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China NCPA Orchestra

Date: Feb 7 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 80-480 yuan

China NCPA Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing. Established in March 2010, the orchestra consists of highly accomplished musicians from around the world, who perform in more than a dozen opera productions presented by its home venue each year as well as in ballets and regular orchestral concerts in its own season. With a notably busy schedule, the young ensemble has fast established itself as one of the most adventurous and dynamic orchestras in the country. Lu Jia took up the post of Chief Conductor in February 2012, succeeding Chen Zuohuang, the current Conductor Laureate, NCPA's Music Director and also one of the founders of the orchestra. Yuan Ding was appointed Assistant Conductor in the same year.

Contact: 010-6655-0000

Date: Feb 11 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 80-500 yuan

As a national-level orchestra directly under the Ministry of Culture, Chinese National Orchestra, founded in 1960 under the direction of Premier Zhou Enlai, is regarded as the standard-setter, model and benchmark of China's folk music performance. The Orchestra, made up of folk orchestra, chorus and art creation center, boasts a group of world-renown musicians and sharp-sighted managers. Li Huanzhi (January 1919 to March 2000), famous composer and former Chairman of China Musicians' Association, had served as its first President and now Xi Qiang, a member of CPPCC, Chinese string instrument artist and musicologist, is at the wheel.

Contact: 010-6655-0000