Date：August 1, 2023
Venue：Grand Mayfull Hotel Taipei 2F The Ballroom
The Tang Prize Banquet, a celebration of the accomplishments of the Prize Laureates, will be a night to remember. The Foundation has invited notable individuals from Taiwan and representatives from a number of fields to attend. In addition to musical performances, guests will also be able to enjoy a course of creative dishes designed especially for the Tang Prize Banquet.
Lychee Apéritif
An Assortment of Hors d’oeuvres
Pan-fried Prawns with Potherb Mustard Greens
Sautéed Lamb Tenderloin Served with Chinese Gnocchi
Seafood Stewed in Chicken Broth
Tiger Grouper Fillets with Pickled Chili
Stewed Duck and Abalone Soup with Angelica
Steamed Rice Cake, Peanut Rice Crispy, and Almond Tea
Seasonal Fruits
Ms. Li is a Taiwanese sheng player previously performing in the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. With a keen aptitude for integrating the sheng into various artistic forms, she is currently exploring innovative ways to broaden her repertoire as an instrumentalist. She was a member of the Ka Dao Yin improvisation ensemble, whose album “Slow” was awarded the 25th Taiwan Golden Melody Award for Traditional Arts for Best Crossover Album. In 2022, she was invited to perform in an improvisation workshop at the IRCAM’s ManiFeste Music Festival in France. That same year, she also received the Asian Cultural Council's 2023 New York Fellowship. Recent years have also seen her travel and work between Taiwan and Europe.
Her performance this evening features a rendition of the classic sheng piece "Jin Diao." Chinese sheng player and composer Yan Haideng drew on personal experiences to write the song and imbued it with a strong local flavor of the Shanxi province. To play it well, a musician needs to have a high degree of technical expertise.
Ms. Li will also collaborate with three artists, Cheng Ko-chun, Wang Ying-Kai, and Tseng Kuan-Tung, to present one of the most iconic scenes in Peking Opera, "San Cha Kou"(Crossroads). Actors skilled in martial arts often excel in bringing this scene to life. Like performing a pantomime, they rely solely on breath control to synchronize their movements and gestures, striving to give the audience an exhilarating and highly satisfying viewing experience.
