It had been a few months since Steven Wang last spoke to his parents, located halfway across the world in China. He knew that every time he phoned, the Chinese authorities would be listening in via wiretapping, so he avoided calling too often. He started by asking simple questions, the way he always did. In…

Part of a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration by Fei Tian College students. – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com.

A native of Bohemia, Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) lived at a time when nationalism was sweeping across Europe, influencing politics, literature, and the arts. Considered the father of Czech national music, Smetana’s style relied on folk influences, traditional tunes, and a conscious attempt to convey the Czech spirit. His second opera, The Bartered Bride, opened in…

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY In 1888, Ivan Vsevolozhsky, then Director of Imperial Theatres in Saint Petersburg, pro- posed The Sleeping Beauty to Tchaikovsky as the subject for a ballet. Tchaikovsky was immediately enthusiastic upon receiving the libretto, and replied in a letter: “I am delight- ed and enchanted beyond all description.” He wrote the score with…

RICHARD WAGNER Despite having lived abroad for many years, Wagner had a singular love for his country, one that only grew stronger when the Ger- mans emerged victorious from the Fran- co-Prussian War. He composed the Kaiser- marsch (Imperial March) in 1871 to glorify the newly proclaimed emperor, Wilhelm I, who attended the piece’s premiere….

Part of a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration by Fei Tian College students A Memory from Long Ago Composer: Huang Tzu Lyricist: Lu Qian   Der Wald (The Forest) Composer: Max Bruch Text: Abraham Fröhlich   – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at…

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Performed by Shen Yun Artists. Gustavo Briceño, Violin Paulina Cha, Viola Tse-Yu Chang, Violin Alexander Dardykin, Cello   Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow Shen Yun Creations on Facebook, Instagram, Gettr, and Telegram

Classical music is truly a universal language, capable of encompassing the depth, breadth, and color of any culture within its forms. Composer Susan Liu sits down to discuss two of her works and how she blends traditional Chinese music with the language of the classical piano. Repertoires: Glorious Realm Triumph of Goodness Watch Full Program:…