Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum

Get a sneak preview of Bion Tsang's upcoming release of the Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites at the Ashmolean Museum!

If you're traveling to England this summer, Bion Tsang's recording of the Gigue from the Bach Suite No. 3 in C major is a part of the Ashmolean Museum's special exhibition celebrating the life and work of Antonio Stradivari. Bion can be heard on the exhibit's Audio Guide performing on the legendary "Bass of Spain" Stradivari cello. It is amongst recordings on other Stradivari instruments performed by the likes of James Ehnes, Yuri Bashmet and Gregor Piatigorsky.

Established in 1678, the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford is the world's first university museum. The Stradivarius exhibit runs from June 13 until August 11, 2013.

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Rachmaninoff Vocalise

Rachmaninoff Vocalise

The Rachmaninoff Vocalise (Op. 34, No. 14) for Cello and Piano has been added to the Performance Library. Bion Tsang's performance with pianist Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao, a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano student ('13) at the UT Butler School of Music, was part of a concert in celebration of the 140th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's birthday (April 1, 1873). The concert took place on March 30, 2013 in UT's Bates Recital Hall. To listen to the performance (and others) in their entirety, Launch the Music Player.

Menuhin Competition

Menuhin Competition

The Menuhin Competition comes to the United States for the first time and will take place in Austin, TX. Bion Tsang will be the Official Cellist of the 2014 Competition performing the Handel-Halvorsen “Passacaglia” in G minor for Violin and Cello with all the finalists of the Junior Section (competitors under the age of 16).

Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition attracts some of the world's best violinists under the age of 22. The 10-day festival includes concerts, master classes, and community activities with world-class musicians including the Cleveland Orchestra, which performs in Austin for the first time since 1976. All performances are open to the public, attracting spectators from around the world.

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Cellofest Master Class

Cellofest Master Class

Ariane Todes, Editor at The Strad, is in Fort Worth, TX covering the events at the three-day long TCU Cellofest 2013. She posted on The Strad Facebook page... Advice from Bion Tsang in his Cellofest masterclass today: 'Get into the habit of recording yourself. The most difficult thing for us is to have a direct connection between what the audience hears and what we hear in our ear.'

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