Xuefei Yang

Xuefei Yang is one of the world’s leading virtuosos on the classical guitar. Her musical journey has been extraordinary. Thirteen years after her last performance at St George’s she returns with a deeply personal programme. Albéniz Asturias Rodrigo Invocación y Danza Mangoré Un Sueño en la Floresta Walton Selection of Bagatelles de Falla Spanish Dance No 1 Chinese Traditional (arr Yang) Plum Blossom in Three Variations Chinese Traditional (arr Yang) White Snow in the Spring Sunlight Yi Dreaming of My Home Town (composed for Xuefei Yang) Garner Misty Strayhorn Take the ‘A’ Train Peña El Nuevo Día The first half, Searching, begins in China, where the classical guitar was almost unknown. It traces Xuefei’s pioneering path through new places, unfamiliar cultures, and moments of uncertainty, as she searches for the musical voice that would become her own. The second half, Discovery, turns back towards her roots, exploring the connections between cultures and musical traditions. Here, the guitar becomes a meeting place between East and West, between the familiar and the new, and between the music of different worlds. Spanning a career of music-making in more than 50 countries, this is a story of discovering connection not in one place, but through what we share.