Traversing

Ding Yi Music Company opens the 2025/26 season with “Traversing”, a concert that bridges ancient and modern, East and West, promising a night of breathtaking artistry.

Led by Ding Yi’s Chief Artistic Mentor Tsung Yeh and Resident Conductor Wong De Li, Dedric, the ensemble presents a rich tapestry of Chinese chamber music classics and innovations, including “Glory” by renowned composer Wang Jian-min, a piece specially commissioned for Ding Yi’s 15th anniversary.

Joining the stage is William Wei, laureate of the prestigious 2015 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition. With masterful technique and expressive depth, he will perform “Violin Concerto No. 1” by Zhao Jiping, newly adapted by Cultural Medallion recipient Law Wai Lun, alongside Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28”, arranged by celebrated local composer Phoon Yew Tien. Blending Chinese and Western traditions, these works promise an unforgettable musical journey.

The concert also features the world premiere of the chamber adaptation of “Rama”, composed by Young Artist Award recipient Wang Chenwei and performed by Ding Yi pipa musician Chua Yew Kok. Inspired by the 2,000-year-old Indian epic Rāmāyaṇa, this evocative work brings to life the trials and triumphs of Prince Rama through the expressive timbre of the pipa.

Join us in a concert where every note traverses time and tradition as we create the classics of tomorrow!

“Mr. Wei … proved to be a virtuoso, but a special and sensitive interpreter at the same time.”                                                                                                                                       — WestDeutsche Zeitung