BEIJING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERES AT CARNEGIE HALL.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Led by renowned Musical Director and Principal Conductor Tan Lihua
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Thursday, October 17th, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25–$89
carnegiehall.org | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 | Box Office at 57th and Seventh.
New York City, Oct. 9, 2013, — Wu Promotion and Attila Glatz Concert Productions jointly present the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the critically-acclaimed Chinese ensemble, praised both for its interpretation of standard repertoire and for premiering the works of Chinese composers.
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Established in 1977, the ensemble will make its first trip to America this October to debut at Carnegie Hall. The BSO, led by Maestro Tan Lihua, will perform both classical as well as Chinese ethnic symphonic music representing the country’s rich culture.
Highlights will include two large works by Chinese composer Guo Wenjing, known for his brilliant interleaving of Chinese and Western instruments in film, operatic, and symphonic works. The Lotus Overture, written in honor of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has received international media attention with its gesture of goodwill, serving to pass the Olympic torch from Beijing to London. The orchestra will also feature Guo Wenjing’s Desolate Mountain, a concerto for bamboo flutes and orchestra. From Guo Wenjing to Prokofiev, the group will round off the program demonstrating its versatility with a performance of Romeo and Juliet. |
Tickets ($25.00–$89.00) may be purchased at the Box Office at Carnegie Hall (881 7th Avenue), online at carnegiehall.org or by calling 212-247-7800.
Offering a wide range of performances in their unique Chinese style, the BSO has garnered abundant praise under the leadership of Musical Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Tan Lihua. The BSO performs over 80 upscale concerts in different styles during every music season. In addition to the regular concerts conducted by Maestro Tan Lihua, the BSO has also collaborated with many of the most esteemed conductors worldwide, developing and promoting Chinese ethnic symphonic music and successfully incorporating this with works from every period by composers from different nations. The group’s most famous performances have been held at the prestigious Beijing New Year Concerts in the Great Hall of People—an annual national broadcast, much revered in China. Performances have spanned many countries, including Germany, Austria, Croatia, Korea, the United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia and Serbia but this fall tour will be the orchestra’s first in America.
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As one of China’s most notable conductors, Tan Lihua is a frequent guest in many Chinese and international concert halls and has conducted a range of distinguished orchestras in Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Czech, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Israel, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela and Panama. He was principal guest conductor at the Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra from 2000–2001 and has been invited to conduct the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. He has collaborated with some of the most prestigious orchestras in China including the China National Symphony, the China Philharmonic and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestras. |
Maestro Tan Lihua has debuted hundreds of new pieces by Chinese composers to audiences in China beyond, and additionally, has worked to introduce a number of Western classical pieces to Chinese audiences including Dvorak’s Symphony No.7, Respighi’s symphonic poem Pina di Romas, and Prokofiev’s Symphony No.5.
Founded in Beijing in 1991 by Zezhou Wu and Jiatong Wu, Wu Promotion is one of China’s first performing arts promoters and event organizers. Inspired by a deep passion and dedication to music, Wu Promotion strives to enhance cultural exchange by actively promoting the performing arts and capturing the beauty and diversity of the world’s culture through unique events. With offices in China, Europe and Middle East, its international and creative team organizes more than 500 concerts and events per year in China as well as abroad.
Since 1997, Wu Promotion has successfully established cultural links between China and the rest of the world by taking Chinese culture abroad. Amongst the Chinese troupes we have toured with, there are many renowned institutions such as the China Philharmonic Orchestra, the China National Traditional Orchestra, the China Central Opera，the Peking Kun Opera and Jingju Theater Company of Beijing. We are active in over fifty cities in 30 foreign countries in Europe, America, the Middle East and Africa.
The genre of performing arts Wu Promotion brings abroad includes Chinese Traditional Music, Classical Music, Acrobatics and Dance & Theatre.
Our three major overseas tours, the Swan Lake Acrobatic Ballet, the Peking Opera Festival and the Grand Chinese New Year Concert, have received great acclaim around the world. The first enjoyed its third successful tour in Europe and the Peking Opera Festival, including regular tours with the Jingju Theater Company of Beijing, gained a great impact on the audiences across Europe and will embark on its first US tour, next year. The Chinese New Year Concert, one of our oldest annual events, has just celebrated its 16th Year Anniversary for its consistently successful tours with China’s most prestigious traditional orchestras.
These successful attempts to promote Chinese Performing arts at an international level have not only given the audiences a true taste of Chinese culture but also provoked active interest from the international media. The website of Wu Promotion is: www.wupromotion.com .
Attila Glatz Concert Productions arrived on the thriving North American concert scene in 1987 with a commitment to add both breadth and variety to the rich musical events in Canada and the United States. The company’s signature presentation is the beloved New Year’s Concert, Salute to ViennaTM, modeled after Vienna’s original Neujahrskonzert and presented around New Year’s Day in many of North America’s major concert halls. From Lincoln Center in New York City to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. and from Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall to Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre, this simultaneously-produced New Year’s series has delighted audiences for over 17 years with the celebratory music of Johann Strauss Jr. and his contemporaries. Every year debuts a fresh new program featuring a 70-piece symphonic orchestra under the baton of a renowned European conductor, stellar European singers, and Viennese dancers. For their tireless dedication and passion in cultivating this Viennese tradition across North America, co-founders Marion and Attila Glatz were awarded the Austrian Government’s Decoration of Merit in Gold.
In addition to Salute to ViennaTM, Attila Glatz Concert Productions has also produced and presented numerous other sold-out shows including: Bravissimo! Opera’s Greatest Hits (an annual New Year’s Eve Concert in Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall), The Lord of the Rings Symphony, Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell, Tango Buenes Aires and more. More info about Attila Glatz Concert Productions can be found at: www.glatzconcerts.com