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  • Soprano Yan Lian’s Debut Concert at St. Paul’s Parish Church Draws Rave Reviews

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Malden, Mass. — Just a little over a year ago, Yan Lian was a student at South China Normal University, and Attila Dobak was studying singing in Italy. They might never have imaged that one day they would share the stage, singing a classic duet together. Famous for its world-class universities like Harvard and M.I.T., Boston is also becoming a magnet for talented young musicians and singers from around the world in recent years.

    On Saturday, November 10, Soprano Yan Lian’s Boston debut concert was held at St. Paul’s Parish Church in Malden, Mass. About 200 people packed the historical church, and were in festival mood as the holiday season was just around the corner. They enjoyed the classic Western songs as well as favorite Chinese folk songs, like the Jasmine folk song from Jiangshu province and the Dragon Boat folk song from Hubei province.

    Lian (left) and Dobak performing Duet I Love You So.
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  • Eaden Huang – A Photographer with a Passion for Nature’s Beauty

    Eaden Huang immigrated to Boston in 1986 from Guangdong, China. He has studied in Bunker Hill Community College and the New England School of Photography. In New York City, he has worked for Zan Productions, Inc. as a full-time staff photographer. His talents and his persistence in the past 20 years of study and practice on photography have made him mature and skillful in his occupation.

    This tree in the picture above was on the bank of Charles river.
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  • Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Concert To Feature Pianist George Li

    In the evening of Nov. 15, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) will present a sepecial concert at Harvard University Sanders Theatre. The concert will feature talented young pianist George Li of Lexington, Mass.

    Alfred Brendel gave George Li master piano lesson at Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland in July 2012.
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  • A Free Concert Not to be Missed by Soprano Yan Lian on November 10

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    On Saturday, November 10, a special concert with many beautiful Chinese and Western songs will take place at St. Paul’s Parish Church in Malden, Mass. Soprano Yan Lian graduated from South China Normal University, Department of Music Performance under the tutelage of Professor Yi Ding, Xiuwei Sun and Yun Deng. Professor Yun Deng was the first Chinese singer signed contract with United States Metropolitan Opera House. Currently, Yan Lian is studying opera at Longy School of Music under Professor Donna Roll.

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  • Love at the First Sight, BBOA’s Annual Performance Introduces Beijing Opera to New Fans in Boston

    By David Li, bostonese.com, photos by Bo Yang

    In the evening of October 7, Boston Beijing Opera Association (BBOA) presented its annual performance at Cambridge Family YMCA Theater. About 300 people showed up and cheered and applauded loudly for the wonderful performances one after another.

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  • The Long Piano Duo Concert To Thrill Local Music Fans as Sandy Leaves Town

    Even in the middle of Hurricane Sandy’s strong wind and heavy rain, classic music fans still have something to look forward to. In the evening of Nov. 3, The Long Piano Duo concert will be held at NEC’s Jordan Hall, presented by Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts.

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  • Caught In the Web Reviewed by a Chinese Language Teacher

    By Serena Li, teacher at Kwong Kow Chinese School

    Caught in the Web is a Chinese movie directed by Chen Kaige, a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema. In this July 2012 movie, director Chen tried to combine the passion for Internet among modern Chinese people with his unique storytelling skills. Caught in the Web is the official entry from China to the 85th Academy Awards (2013) for Best Foreign Language Film.

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  • Over Half a Billion Views, Gangnam Style Inspires Boston’s International Students

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston – As of October 22, the Youtube video titled “PSY – GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V” has had over 528 million views, over 2 million comments, 2.3 million comments, 4.3 millions likes and 223,000 dislikes. The video was uploaded on July 15, 2012. So, in about 100 days, the daily average views on Youtube is over 5 million per day.

    Psy teaches the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a dance step on Tuesday, Oct. 23. (STAN HONDA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

    Once a student at BU for one semester in 1997, PSY went on to study at Berklee College of Music. The following video was produced by BU students about PSY as part of the You Speak series.

    Watch this video on YouTube
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  • Palace of the Moon – Combining the Best of Chinese and Western Music

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    In the evening of October 7, the Boston Beijing Opera Association (BBOA) presented its annual performance at Cambridge Family YMCA Theater. I enjoyed the entire program thoroughly along with roughly 300 people in the audience.


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  • President Obama and First Lady’s Thank-you Letter to George Li

    July 1, 2011

    Mr. George Li
    New York, New York
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