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Harp Recital by Xavier de Maistre 2017 in Shenzhen

Date: April 8 - 8 pm

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall

Price: 80-880 yuan

Xavier de Maistre was born in Toulon and began to study harp at 9. He finished his studies with Catherine Michel and Jacqueline Borot in Paris. In 1998 he was awarded the first prize at the prestigious International Harp Competition in Bloomington, Indiana. He immediately became the first French musician to join the ranks of the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - a position which he left in summer 2010. Ma Vlast with breathtaking precision, presenting masterful arrangements of works that are usually played by an entire orchestra. The interpretation of these works, that few harpists before him have even considered playing, has contributed to his reputation as one of the most creative and extraordinary musicians of his generation.

(China Daily 04/01/2017 page20)