Under the baton of Maestro David Wroe, acclaimed guest cellist Mo Mo joins NJ Festival Orchestra (NJFO) to perform the Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon Concerto, a concert work based on Tan Dun’s score for Ang Lee's Oscar-winning mystical martial arts film. Mo Mo, from Beijing, China, was specially selected by composer Tan as one of the few official performers of his Oscar-winning score, originally written for Yo Yo Ma.
Hollywood fantasy meets Bruckner’s dream world. Internationally acclaimed virtuoso cellist Mo Mo joins NJFO to present Tan's Dun’s award-winning cello concerto from Ang Lee's Oscar-winning mystical martial arts film, Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth.
“Anton Bruckner is one of the greatest ‘unsung’ classical music composers of all time,” continued Wroe. “He could arguably claim to have foretold the sound of Hollywood. Come join with us as we unpack his innovative approach to composing and celebrate his life and influence with a performance of his renowned masterpiece – the magnificent Symphony No. 7.”
Meet our soloist: Mo Mo began his cello studies with Professor Song Tao at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at the age of 6, and later with the legendary Brazilian-American cellist Aldo Parisot at Yale School of Music. His accolades include top prizes at international competitions such as the 2016 Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China, and the 2017 Koussevitzky Young Artist Award in New York. His other mentors includes Mula Na, Laurence Lesser, and Philippe Muller.
Program
Tan Dun
The Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon Concerto
Featuring Mo Mo, cello
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No.7 in E major
Artists
Mo Mo Soloist
David Wroe Conductor
New Jersey Festival Orchestra
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