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    New preview video for Bach CD


    Xuefei at Carnegie Hall

    To Xuefei's USA fans - hear Xuefei play at Carnegie  Hall, New York, at 7.30pm on Sunday February 26th 2012. 

    Xuefei's new Bach Concertos CD will be available at the concert.  She will be playing repertoire including Bach, Chopin, Albeniz, Rodrigo, Regondi and Brouwer.

    Tickets are available online now from the Carnegie Hall. Alternatiively, visit Carnegie Hall box-office at 57th and 7th, or call Carnegie Charge on 212-247-7800.

    Full details of Xuefei's USA & Canadian tour schedule in February and March 2012 can be found on the schedule page.  Xuefei will be appearing in Vermont, New York, Calgary, Boston, Toronto, Los Vegas, Fort Worth, & Dallas.


    Xuefei on RTVE1

    Thursday 5th Jan - Xuefei will appear on the main evening news program on Spanish national TV tonight.  Interview and playing.  Catch the program on RTVE1 at 9pm Spanish time !


    Bach Concertos CD  

    Xuefei's latest CD for EMI classics will be on international release from 6th February 2012.

    Available now on pre-order via iTunes and Amazon (right).

    Read more from the Studio News section here.

    Hear Xuefei talk about the CD (below, or click here)

    The CD is Xuefei's most innovative yet, and features her own transcriptions of works by J.S.Bach : three concertos with the Elias String Quartet, plus some solo works.  Xuefei hopes the transcriptions will make a significant contribution to the baroque concerto repertoire for guitar


    Irish Times - musical highlights of 2011  

    Xuefei - a musical highlight of 2011.  Read the full article here.


    Hogan - Todd Selby  

    Xuefei was photographed by well-known USA photographer, Todd Selby, for a promotion for Hogan shoes.  

    See the pictures here.




    Guitare Classique 

    Xuefei appears on the cover of the current edition of the French classical guitar magazine, "Guitare Classique."  

    The magazine also features an in-depth interview with Xuefei.


    Xuefei's December

    During December, Xuefei performed a charity concert for the MAE Foundation in Thailand, along with multi-instrumentalist and composer Richard Harvey.  

    Read more here.





    Concerts in the coming months 

    During starts 2012 with performances in Spain, & UK :

    > January 6 : Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    > January 7 : Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    > January 8 : Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    >   January 18 : Wiltshire, UK - solo recital

    >   January 21 : Manchester, UK - Halle Orchestra

     


    Full calendar is on the schedule page.



    Free score available

    Xuefei's arrangement of Albeniz's "Espana, Seis Hojas de Album Op.165," as recorded on the Rodrigo CD, will be published.  

    As a taster of what's to come, click here for a free download of Xuefei's version of the third piece from this suite, "Malaguena."  

    You can also enjoy a new impromptu video of Xuefei performing this piece with flamenco dancer, Raquel de Luna on Xuefei's You Tube channel.

    Enjoy !


    Other recent media coverage 

    > Recent media coverage includes :

    - Radio : "Upbeat" Radio New Zealand 

    Interviews : Breakfast TV in New Zealand , "Newsnight"  BBC 

    - CD reviews : Gramophone (Feb) ; Classic FM ; Los Angeles Times ; Independent ; Korea Times ; Limelight

    - Concert review : The Scotsman (Edinburgh Festival) ;                                                                                                    Auckland newspaper

    Picture : on the red sofa, Breakfast TV, New Zealand

    Xuefei on YouTube 

    Promotional video for Xuefei's Bach recording, which will be released internationally on 6th February 2012

    Enjoy in HD on YouTube