The internationally renowned sheng virtuoso Wu Wei represents an artistry that extends far beyond the traditional boundaries of his 3000-year-old instrument, bringing it into the 21st century. The sheng is a mouth organ made of bamboo pipes enclosed in a metal bowl. It sounds like the singing Phoenix bird in Chinese legends: silvery and fleeting like the wind.
The instrument’s endless possibilities in terms of melody, harmony, rhythm, and polyphony have led to many kinds of collaborations. Wu Wei has played both traditional and electronic music, chamber and orchestral music, in jazz bands and baroque ensembles, and in improvisational solo concerts. Several composers have written sheng concertos dedicated to him, including Unsuk Chin and Jukka Tiensuu.
Born in 1970, Wu Wei began his solo career in Shanghai in 1993. Over the past decade, he has performed with world-famous orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic under Kent Nagano, the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, and the Sao Paulo Symphony under Marin Alsop. He has also played in renowned ensembles: Holland Baroque, Ensemble intercontemporain, NDR Big Band, among others.
Frontside has existed since 2019 and is largely driven by volunteer efforts, but we are highly dependent on additional financial sponsors and fundings. All contributions are used to engage fantastic musicians, rents of venues and all other things that make the festival a magical experience.
Welcome as a member of the Frontside Chamber Music Association.
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If you wish to donate some extra money, it would be greatly appreciated! You will then belong to our Tone-donating members and will continuously receive our newsletters and advance information about tickets, as well as be offered a glass of sparkling wine in a unique meeting with our artists during the festival days.
If you wish to sponsor the festival with larger amounts, we are extremely grateful. You will continuously receive our newsletters and advance information about tickets, as well as be offered a glass of sparkling wine in a unique meeting with our artists during the festival days, and your name will be published (upon agreement) on our website.
Our membership register contains information about names and addresses, in some cases also phone numbers and/or email addresses. The register is used only for sending out membership information. The association will not sell or otherwise share personal information with any other party. Upon leaving the association, the information will be deleted and will only remain in the records that we are required to keep for seven years according to accounting laws. For further information or if you wish to be removed from the register, please contact our treasurer, Catrin Bernsro: catrin@bernsro.se
