Tan Dun Conducts

  • Sat, Apr 18, 2026 at 7 pm
  • Fisher Center at Bard, Sosnoff Theater

Program & Artists

Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Tan Dun Concerto for 12 Cellos and Orchestra
Tan Dun Ten Thousand Galloping Horses WORLD PREMIERE
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Tan Dun conductor

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Part of TŌN’s Fisher Center concert series

Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer and conductor Tan Dun makes his fourth appearance with TŌN. The program comprises Debussy’s dreamy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Ravel’s second suite of music from his pastoral ballet Daphnis et Chloé, as well as two works by the conductor: the world premiere of his expressive piece Ten Thousand Galloping Horses and the Concerto for 12 Cellos and Orchestra, which the composer has called “a soulful search of cultural harmonies”.

Concert Details

The concert will last approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.

>Read the concert program

Brief remarks by TŌN bassist Jack Corcoran

Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
10 min
Listen
>Read concert notes by TŌN flutist Wen-Hsiu (Angela) Lai

Tan Dun Concerto for 12 Cellos and Orchestra
31 min
>Read concert notes by TŌN horn player Jaxson Padgett

Intermission
20 min

Brief remarks by TŌN violist Enoch Ng

Tan Dun Ten Thousand Galloping Horses
World Premiere
6 min

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
18 min
Listen
>Read concert notes by TŌN violist Yuxuan Zhang

All timings are approximate. Program and artists subject to change.

Sample the Music

Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Photo: Tan Dun and The Orchestra Now by Patrick Arias

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