Buddha Passion • FRI / FEB 8, 2018/19

The composer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon creates another stunning, evening-length oratorio. About this Performance: Following on the stunning success of his Water Passion after St. Matthew, Tan Dun (composer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has created another evening-length oratorio, this time based on stories inspired by the Dunhuang Cave paintings. Program: Tan DUN: Buddha Passion (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission*) Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel conductor Sen Guo soprano Huiling Zhu mezzo-soprano Kang Wang tenor Shenyang bass-baritone Tan Weiwei Female Indigenous Singer Batubagen Male Indigenous Singer Chen Yining Fantan Pipa Soloist and Dancer Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon Artistic Director Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Fernando Malvar-Ruiz Artistic Director FRI / FEB 8, 2019 - 8:00PM Upcoming concerts: www.laphil.com/calendar Inside the Music schedule, details, and videos: www.laphil.com/insidethemusic

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