The Beijing Guitar Duo
Sunday, October 9, 2011, 5:00 p.m.
The Beijing Guitar Duo, composed of Meng Su and Yameng Wang, first met at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China, where they both studied with the acclaimed professor Chen Zhi. The Beijing Guitar Duo was formally established at the encouragement of Manuel Barrueco, their teacher and mentor, while pursuing their advanced studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland.
The impressive individual talents of Ms. Su and Ms. Wang come together to create what is sure to be one of the most exciting guitar duos on the scene today. As recipients of the “Solomon H. Snyder Award,” the Beijing Guitar Duo made its New York debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall with critical acclaim. Their first duo recording, “Maracaípe,” received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for the featured work Maracaípe, written and dedicated to them by composer Sergio Assad.
