Celebrate Chinese New Year with British Chinese composer Andy Leung as he releases innovative album featuring digital erhu Music composer and producer Andy Leung set to launch his debut electronic album ‘New Cola’ on the 13th Feb 2016. The event will take places at the China Exchange venue in the heart of London’s Chinatown during […]
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University of Birmingham welcomes year of the monkey
The University of Birmingham’s China Institute has marked the Chinese New Year with the help of three world-class musicians. Pianist Di Xiao, cellist Jiaxin Lloyd Webber and violinist Jiafeng Chen performed in the University’s Bramall Music Building to staff, students, partners and members of the Chinese community from across the West Midlands and beyond. The […]
Opera star Yunpeng Wang makes exciting Liverpool debut
The team who brought Russian soprano Ekaterina Lekhina to St George’s Hall last year, are now appealing to a new generation of opera fans by bringing Metropolitan Opera baritone, Yunpeng Wang, to the city for his British debut later this month. The Plácido Domingo’s Operalia awarded Yunpeng Wang accompanied by David Walters and special guest […]
Superstar pianist to perform in UK as part of Chopin tour
Global phenomenon Yundi has today announced additional dates to his Chopin world tour. These include dates across Europe at venues such as London’s Royal Festival Hall. Yundi became an international sensation in 2000 when he was awarded the Gold Medal at the International Chopin Competition, the first time it had been awarded in 15 years. […]
British Chinese artist Andy Leung’s Lonely Christmas Cover
Check out British Chinese artist Andy Leung’s cover of Eason Chan’s Lonely Christmas with a Daft Punk twist. Andy Leung is an award winning songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and music producer. He studied Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) at the University of Surrey and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree, mastering his skills as a […]
The Life and Sex Scandal of Chinese Star and Streetwear Icon Edison Chen – Part 1
Check out Vice China’s 3 part feature on Canadian born, Hong Kong star and entrepreneur Edison Chen. Chen was one of Hong Kong’s biggest stars until he was rocked by a sex scandal in 2008, which led to his exile from the entertainment industry. Click here for Part 1
Baritone Yunpeng Wang to perform at St George’s Hall
Following the huge success and standing ovation of the recent Ekaterina Lekhina the debut concert of Liverpool Opera Four Seasons, a member of the new opera star generation, Yunpeng Wang gives a concert at St George’s Hall on Sunday 24 January 2016. The extraordinary, Chinese born baritone began the 2014-2015 season with his debut at […]
British Chinese Artists Andy Leung and Will Li Mashup Video
Check out this cool mashup of ‘See you again’ and ‘1127’ from two British Chinese artists, Andy Leung and Will Li. The artistic duo made this cover in just 13 hours from start to finish with Leung composing the backing music from scratch. The song was recorded as a tribute to Bruce Lee, whose birthday […]
Liz Chi Yen Liew at Asia House for SG50
Celebrating Singapore’s 50th Year of Independence (SG50) this year and the unique ties between Singapore and the UK, A COLLAGE OF DREAMS sees Singaporean British composer/musician Liz Chi Yen Liew and arranger Mark Troop with Yin Yang Collective perform a dazzling mix of folk music from both countries and original pieces inspired by both cultures. With guest musicians Dennis Kwong Thye Lee on […]
Fifi Rong’s New EP ‘Violently Silently’
Impact date: 4/12/2015 Track listing: INTRO ONCE SLOW POISON SINCE WHEN OUTRO Fifi Rong returns with her new EP, ‘Violently Silently’, representing the continued refinement of her genre-bending hybrid-electronica sound. The multi-talented artist and producer has received praise from the likes of The 405, The Fader, and Clash, and has worked with huge names like Skepta, […]