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After so many years of walking past the Chinese embassy, National Arts Centre Orchestra principal clarinettist Kimball Sykes finally got to see what the Lowertown building looks like on the inside. He was not alone.
The invitation came as a real treat, much like Sykes’ performance there on Tuesday night with 18-year-old cellist Bryan Cheng and his pianist sister, Silvie Cheng, 24. They played in a hall adorned with red Chinese lanterns and fancy chandeliers to a sold-out crowd of nearly 200 in support of music education for young people.
Hosting the event was Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and his wife, Jiang Yili. The ambassador sat in the front row alongside the likes of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Susan Gregson, assistant deputy minister of Asia Pacific with the Department of Foreign Affairs, and Friends of the NAC Orchestra board president Robert Lafleur.
Lafleur told the room how “super, super excited” Friends of the NAC Orchestra was when it first learned the Chinese embassy had agreed to host the $100- to $125-a-ticket benefit concert, which included a cocktail reception and buffet dinner.
Photos: Around Town at concert for Friends of the NAC Orchestra
Close to 200 guests attended the sold-out Embassy Chamber Music Concert hosted by the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, in support of Friends of the NAC Orchestra
This year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between our two countries and the second anniversary of the NAC Orchestra’s ambitious tour of China. “More important for … Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra is, I think, the fact that China dedicates massive energies to the music education of young people,” added Lafleur. “That is also the mission of Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra.”
The Cheng siblings, who are from Ottawa and of Chinese heritage, were their usual charming selves during and after the concert. The talented pair took a moment to personally thank the Friends of the NAC Orchestra for its support over the years.
Silvie is now performing and teaching in New York, where she recently finished her master’s degree in piano performance at the Manhattan School of Music, while her bro, a recent graduate of Lisgar Collegiate Institute, is heading off to the Berlin University of the Arts to study cello. Let’s hope he left room in his suitcase for all his snazzy socks, particularly the pair he donned last night.
Carolyn001@sympatico.ca
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The invitation came as a real treat, much like Sykes’ performance there on Tuesday night with 18-year-old cellist Bryan Cheng and his pianist sister, Silvie Cheng, 24. They played in a hall adorned with red Chinese lanterns and fancy chandeliers to a sold-out crowd of nearly 200 in support of music education for young people.
Hosting the event was Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and his wife, Jiang Yili. The ambassador sat in the front row alongside the likes of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Susan Gregson, assistant deputy minister of Asia Pacific with the Department of Foreign Affairs, and Friends of the NAC Orchestra board president Robert Lafleur.
Lafleur told the room how “super, super excited” Friends of the NAC Orchestra was when it first learned the Chinese embassy had agreed to host the $100- to $125-a-ticket benefit concert, which included a cocktail reception and buffet dinner.
Photos: Around Town at concert for Friends of the NAC Orchestra
Close to 200 guests attended the sold-out Embassy Chamber Music Concert hosted by the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, in support of Friends of the NAC Orchestra
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Ottawa-born cellist Bryan Cheng showed off his considerable talent (and flashy socks) at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert in support of Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, hosted by the Chinese embassy on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Josie Finestone, former president of Friends of the NAC Orchestra, with its founding president, Evelyn Greenberg, at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert hosted by the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Robert Lafleur, president of Friends of the NAC Orchestra, with Hermina Wang, mother of musicians Silvie and Bryan Cheng, at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert hosted by the Chinese embassy on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Frank McArdle, executive director of the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association, with his wife, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Kimball Sykes, principal clarinet with the NAC Orchestra, and his fellow performing artists, pianist Silvie Cheng and her brother, cellist Bryan Cheng, at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert hosted by the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Graham Shantz, director general, North Asia Bureau, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, with Gowlings partner Jacques Shore at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert for Friends of the NAC Orchestra, hosted by the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui mingled with Susan Gregson, assistant deputy minister, Asia Pacific, at Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, during the Embassy Chamber Music Concert for Friends of the NAC Orchestra, held Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Kimball Sykes, principal clarinet with the NAC Orchestra, is congratulated by Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui after the benefit concert hosted by the ambassador on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, cellist Bryan Cheng and his pianist sister, Silvie Cheng, with Jiang Yili and her husband, Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui, at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert held at the embassy on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in support of Friends of the NAC Orchestra. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Kimball Sykes, principal clarinet with the NAC Orchestra, performed with cellist Bryan Cheng and his sister, pianist Silvie Cheng, at the Friends of the NAC Orchestra's Embassy Chamber Music Concert, hosted by the Chinese embassy on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and her husband, Frank McArdle, in friendly conversation with performing artists Silvie Cheng, Kimball Sykes and Bryan Cheng following their benefit concert for Friends of the NAC Orchestra, held at the Chinese embassy on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Kimball Sykes, principal clarinet with the NAC Orchestra, performed with cellist Bryan Cheng and his sister, pianist Silvie Cheng, at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert held at the Chinese embassy on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Maureen Boyd, director of Carleton University's Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement, socializes with Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and her husband, former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson, at the Embassy Chamber Music Concert, hosted Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Close to 200 guests attended the sold-out Embassy Chamber Music Concert hosted by the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, in support of Friends of the NAC Orchestra. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
This year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between our two countries and the second anniversary of the NAC Orchestra’s ambitious tour of China. “More important for … Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra is, I think, the fact that China dedicates massive energies to the music education of young people,” added Lafleur. “That is also the mission of Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra.”
The Cheng siblings, who are from Ottawa and of Chinese heritage, were their usual charming selves during and after the concert. The talented pair took a moment to personally thank the Friends of the NAC Orchestra for its support over the years.
Silvie is now performing and teaching in New York, where she recently finished her master’s degree in piano performance at the Manhattan School of Music, while her bro, a recent graduate of Lisgar Collegiate Institute, is heading off to the Berlin University of the Arts to study cello. Let’s hope he left room in his suitcase for all his snazzy socks, particularly the pair he donned last night.
Carolyn001@sympatico.ca
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