Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival at China Exchange
In China, Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important holiday after Chinese New Year. Traditionally, this festival marks the harvest and celebrates the harvest moon – seen to be the brightest and fullest moon of the year. For many Chinese, the moon symbolises prosperity, peace and reunion. Join us to celebrate this traditional Chinese festival with a variety of fun-packed, family-friendly events at China Exchange!
Pure Land Series: An Evening with Mona Golabek
“My mother always told me that music tells a story; you simply have to discover what that story is”. Pianist, writer, radio host and performer, Mona Golabek intertwined music and stories to guide the Pure Land Series audience on a gripping, emotional and uplifting journey of discovery in a special evening at China Exchange. […]
An Evening with Renée Fleming
The Pure Land Series’ first talk of 2017 was an extraordinary one. Undeterred by the prediction of snow and coldest day of the year, the audience braved the storm to China Exchange, while Pure Land Foundation played host to a riveting conversation between two very different legendary women. EU Good Will Ambassador and Founder and Chairwoman of the Bianca […]
Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐！
We wish all our visitors, subscribers and curious passersby a very happy Chinese New Year. We’re welcoming the rooster with events throughout the Spring Festival detailed below and will be open on Sunday 29 January from noon-4pm to welcome visitors. #snapCNY17 Instagram Competition Saturday 28 – Monday 30 January Free Our […]
In War & Peace with Joyce DiDonato
Multi award winning opera singer Joyce DiDonato took to the stage of the China Exchange with panel members, Matt Peacock MBE, Artistic Director of the charity Streetwise Opera and Anis Barnat founder of El Sistema Greece to discuss the role of music as a force of social integration, mutual understanding and personal transformation. […]
Sacred Music and Sistine Chapel Choir
Bypassing the intellect and reaching into the heart and soul of every audience member, Mark Spyropoulos, the first and only full time British member of the Sistine Chapel Choir, left the Pure Land Series audience in awe as he took us through his fascinating account of the Choir’s history from the year 300 […]
Lunite
A night to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival – Lunite had live performances, beer tasting, mooncake making, face painting, wire rabbit making all washed down with our China Exchange bar!
Evolution of Erhu: An Evening with Wan Pin Chu & Friends
Wan Pin Chu returned to China Exchange to take us on a chronological journey of the erhu, from early traditional pieces through to contemporary digital sounds, with special appearances from his musical friends.
Mid-Autumn Festival 2016
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐！中秋節快樂! The Mid-Autumn Festival is held every year on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar and is celebrated with a three day holiday in China. The second most important holiday after Chinese New Year, traditionally this festival marks harvest and celebrates the harvest moon – seen to be […]
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
Legendary musical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber spoke on his passion for Victorian art and his lengthy list of musical masterpieces from Cats to Evita to Phantom of the Opera.