A parade of 20 Atlas top soloists passes you by in various formations in an hour. Through short musical gems, you will travel from West Asia through Central Asia to East Asia. The whole thing is presented by artistic director Yoram Ish-Hurwitz.
PROGRAM
Middle East/Central Asia:
- Gevorg Dabaghian & Shavak Matyakubov - Zurna & Surnai (Armenia-Uzbekistan)
- Elshan Mansurov, Huseyn & Elcin Nagijev - Two Kamanchas & Tar (Azerbaijan)
- Nizar Rohana & Binnaz Çelik – Ud & Kemençe (Palestina/Turkije)
- Gevorg Dabaghian & Shavkat Matyakubov - Duduk & Kushnai (Armenia-Uzbekistan)
- Tutti - Finale
Intermezzi:
- Gamin Kang & Hyelim Kim - Piri & Daegum (Korea)
- Yuji Nakagawa - Sarangi (Iran)
China:
- Yan Jiemin & Zhao Yuanchun - Erhu Duo
- Dai Zifan & Zhang Meng - Sheng Duo
- Fu Xixu & Li Liangzi - Pipa and Zheng Duo
- Guo Yazhi & tutti - Folk Suona Music with Improvisation
Musicians
- Huseyn Nagijev, kamancha
- Gevorg Dabaghian, duduk/zurna More about gevorg-dabaghyan.com/en
- Shavkat Matyoqubov, koushnai & dutar
- Elcin Nagijev, tar
- Nizar Rohana, ud More about nizarrohana.com
- Binnaz Çelik, kemençe More about www.idtmt.org/binnazcelik.asp
- gamin, piri/taepyeonso More about www.gaminmusic.com
- Hyelim Kim, daegum More about www.hyelimkimmusic.com
- Yuji Nakagawa, sarangi
- Elshan Mansurov, kamancha
- Jiemin Yan, erhu
- Peng Cheng, erhu More about www.shuimo.org.uk/peng-cheng
- Yuanchun Zhao, erhu More about www.zgmzyq.cn/en/artist/zhao-yuanchun.html
- Zifan Dai, sheng
- Zhang Meng, sheng
- Fu Xixu, pipa
- Liangzi Li, zheng
- Yazhi Guo, guanzi/suona More about www.yazhiguo.com
