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NCPA celebrates Beethoven's birth anniversary

Conductor Lyu Jia will lead the China NCPA Orchestra to perform a concert featuring pieces by Beethoven, including The Ruins of Athens, Symphony No 8 in F Major, Op 93, and Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op 36. The concert celebrates the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. Lyu was appointed as the chief conductor and artistic director of opera at the National Center for the Performing Arts in 2012.The China NCPA Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the National Center for the Performing Arts, which was founded in 2010.

7:30 pm, Sept 4 and 5. Concert Hall of NCPA, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing.010-6655-0000.