Yesterday once more, 35 music years later

The same orchestra, the same program, the same venue. Only that the first and latest performances were 35 years apart.

The Philadelphia Orchestra played to a full house at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities yesterday to mark the 35th anniversary of its first visit to Beijing in September 1973.

Orchestra music director Christoph Eschenbach collaborated with Chinese pianist Lang Lang to present the Yellow River Concerto and then move on to Beethoven's Symphony No 6 (Pastoral), drawing a standing ovation from the audience.