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Winners' Concert Series

The Commemorative Concert for the 117th Anniversary of the Municipality

05/02/2006
  • Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
  • KAWAMOTO Koji (Conductor)
  • TAN Xiaotang (Piano)

Date

Monday, July 3 ,2006 at 19:00pm

Venue

Izumity 21 Grand Hall

Program

  • Mozart: Opera "The Abduction from the Harem” Overture K384
  • Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor op.54
  • Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor op.27

Admission(All reserved seats)

Free of charge (Application by return postcard required)

Application Method

The residents of Sendai and people commuting to Sendai City are eligible to apply for free admission. Please apply by a self-addressed return postcard with the name of the concert, and name/address/telephone number of the applicant.

Please send the return postcard with above information to:
“The Commemorative Concert for the 117th Anniversary of the Municipality” Section
Sendai Cultural Foundation
3-27-5 Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City
981-0904 JAPAN

Application Deadline

The return postcard must be received no later than Friday, 16 June, 2006.

*Application for only one person per return postcard is accepted.
*Selection by lottery will be conducted in case there more applications than seats available.

Policy on Personal Information

The collected information will be used solely for the purpose of sending information on this specific concert and will not be provided to any third party.

Organizer

Sendai City

Planning Cooperation

Sendai Cultural Foundation

Contact

Sendai Cultural Foundation
Tel: +81-(0)22-727-1872

Biography

TAN Xiaotang

1st Place, Piano Section
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TAN Xiaotang, born in Beijing, is studying Master Class in Munich Conservatory of Music under Professor Gerhard Oppitz.
In June of 2004, he won first place in the piano section at the 2nd Sendai International Music Competition, and been awarded with the French ambassador to Japan prize and the Audience Awards. In this competition, he is highly appraised for his outstanding techniques and his magnificent expressive performances by critics and audiences alike. In December of 2005, he won first place in 9th Grand Prix Animato Rencontre Internationale Des Jeunes Pianistes, Paris, France, and impressed audience with his excellent talent once again.
As one of the most well known young pianist, TAN had been performing recitals and concertos in France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Poland, Portugal and Morocco and China. TAN has performed concertos with various orchestras, includes China National Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of China National Opera, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra and Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra.