From Teresa Teng to Tan Dun: the Golden Age of Chinese Music

Remember the distinct hiss of a rolling cassette tape? That was the sound of an era.

It was a vibrant time pulsating with disco and bell-bottoms. An era softened by the honeyed voice of Teresa Teng. A dawn cracked open by the rock’n’roll of Cui Jian. A wave of raw energy from the “Northwest Wind.” And an age of sonic experimentation led by Tan Dun…

TAM is honored to host Lei Lei, composer selected into the International Conference of Female Chinese Musicians and former NCPA Classics executive, together with Kong Weijuan, National First-Class Performer and principal erhu player of China National Traditional Orchestra. They will navigate a musical time machine and take us back to the soundscape of 1980s-90s China through the fusion of paintings and melody. Live stories and performances will unlock the secrets of this golden age in Chinese music.