{
  "id": 6191270,
  "title": "Eight concertos and two instruments in one night: Pianist Niu Niu takes on big challenge for kids with cancer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eight-concertos-and-two-instruments-in-one-night-pianist-niu-niu-6191270",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T23:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/niu-niu-singapore-charity-concert-6363241"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese pianist Niu Niu, the former child prodigy, will take on an ambitious performance at the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore. The concert, part of the Viva Foundation's 20th anniversary celebration, will feature movements from eight major concertos, including works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Rachmaninov, and Liszt. Niu Niu will also make his violin stage debut, performing the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, and the fourth movement of the Yellow River Piano Concerto by Yin Chengzong. The performance aims to raise support for children with cancer, an organization close to Niu Niu's heart, as he has previously collaborated with Viva Foundation. The concert's theme of blending Eastern and Western influences reflects Niu Niu's own background, which includes education in both China and the United States. He hopes that the harmonious power of music will provide comfort and reassurance to the children with cancer in attendance.",
  "summary": "The former child prodigy is taking on one of his most ambitious performances yet for Viva Foundation's 20th anniversary concert, bringing together Eastern and Western music in a performance involving movements from eight major concert works, while raising support for children with cancer.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Eight concertos and two instruments in one night: Pianist Niu Niu takes on big challenge for kids with cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eight-concertos-and-two-instruments-in-one-night-pianist-niu-niu",
        "published": "2026-09-07T23:34:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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