This Week from China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts showcases the best-in-class musicianship of the orchestra of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and its affiliated programs in choral music, traditional Chinese forms, opera, and more. With a focus on presenting familiar Western masterworks alongside new and traditional Chinese composers, maestro LÜ Jia and the NCPA Orchestra are sure to delight casual listeners and classical aficionados alike. 

July 23:
ZHOU Tian: Broken Ink
Joaquín RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN :Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 “Pastorale”
Antonín DVOŘÁK: Serenade, Op. 22 (Led by Shanghai Quartet)

July 30:
ZHAO Jiping: Pipa Concerto No. 2
Franz SCHUBERT Arr. Dobrinka Tabakova: Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821
CHEN Peixun: Symphony No. 1, “My Motherland”
YAO Chen: Sentiments: Autumn