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 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

Aug 6:
Anton BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8
CHEN Peixun: Symphonic Poem “Wave of Emotion”

Aug 13:
Ottorino RESPIGHI: The Pines of Rome
Maurice RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Rapsodie espagnole
YIN Chengzong, CHU Wanghua: Piano Concerto, “Yellow River”
Camille SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3, Op. 78, “Organ Symphony”