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2024 China, November 10: Haikou

November 11, 2024
Photo: 2024 Todd Rosenberg Photography
Nov. 10, Haikou: A string quartet performed a pop-up concert at the Cloudscape of Haikou, a library located in Century Park along Haikou Bay. Violist Meng Wang, originally from China, gives an interview to various local news outlets.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: (L to r) Violinist Jennifer Haas, Principal Cello Hai-Ye Ni, and violinist Eliot Heaton warm up prior to the concert.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: The concert location shows the distinctive architecture of the building. Designed by MAD Architects and completed in 2021, the Cloudscape of Haikou is the first of 16 coastal pavilions commissioned by the Haikou Tourism and Culture Investment Holding Group to rejuvenate the historic port city.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: The quartet performed works by Felix Mendelssohn, Irving Berlin, and Carlos Gardel.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Violist Anna Marie Ahn Petersen takes advantage of some free time before the evening’s concert to take a walk by the Bay.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop makes an impression of her hand to be displayed at the Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Chairman Zhu Tao and Chief Pilot Wang Xinzhen, representatives from Hainan Airlines, greet Marin backstage. They were given special seats on stage to listen to the Orchestra during the sound check. Hainan Airlines is the premier sponsor of the Orchestra’s tour.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Principal Flute Jeffrey Khaner waits for the sound check to begin.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Pipa virtuoso Wu Man, who was the soloist on the concert, during the sound check.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Marin runs through the remainder of the program.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Violinist Davyd Booth was on the Orchestra’s historic 1973 Tour of China, the first by an American orchestra. Here he’s interviewed by China "Newsweek."

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Nov. 10, Haikou: The horn section during Beethoven’s "Leonore" Overture No. 3, which opened the concert.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Marin waits backstage before returning for the second piece.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Marin and the Orchestra.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Wu Man performs Zhao Jiping’s Pipa Concerto No. 2.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: “The movements represent various expressions in different textures and tempos,” says Zhao. “These are inspired by the most elegant Chinese traditional music style, "Ping Tang," from Wu Man’s hometown in the Su Hong area.”

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Nov. 10, Haikou: The violas, cellos, and basses during the second half of the concert, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Marin leads the ensemble in the Beethoven.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Associate Principal Timpani and percussionist Angela Zator Nelson plays the triangle in the evening’s first encore, “The Wanquan River.”

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Nov. 10, Haikou: The full ensemble reaches the end of the second encore, Wang Yemei’s “Forever Invited,” and the conclusion of the 2024 Tour of China.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Marin receives a bouquet from a fan.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Marin and members of the wind section congratulate each other on a wonderful tour.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Following the concert, Philadelphia Orchestra President and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky and Tiejun Chen, director of Hainan Culture, Tourism, and Sports, sign a memorandum of understanding committing to future discussions about partnership opportunities in Hainan.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: Marin was swarmed by fans outside the concert hall following the performance.
Nov. 10, Haikou: Stagehand Aaron Wilson starts loading out the trunks for the flight back home.

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Nov. 10, Haikou: What better way to wind down after a successful tour than with a friendly poker game back at the hotel.

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