The Hendrix of the Sahara.
Vieux Farka Touré plays electrifying, hypnotic desert blues. Music that is triumphantly singular in form, in genre, in style. Unlike anything else, and part of a [...]
We’re delighted to welcome back the spacious, warm folk of Swedish songwriter José González for this season of Contemporale. It’ll be his first China tour since 2009, and he’s back with a new [...]
Contemporale’s sixth and final performance for the 2015-2016 season sees a truly unique performance from one of America’s most quirky bands – Lambchop. Following on from Damien Rice’s brilliant [...]
Contemporale’s fourth performance for the 2015-2016 season sees an intense and nimble performances from one of Canada’s most eclectic performers – Destroyer.
Contemporale’s second performance for the 2015-2016 season sees the stark, cerebral, beautiful music of American musician Julia Holter. She will bring her eerie serenity and triumphant crescendos [...]
And so to the meat: who do we have appearing? For the 2015-16 season of Contemporale, we present six diverse and incredibly exciting artists, four in the smaller Chamber Hall and two in the [...]
Contemporale returns for another year, thanks to the pioneering support and foresight of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Split Works is privileged and overjoyed to be part of a new concept to [...]
Thanks to the foresight of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Split Works is privileged and overjoyed to be pioneering a new concept to bring globally renowned contemporary independent artists to [...]
China has many amazing buildings to experience a variety of music. Unfortunately, most are tragically closed for business to all but the biggest promoters, orchestras, and the beloved and [...]