Zhang Guoyong began his study in conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the direction of the renowned conductor and music educator Huang Xiaotong. In 1993, he was transferred by the government to study at the P. I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatoire, named after the great composer, where he studied under maestro Gennady Rozhdestvensky. He is currently Artistic Director of the Shanghai Opera House, as well as Professor and Dean of Conducting Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

 

He has collaborated with many prestigious orchestras and renowned musicians, both at home and abroad. In 2006, he was invited to be a member of jury of the 8th Cadaques Orchestra International Conducting Competition in Spain. In 2007 he toured with China's Zhejiang Traditional Orchestra to Europe. Subsequently, he also collaborated with many other traditional orchestras such as Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan and Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

 

 

Conductor: Zhang Guoyong
Violin: Wang Zhijong
Performance: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

 

Tchaikovsky: “Polonaise” from Eugene Onegin, Op.24 5’
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 35’
(Violin: Wang Zhijong)
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 “Pathétique” 44’