Centre Symphony Orchestra
Scott Jackson Wiley, Conductor
Wen Qian, Violin

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Mikhael Glinka‍ ‍Spanish Overture No. 1 (Caprioccio Brilliante on the “Jota Aragonesa”)

Emilie Luise Frederica Mayer Symphony No. 2 in E minor

Édouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo Symphony espagnole in D minor, Opus 21
‍ ‍ Wen Qian, Violin

Wen Qian was appointed first violinist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 1997. Since that time, she has also served as acting Assistant Concertmaster at the Met Opera and as guest concertmaster with the Philharmonia of the Nation, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Jupiter Symphony of New York, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Tianjin Symphony Orchestra and Shenzhen Symphony.

Writing in The Strad magazine, Dennis Rooney described Ms. Qian’s Carnegie Hall recital as a performance filled “with enough insight and panache to thrill a listener, while at the same time raising the question of why such results are so rarely achieved.“

Ms. Qian has appeared as violin soloist with the Central Philharmonic of China, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Mannes Orchestra, Jupiter Symphony, South Shore Symphony, Centre Symphony and Long Beach Symphony. As a chamber musician, she has performed in music festivals and concert series including Marlboro, Tanglewood, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Ms. Qian currently serves on the faculty at the Mannes College of Music/The New School and frequently offers masterclasses and coaching at the New World Symphony in Miami, New York Youth Symphony, NYU, Conservatories throughout China and Taiwan.