Wu Man, an internationally renowned virtuoso on the Chinese pipa and a core member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, will headline a concert featuring stringed instruments from three continents in the next World Music Series performance at the Eastman School of Music.
Joining Wu Man at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, in Kilbourn Hall will be Ugandan James Makubuya and American Lee Knight. Performing on such additional instruments as the Ugandan endongo, the banjo, and the dulcimer, the trio will create a series of musical dialogues showing the affinity and variety of the world’s plucked instruments.
While introducing the pipa, China’s classic four-stringed plucked instrument, to Western audiences, Wu Man has worked to give the 2,000-year-old instrument a new role in contemporary music. In addition to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, she has collaborated with the Kronos Quartet, composer Philip Glass, and orchestras in the United States and Europe to introduce audiences and other musicians to the pipa’s unique tonal qualities. Â
Tickets to the “Wu Man and Friends” World Music concert are $10 to $20 (discounts with University of Rochester or student ID) and are available at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Box Office, 108 East Ave., 585-454-2100, or online at https://www.esm.rochester.edu/concerts/tickets.php .
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Calendar Listing:
Friday, January 22
World Music Series: Wu Man and Friends
8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
Admission: $10 to $20, discount with UR or student ID. Available at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra box office, 108 East Ave., by phone at 585-454-2100, or online at https://www.esm.rochester.edu/concerts/tickets.php