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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Date: March 4 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Price: 80-480 yuan

Three decades ago, a group of inquisitive London musicians took a long hard look at that curious institution we call the Orchestra, and decided to start again from scratch. They began by throwing out the rulebook. Put a single conductor in charge. No way. Specialize in repertoire of a particular era. Too restricting. Perfect a work and then move on. Too lazy. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was born.