Festival set for sound of music By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-02 07:35 Share CLOSE The symphony orchestra of the National Ballet of China performs under the baton of conductor Zhang Yi during the sixth China Orchestra Festival in 2018. CHINA DAILY
The National Center for the Performing Arts will soon launch its annual China Orchestra Festival. The event showcases and promotes symphony orchestras and Chinese music.
From April 8 to May 7, the festival, in its seventh year, will present 21 concerts featuring 22 symphony orchestras from 14 provinces across the country.
According to Gong Jicheng, vice-president of the NCPA, more than 50 music works by composers spanning the generations will be performed. These include the Yellow River Cantata by composer Xian Xinghai (1905-1945) and the symphonic work Ice and Snow Carnival composed by Tang Jianping for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The festival wil
Festival set for sound of music
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