| Sinfonia Suite "Qiao Jia Da Yuan"
Baised on the homonymous Tv series, the symphony suite "Qiao Jia Da Yuan" is created by notable musician Zhao Jiping following the incidental music in the Tv series. Six chapters including Sinfonia, Will, Love, Business Road, Purgatory and Passion are unveiled in the suite and Tan Jing will the lead the vocal which makes the suite more attracitve.
"Qiao Jia Da Yuan" tells the story of a big business family in Shangxi province from the end of Qing Dynasty to 1930s. Qiao Zhiyong aimed to save China and its people by practicing and expanding his business, while enduring hardships and struggles from wars, business competitors, family conflicts.
China National Symphony Orchestra
China's national symphony, the China National Symphony Orchestra, is one of the most outstanding professional symphony orchestras in China . Originally founded as the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China in 1956, the orchestra was restructured and renamed in 1996 to reflect the changes which had taken place over forty years. Leading the CNSO into the future are Executive Director Guan Xia, a well-known composer, and Resident Conductor Li Xincao.
Throughout its history, the CNSO has collaborated with many world famous artists in order to bring excellence to its audiences. CNSO audience have been thrilled by famous conductors such as Ormandy, Herbert von Karajan, Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur, Slatkin, Rozhestvendsky, Schwarz and Maurice. Other well-known guests were composer Krzystof Penderecki, instrumentalists David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma, Mutter, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Shaham, Lang Lang, Wang Jian, Li Yundi, Lin Zhaoliang, Li Chuanyun, Giacomini and Lindemann. After a performance with the CNSO, conductor Charles Dutoit was moved to observe, "I was delighted to find a Chinese orchestra with such high standards, the CNSO has a great deal of potential. In a few years it will certainly develop into a group that will grab the attention of the world. " |