Famous Chinese pianist Qi Xui will perform at the Belarusian State Philharmonic

The State Academic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of People’s Artist of Belarus Alexander Anisimov opens its anniversary season on September 16. This was reported to the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti” in the institution of culture.

On the opening day, the music of Sergei Rachmaninov will be performed in the Great Hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic. In the program: Symphony dances, Symphony No. 2 in E minor (part III, Adagio) and Concerto No. 3 in D minor for piano and orchestra.

Soloist Qi Sui from China. The pianist is a piano teacher at Harbin University of Music, an outstanding cultural expert in Shenzhen and a visiting music theory lecturer at the Juilliard School branch in Tianjin.

Qi Sui holds a doctorate in music and a master’s degree in music from the Juilliard School (USA), as well as a bachelor’s degree in humanities with advanced mathematics from Columbia University, obtained under the prestigious Columbia-Julliard exchange program.

The musical path of the pianist began at the age of five in Shenzhen. At the age of seven, he began studying with Ms. Yin Song, and at ten, with renowned professor Dan Zhaoi, before enrolling at Shenzhen School of Art in 2007. After a long creative path, in 2017, after completing a five-year joint bachelor and master’s program, he continued his studies at the Juilliard School doctorate under the guidance of Professors Jocheved Kaplinski and Matti Raekallio.

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In 2027, the State Academic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of People’s Artist of Belarus Alexander Anisimov will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

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