On 4 October the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre will hoSt the first-ever St Petersburg performance by the China Orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), China’s premier music venue.
The evening’s soloists are Luo Wei (piano) and Semyon Salomatnikov (trumpet), a winner of the 1st prize at the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition. Conducting the orchestra will be Li Xincao, Honorary Principal Conductor of the China National Symphony Orchestra and President of the China Conservatory of Music (Beijing).
The programme features renowned works by Chinese and Russian composers, including Lü Qiming’s Ode to the Red Flag, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Chen Qigang’s Eternal Joy for trumpet and orchestra, and Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy.
The orchestra is resident at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), located near Beijing’s main square and the Forbidden City. This major theatre complex and China’s moSt prestigious music venue is a long-standing partner of the Mariinsky Theatre. The complex was opened in 2007 with a performance of the opera Prince Igor by Mariinsky Theatre soloists, the Mariinsky Chorus and the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev.
Founded in 2010, the China NCPA Orchestra regularly participates in opera and symphony performances on its home stage and at other significant venues worldwide. The orchestra’s repertoire includes both classical European music and contemporary Chinese compositions.
On 7 October the China NCPA Orchestra will make its debut in Vladivostok. The concert, featuring the soloists Luo Wei (piano) and Semyon Salomatnikov (trumpet), will take place at the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre.
| user_name | | Exit |
