Susanne Yi-Jia Hou to replace tenor Terence Mierau in upcoming Symphony Nova Scotia performances
Susanne Yi-Jia Hou to replace tenor Terence Mierau in upcoming Symphony
Susanne will be replacing Maritime tenor Terence Mierau, who was originally scheduled to perform Benjamin Britten’Äôs Les Illuminations. Mierau is unable to perform due to health reasons.
"We wish Terence a speedy recovery, and regret that we won’Äôt be able to hear him perform,’Äù says Symphony Nova Scotia CEO Erika Beatty. ’ÄúHowever, we know our patrons will appreciate the opportunity to hear Beethoven's Violin Concerto performed by one of the best young violinists in
Hou’Äôs playing has been praised as ’Äústrangely strong yet delicate; her technique near flawless’Äù (The Strad), and ’Äúabsolutely phenomenal’Äù (Lord Yehudi Menuhin). She performs on a $3 million 1729 Guarneri violin, on a three-year loan from the instrument bank of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Suzanne performed with Symphony Nova
The orchestra will also perform Dvorak’Äôs melodic Wind Serenade and Beethoven’Äôs elegant Symphony no. 4.
For tickets or more information, call 494.3820 or visit www.SymphonyNovaScotia.ca.
About Susanne Yi-Jia Hou
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Suzanne recently performed the violin solos in the Atom Egoyan film Adoration, and was the subject of a CBC documentary entitled Shanghai Violinist.
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