Press Release
*May 21, 2011 is the final classics concert of Albany Symphony Orchestra Season as well as the centerpiece of 2011 American Music Festival (World Edition). This concert will feature New York Albany Symphony Orchestra and the foreign great music composer Luis Tinoco with the orchestra Music Artistic Director and Conductor David Alan Miller to perform "Erhu and Symphony" Betti Xiang is honored to perform this composition in the concert. May 22, 2011, New York Albany Symphony Orchestra will present an" Betti Xiang Erhu Solo Recital" as a part of the Festival World Beat Series.
*May 14, 15, 2011, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra invites the Louisville Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Scott Yoo to give the classical concerts. Betti Xiang is the erhu soloist to perform Tan Dun "Crouching Tiger Concerto" in Colorado.
*On September 23 of this year, an extraordinary conference of global thinkers, designers and visionaries will be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Greg Samata and great 70's songwriter Dave Mason are the co-founders, and they have invited the Global Folk Ensemble to close the conference with a set. The organization is also closely connected with the president and trustees of Columbia College.
*In the end of July 2010, The Portugal Foundation Orient Museum is inviting Young Musicians Prize Winner pianist Miss. Joana Gama with Erhu Soloist Betti Xiang to perform Recital in Lisbon, Braga in Portugal. This is Betti Xiang first time visit to Portugal. Also, this is the continuation of project with Albany Symphony Orchestra since 2007 Gala Concert in Palace. David Alan Miller is the music directer and conductor.
*In May, 2010, the Boston Pop Orchestra invited Chicago very own Illinois Erhu Master Betti Xiang to Boston to gave the erhu coaching sessions for the High Schools there. This was Xiang first time visit Boston — such a beautiful place and the world desirable music cradle. The Fidelity Investment and Boston Symphony Orchestra give the very strong support . It's represent the new step of Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project in Boston as well.
*Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and their Assistant Conductor Benjamin Rous give the concerts in May 13,15,16 2010 in Phoenix. Betti Xiang is dedicated to performing Tan Dun "Crouching Tiger Erhu Concerto". Journey to the South, the Chicago Grant Park Orchestra invited Betti Xiang performed this concerto in September in 2005 at
The Jay Pritzker Pavilion of Chicago. Conductor by Chicago Children Choirs Music Director and Conductor Josephine Lee.
*Erhu virtuoso Betti Xiang will have erhu concerto appearance to Chicago Sinfoniatte Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mei-Ann Chen in Chicago in October 2009— "The Butterfly Lovers Concerto". The concerts also will featuring pianist
Jeremy Jordon.
*July 27 2009, Memory Mrs. Barbara Tiao - The Founder of The Chinese Fine Arts Society. The concert featured Rachael Barton Pine violin, John Bruce Yeh's clarinet, Yuan Qin Yu violin, Li Kuo Chang viola musicians perform at Millennium Park. Erhu Soloist Betti Xiang and her friend Pianist Amy Briggs performed "Men Jiang Hong, erhu and piano sonata". by Chinese composer Lu Pei.
