The China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) is a national orchestra established from the former Central Orchestra (founded in 1956) with support from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China in 1996. Directly subordinated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, it consists of three art production units - the symphony orchestra, chorus and Beijing Concert Hall.

 

 

CNSO maintains good cooperation with many of the world’s top musicians such as conductors Karajan, Ormandy, Seiji Ozawa, Rozhdestvensky, Dutoit, David Zinman and Plasson, etc. 

 

The CNSO bears strong performing techniques and artistic culture, as well as excels at a broad range of music works. Apart from a huge amount of repertoire of the western classic works, the orchestra also has convincing capabilities to interpret new music pieces created by modern composers. The CNSO has delivered concert-based operas composed by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Wagner, Puccini and Richard Strauss.

 

 

The CNSO keeps an annual art production of nearly 100 concerts with tours nationwide. Since last century, the orchestra has taken the lead in art practices by bringing symphony to the grassroots, such as schools, armies and factories, etc.

 

Apart from delivering great performances to Chinese audiences, the orchestra has also visited major countries and regions in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Western audiences marvel that “in the hereditary kingdom of symphony, a new member has undoubtedly emerged.”

 

1. ZHENG Yang
Across Time and Space, for Orchestra
2. LI Shaosheng
Smile in the Spring Wind, for Flute and Orchestra
Flutist: Sharon Bezaly
3. TIAN Leilei
Realization, for Orchestra

- Intermission - 

1. GUO Wenjing
Suspended Ancient Coffins on the Cliffs in Sichuan, for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Pianists: HUANG Ruoyu, CHEN Junhui
2. CHEN Yihan
The Moment, for Orchestra
3. YE Xiaogang
Violin Concerto Bian, No. 16 (1983)
Violinist: LU Wei