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		In Celebration of Tan Dun
		Stockholm Internat'l Composers Festival Nov. 2007

		Opera Tea: 3 New Productions The Festival of Tea, Santa Fe Opera, Jul. 2007 Neue Oper Wien, Vienna, Sept. 2007 Stockholm International Composers Festival, Nov. 2007 The Map of Asia Baltimore Symphony Orchestra *Multi-media Concerto: The Map* Conducted by Tan Dun, Oct. 2007

		Next Wave Festival
		Brooklyn Academy of Music
		*Orchestral Theatre IV: The Gate*
		Dec. 2007

		World Premiere Piano Concerto
		Lang Lang to premiere with NY Philharmonic, April 2008

		Metropolitan Opera Revival
		*The First Emperor*
		Conducted by Tan Dun, Oct. 2007


		Stockholm Internat'l Composers Festival: Tan Dun Nov. 8th – 11th, 2007 In a unique week long celebration of Tan Dun, the Stockholm International Composers Festival in Stockholm, Sweden along with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, will present many of Tan Dun's milestone compositions including a world premiere concerto for zheng and orchestra, a new production of opera Tea as well as several orchestral and chamber music works. *To view a more detailed schedule of events please click here.*

		Tea Around the World *Opera Tea: A Mirror of Soul* first premiered at Suntory Hall, Japan in 2002 and has since enjoyed world wide recognition as an astounding musical accomplishment. With previous performances in Amsterdam (2003 and 2005), Lyon (2004) and New Zealand (2006), Tea will be celebrated around the world with three brand new productions in 2007: Santa Fe, New Mexico July 21, 25, 2007; August 3, 9, 15, 23, 2007 Sante Fe Opera Conducted by Lawrence Renes Directed by Amon Miyamoto Semper Depot, Vienna, Austria September 11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 2007 Neue Oper Wien and Amadeus Ensemble-Wien Conducted by Walter Kobéra Directed by Carlos Wagner Stockholm International Composers Festival Stockholm, Sweden Nov. 15, 17, 2007 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Muhai Tang Directed by Chiang Ching *To purchase Tea on DVD click here.*

		The Map of Asia - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra In a three concert series entitled "The Map of Asia", the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Baltimore, Maryland, will perform Tan Dun's *The Map: Concerto for Cello, Video and Orchestra* with cello solos by Ilya Finkelshteyn. Tan Dun will conduct The Map as well as Shostakovich's Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes and Borodin's Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor. Performances are scheduled at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall for October 12, 13 and 14, 2007. *To purchase The Map on DVD click here.*

		BAM and Brooklyn Philharmonic Present The Gate, New York Premiere The New York premiere of Tan Dun's *The Gate—part of the Tan Dun's Orchestral Theatre series—will be presented in a co-production by BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Each evening's program will begin with a performance of Tan Dun's Water Music—a percussive work comprising of rhythms and melodies made solely with water. BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, New York* Conducted by Michael Christie Dec 5, 7 and 8, 2007 BAM dialogue with Tan Dun and Michael Christie Conducted by Michael Christie Dec 7, post-show

		Piano Concerto premiered by Lang Lang World Premiere The new Piano Concerto will be Tan Dun's second commission from the New York Philharmonic (Kurt Masur premiered his Water Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra) and will premiere with the internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang in April, 2008. Avery Fisher Hall, New York, New York April 9, 10, 11, 12, 2008 The New York Philharmonic Lang Lang, piano Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

		Encore Performances of *The First Emperor* The Metropolitan Opera has announced that after a sold-out premiere run, Tan Dun's opera, *The First Emperor*, will receive encore performances in the 2007-08 season. Placido Domingo will repeat the title role alongside Sarah Coburn, Susanne Mentzer, Paul Groves, and Hao Jiang Tian. Performances scheduled for May 10, 14, and 17, 2008.

For more on Tan Dun *http://www.tandunonline.com* For inquiry, please click here