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Qian to premiere Rabl quartet in Shanghai

By David Gonnerman '90
January 15, 2009

St. Olaf Assistant Professor of Music Jun Qian will be the featured international artist of the Chinese New Year Concert Series at the Shanghai, China, Times Square Saturday, Jan. 17, beginning at 7 p.m. The clarinetist and Shanghai native will perform Carl Maria von Weber's Grand Duo Concertante and Walter Rabl's Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano.

Although Rabl's quartet was written in 1896, Qian's performance will mark the piece's China premiere. Playing with Qian will be Yayoi Toda, first-prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth International Competition, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music faculty Zheng Chen and Weicong Zhang.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.