Pure pipa
The first half of this week’s LO concerts [for which I am replacing an injured Joana Carneiro] consists of two pieces likely to be unfamiliar to Louisville audiences – Anatol Liadov’s vivid Kikimora, based on a Russian folk tale, and Tan Dun’s 1999 Concerto for Pipa and Strings. Here’s a close-up look at the pipa from soloist Zhoa Cong and Guardian journalist Dan Chung.
More on the instrument from the Guardian.
