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The National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra will give a concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's birth.
The English composer, conductor and pianist (1913-1976) was an important figure in 20th-century British classical music. He wrote a wide range of opera, orchestral and chamber music.
NCPA's concert will feature two of Britten's works: Russian Funeral (1936) and Suite from his last opera Death in Venice (1970). The performance will be the Chinese premiere of both works. Zhang Guoyong, music director of Shanghai Opera, will take the baton.
7:30 pm, Aug 3. West of Tian'anmen Square, Xicheng district, Beijing.
010- 6655-0000.
