The Lure of the East

The Lure of the East
Yin Yang Collective

Chinese music and instruments are fascinating and exotic. We are proud to present this amazing culture, its wonderful instruments and most of all its players, in a programme of mixed Chinese and western classics.

The Yin Yang Collective presents The Lure of the East: music from both western and Chinese cultural traditions, featuring ‘Greensleeves’, Vivaldi ‘Four Seasons’, Mozart ‘Turkish March’, Strauss @Radetsky March’, Piazzolla’s passionate tango ‘Oblivion’, ‘Jasmine Flower’ and ‘Moon over the Erquan’, Falla ‘Spanish Folk Songs’, and more.

The Lure of the East is performed with three traditional Chinese instruments (xiao, guzheng, erhu) and two western (piano, cello). The Chinese musicians will introduce their instruments Chinese style in work particularly associated with their instruments, after which we shall play special arrangements of western pieces that suit the Chinese instruments, and vice versa. Through the informative and engaging evening audiences will get to know some Chinese history, a lot of music, and discover the versatility of these wonderful instruments and their players.