Rush Hour Performance — Guqin Meets Clavichord

The guqin and clavichord share a stage — a dialogue between early keyboards of the West and the silk-stringed instruments of the East.

Time: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 5:30 PM
Venue: Juilliard Station (The Juilliard School)
Performers: Zi Fang (guqin), Marco Jimenez (clavichord), Ziwei Zhou (harpsichord), Shujun Xiong (erhu), and others

A Rush Hour concert centered on the guqin and the clavichord, two quiet, intimate instruments whose strings are touched directly beneath the fingers. The program brings them into conversation — from solo music of Monteverdi's era to the guqin repertoire and contemporary chamber works, crossing both time and culture.

Program

Wang Amao (b. 1984) — Ancient Strings (古弦之音)
- Zi Fang, guqin
- Marco Jimenez, clavichord
W. A. Mozart — Rondo in A minor, K. 511 (arr. Mark Landson)
- Shujun Xiong, erhu
- Lydia Becker, Baroque violin
- Bowie Ma, viola
- Joella Becker-Harrow, cello
- Yi-heng Yang, harpsichord
Chenghao Michalis Li (b. 1999) — Preludes for Colors
- Patricia Garcia Gil, piano
Marco Jimenez (b. 2003) — Farewell (赠别)
- Zi Fang, guqin · Chen Yu, dizi · Shujun Xiong, erhu · Yixin Wang, guzheng
Flowers bloom and fade in their time, connections come and go, all things end (花开花落各有时，缘起缘落皆缘秋)
- Zi Fang, guqin · Chen Yu, dizi · Shujun Xiong, erhu · Yixin Wang, guzheng
- Lydia Becker, Baroque violin · Bowie Ma, viola · Lou Jantzen, viola
- Joella Becker-Harrow, cello · Ziwei Zhou, harpsichord · Yi-heng Yang, clavichord

On Stage

Clavichord

Stage