Tan Dun, trapped in China, is replaced by Concertgebouw

Tan Dun, trapped in China, is replaced by Concertgebouw

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norman lebrecht

September 30, 2021

The orchestra tells us that ‘due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in China,’ the Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun ‘will unfortunately be unable to travel to Amsterdam to conduct the Royal Concertgebouworkest’ in November.

His new work, Three Muses in Video Game, a trombone concerto, will receive its world premiere under a South Korean, Shiyeon Sung.

A second scheduled Tan Dun premiere has been postponed to an undetermined date.

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