National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra Concert - The Centennial Commemoration of Gustav Mahler 100

Venue: Concert Hall

Dates: Sept. 28, 2011

Price: VIP/320/260/200/120/80/60 RMB

CONDUCTOR: Zhang Yi

PRESENTER: The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra

The National Ballet of the China Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1959 under the National Ballet of China, is the only professional ballet orchestra in China. Zhang Yi is the music director and chief conductor and Liu Ju is the resident conductor. Orchestra members are mainly graduated from renowned conservatories of music in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and other places at the average age of 35 years. They have been subject to rigorous professional training with excellent music quality. It is a national symphony orchestra with the most vitality and development potential in the Chinese music industry.

In recent years, the orchestra is regularly invited to audio and video recording by Central station, China Central Television, China's record companies, publishers and film studios. In addition to tour performances across China including Hong Kong and Macao, it also went overseas to spread Chinese culture. It is popular at home and abroad. The orchestra has performed not only Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Raise the Red Lantern, Pirates, Don Quixote, Coppelia, Leiquan, Ji Purcell and other fine ballet repertoire, but also has classical and romantic tracks authored by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Sibelius and other artists. They also perform numerous works created by Chinese and foreign contemporary composers. The orchestra has also recorded a number of high-quality records.

PROGRAMME: Symphony No. 7 - Gustav Mahler

Source: http://www.chncpa.org/ens/