
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 8:00pm
Gao Hong and Zhao Xiaoxia Duo - Pipa Meets Guqin
Miao Temple, Beijing, China
Sunday, January 23, 2024, 3:00pm
Guest Artist Recital: Tony Ross and Gao Hong Duo - Cello Meets Pipa
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
February 4, 2025
Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Gao Hong's composition Celebration for Wind Band to be performed
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 7:00pm
Soloist with Minnesota Orchestra - Pipa Concerto by Gao Hong
Minneapolis, MN Order Ticket Here
Thursday - Saturday, February 13-15, 2025,
Lectures at Wartburg College and Soloist with Wartburg Community Symphony - Pipa Concerti by Gao Hong
Waverly, IA
Sunday, February 23, 2025, 3:00pm
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert
Gao Hong, Director
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
March 29, 2025
University of Texas at Austin at College Band Director Association Conference
Gao Hong's composition Celebration for Wind Band to be performed
April 11, 2025
West Salem High School Band, at Salem, OR
Gao Hong's composition Celebration for Wind Band to be performed
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 3:00pm
Soloist with Wazata Symphony Orchestra - Pipa Concerto by Gao Hong
Wazata, MN More Info
Thursday - Saturday, May 1-3, 2025,
Soloist with Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra - Pipa Concerti by Gao Hong and Zhou Long
Fort Colins, CO More Info
May 17, 2025
West Salem High School Band at LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, OR
Gao Hong's composition Celebration for Wind Band to be performed
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 3:00pm
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert
Gao Hong, Director
Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
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Gao Hong - Chinese pipa soloist/composer/improviser/educator
2023 - 2024 Season 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 Festival
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
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
9:20am Kidsjam at Saint Anthony Park
Elementary. 10:45am Saint Anthony Park Nursing Home
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Kidsjam Season
Thursday November 16, 2023
10:30am KidsJam; at St. Paul Landmark Center.1:00pm Saint Paul Music Academy; 3:40pm at Mount Airy Boys & Girls Club
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Kidsjam Season
Friday, November 17, 2023
10:30am KidsJam at St.Paul Landmark Center;12:40pm at Frost Lake Elementary
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Kidsjam Season
10:00am and 11:15am FamilyJam
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Family Season
Saturday, November 18, 2023
10:00am and 11:15am FamilyJam at St.Paul Landmark Center;
Gao Hong with Speaking in Tongues for the Schubert Club 2023-2024 Family Season
November 24 - December 13, 2023 Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour;
Friday, November 24, 2023
Miao Temple，Beijing, China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Saturday-Sunday, November 25-26, 2023
Wenzhou Medical University，Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Monday-Thursday, November 27-30, 2023
Guangdong Vocational and Technical University of Business and Technology School of Music and Dance, Zhaoqing, Guangdong China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Friday-Monday, December 1-4, 2023
Central Censervatory of Music's World Music Week Festival, Beijing, China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Xiamen Huaqiao University School of Music and Dance, Xiamen, Fujian China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Quanzhou Arts Centerr, Quanzhou, Fujian China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Putian College School of Music and Dance，Putian, Fujian China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Friday-Sunday, December 8-10, 2023
Foshan Qiandeng lake Music Festival, Foshan, Guangdong China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Monday, December 11, 2023
Zhejiang Normal University School of Music, Jinhua, Zhejiang China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Nanjing Arts University School of Music, Nanjing, Zhejiang China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Suzhou Poly Grand Theater, Suzhou, Jiangsu China
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo China Tour
Monday, January, 29 10:30am, 2024
Gao Hong Schubert Museum Mini (Online)
St. Paul MN.
More InfoSunday, February 4, 10:00am, 2024
Gao Hong Solo
Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403
Wednesday, February 7, 5:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble
Century College, St. Paul MN.
Friday, February 9, 7:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Firends -The Westminster Performing Arts Series,
Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403. More Info
Thursday, February 15, 12:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Friends
Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, St. Paul MN. More Info
Thursday, February 15, 7:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Firends
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, Faribault, MN 550211 (postponed)
Friday, February 16, 7:30pm, 2024
World Music Fusion Concert - with erhu master Zhu Changyao, Speaking In Tounges, and more.
Sundim Music Hall, St. Paul (More Info )
Saturday, February 17, 6:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Friends - Pre-concert for Minnesota Orchestra Lunar New Year Concert
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN.
Sunday, February 18, 3:00pm, 2024
Guest Artist Concert with Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble,
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall, Northfield, MN
Monday-Tuesday, February 19-20, 2024
Gao Hong and Flamenco Guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde US Tour
Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802 (postponed)
Friday, February 23, 7:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Flamenco Guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde CD Release Concert - US Tour
The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454 More Info (postponed to October 2, 2024)
Saturday-Monday, March 2-4, 2024
Gao Hong at The Wookstock School District Residency - Music of Gao Hong Concert
Woodstock Ill.
Wednesday-Sunday, March 6-10, 2024
Gao Hong's Overture for Full Band Celebration will be premiered by The President's Own United States Marine Band
2024 American Bandmaster Association Convention, March 6-10, Washington, DC. More Info
Friday, March 8, 2024
Gao Hong Solo Concert at Sidwell Friends School
Washington , DC.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Gao Hong Solo Concert at Lakeville Library
Lakeville, MN
Friday, April 12, 8:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong - Soloist with the South Netherlands Philharmonic (philharmonie zuidnederland)
Sint Theresiaplein 9, 6213 CG Maastricht, Netherlands
Saturday, April 13, 8:15pm, 2024
Gao Hong - Soloist with the South Netherlands Philharmonic (philharmonie zuidnederland)
Sint Theresiaplein 9, 6213 CG Maastricht, Netherlands
Thursday, April 18, 2024
11:30 pm - 12:00 pm
Gao Hong and Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Members
The Town Hall Forum. Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 More Info
Saturday, April 27-29, 2024
Gao Hong Solo Concert and Lectures
Middlebury College, VT
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Gao Hong's Overture for Full Orchestra Celebration will be performed by Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts621 West 6th Avenue Anchorage, AK, 99501. More Info
Monday, May 13, 12:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble
Harmony for Mayo Performance, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
Wednesday May 15, 1:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong Solo Concert
RosePointe, Roseville, MN
Friday, May 17, 7:30pm, 2024
Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Concert - Gao Hong, Director
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall , Northfield, MN
Friday, May 24, 7:00pm, 2024
Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo Concert
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI (More Info)
Wednesday, June 12, 8:00pm, 2024
Chinese Pipa Music from the Ancient Past Through Modern Times by Gao Hong
Old Town School of Folk Music, Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall, 4544 N Lincoln Ave , Chicago, IL.· 773.728.6000 Free and Open to the Public Get Tickets
Saturday, June 15, 8:00pm, 2024
Carleton Reunion Concert - Gao Hong and Speaking In Tongues
Carleton College Kracum Performance Hall , Northfield, MN
Sunday, June 23, 2:00pm, 2024
The Chirps in Gao Hong's Pipa
A special bilingual Children's Book that weaves together music, storytelling, and Chinese culture. St. Paul Public Libary Highland Park. (more info about the book)
Tuesday, July 23, 7:00pm, 2024
Tony Ross and Gao Hong - Cello Meets Pipa
Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN (more info)
Saturday- Sunday, July 26-28, 2024
Gao Hong Solo Concert and Lectures
Middlebury College, VT
