Went to an exciting recital featuring pipa soloist Wu Man , an internationally recognized virtuoso who had worked on "Silk Road Project" with Yo-Yo Ma, among others. She started the concert with two signature pieces of solo pipa, "Flute and Drum Music at Sunset"(夕阳箫鼓) and "Ambush from All Sides"(十面埋伏), which showcased her virtuosity on as well as the emotional range of this ancient Chinese instrument. Then she went on with more recent compositions by Chinese and Western composers, who learned intensively from each other and provided interesting perspectives. The last piece on the program was an interactive modern audiovisual work for pipa and percussion, "Ancient Dances", which was inspired by three poems by Li Bai , a famous poet from Tang Dynasty. I would say this piece was exploring pipa's potential as a percussion instrument and it worked out quite nicely. This concert was made possible by Shriver Hall Concert Series, Baltimore Museum o
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