Date/Time: Wednesday 16th October 2019, 20:00

Venue: Dongguan Yulan Theatre, Central Square, Hongfu Road, Nancheng District, Dongguan

Admission: 60/120/180/230/280 RMB

Performed by：Zhao Yinyin, Robert Oberaigner, Norbert Anger, Holger Grohs, Federico Kasik and Michael Schmid

Piano: Zhao Yinyin

Zhao Yinyin is a world-class pianist, exclusive Steinway artist, and a leading figure of Chinese pianist born in the 1970s.

•  Graduating from The Juilliard School under the tutelage of piano master and educator Martin Cannin, where he received a Bachelor and a Master Degree;

•  Gold Medalist and prize recipient of more than 40 international piano competitions, receiving worldwide attention from classical music critics;

•  Being invited to join the World Chinese Elite, as its only pianist;

•  Gave a solo recital at Carnegie Hall which is known as one of the most prestigious venues in the world;

•  Praised by eminent musician Sir Yehudi Menuhin as “a talented pianist, an extraordinary musician, and true artist”;

•  The solo albums - Moment Joyful released in 2016 and Moment Joyful II in 2018, respectively ranked the top of the sales of classical music records on Starsing Music in 2017 and 2018.

Clarinet: Robert Oberaigner

Born in Hall in Tirol, Austria, Oberaigner studied at the Tiroler Landeskonservatorium under Max Bauer, then at the Wiener Musikhochschule under Vienna Philharmonic clarinettists Horst Hajek and Johann Hindler; He completed his studies at the Musikhochschule Lübeck under Sabine Meyer. At 17, he was already deputising in concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera orchestra. Among other prizes he is a prizewinner of the ‘Musica Juventutis’ foundation at the Wiener Konzerthaus, performing there as a soloist for the first time at just 19.

In 2003 he took up the post of principal clarinet at the historic Gürzenich Orchester Köln, with whom he also performed frequently as a soloist. He is in demand as a guest at the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Orchestra and the Super World Orchestra in Japan

In 2014 he was appointed principal clarinet at the Staatskapelle Dresden under their chief conductor, Christian Thielemann. As a chamber musician, Robert Oberaigner has appeared at the Wiener Musikverein, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Salzburg Mozarteum and of course the Köln Philharmonie, where he has performed with musicians such as Leonidas Kavakos, Nils Mönkemeyer and Christian Gerhaher. He is also a regular guest at festivals such as the BBC Proms, the Lucerne Festival, the Salzburg Festival and the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York.

Cello: Norbert Anger

Norbert Anger is considered one of the most notable performers in his field and has appeared as a soloist with major ensembles such as the Orchester de Paris, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. He was a guest of renowned international concert halls and theaters such as the Comédie des Champs-Elysées, Salle Gaveau, Salle Pleyel, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Moscow and the Semperoper Dresden, and collaborated with conductors such as Christian Thielemann, Vladimir Spivakov, John Storgards and Andrea Marcon.

Since 2013, Norbert Anger has held the prestigious position of the first concertmaster of the cellos of the Saxon Staatskapelle Dresden. Since 2015 he is also principal cellist of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.

Viola: Holger Grohs

Holger Grohs was born in Erlangen in 1972 and received his first violin lesson at the age of six. He studied with Walter Forchert at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main (the College of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt am Main) and later studied under the tutelage of Herwig Zack at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (the University of Music Würzburg), where he received his master degree. Franco Gulli, whom Holger Grohs studied with for two years at the Indiana University Bloomington (USA), had a significant influence on Holger Grohs’ artistic development. He received further inspiration from a number of masterclasses and music festivals, such as the masterclass at Chigiana Musical Academy in Siena and the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo. He was also the recipient of the "Carl Flesch Academy" masterclass scholarship. Since 2001 Holger Grohs has been a member of the Staatskapelle Dresden. In December 2015, he was appointed as the 2nd violin of the Staatskapelle Dresden.