The Moon Festival is one of China’s most important traditional festivals On this night, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, the full moon is the roundest and brightest of the year. Program Tasting of delicious pastries Concert of traditional Chinese music with renowned pipa musician Liu Fang. Event in collaboration with the Consulate General of China in Montreal Liu Fang, pipa virtuose As a child prodigy in her native China, now a resident of Canada, Liu Fang has been regarded as one of the most eminent pipa (Chinese guitar) soloists. She is also excellent performer on the Chinese zither Guzheng. Her fans are young and old, of all nationalities and backgrounds. Her talent crosses all boundaries, linguistic and cultural. She has performed numerous concerts throughout world to massive acclaim, including solo recitals of Chinese traditional and classical music as well as contemporary music with orchestras, string quartets and ensembles. She has also premiered a number of new compositions such as the works of Canada’s eminent composers R Murray Schafer and Jose Evangelista and made frequent appearances in national and international TV and radios. Liu Fang is also highly acclaimed for her “Silk and Steel projects” in which she has collaborated with world class musicians from various traditions, and has released 9 solo and collaborative albums. Her most recent recording 'Silk Sound', under the French Label Accords Crosses, won the prestigious Academie Charles Cros Award (the French equivalent of the Grammy). Liu Fang is referred to in the press as 'the empress of pipa” (L'actualité, 2001), “divine mediator” (World, 2006), “the greatest ambassadress of the art of the pipa” (La presse, 2002) and “possessing virtuoso technique, grace and a unique empathy toward the music she plays – whether it is a traditional folk tune or a modern Western composition” (All Music Guide, 2004). In 2001, Liu Fang was the only musician to receive the prestigious 'Future Generation Millennium Prize' awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts to three artists of different disciplines under 30 years of age. Concert Program Melody of Rainbow and Feather Garments Dance - Traditional piece Dance Prelude - Liu Tianhua Dance of the Yi People - Wang Huiran Jackdaws Playing in Water - Traditional piece Night Scene on the Red River - Zeng Qing-Rong New variation of Feather Robe and Green Waist - Yang Jieming Ancient Tunes from Yingzhou Ambush from Ten Sides - Traditional piece