Conductor embraces NCPA with open arms

The United States National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will perform at The National Center for the Performing Arts next Thursday and Friday.

Founded in 1931, the NSO takes part in various important national and international events and has played at presidential inaugurations and holiday celebrations.

The concerts will feature world-famous conductor Ivan Fischer, the founder of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. "Every concert is equally important. Each one feels like the most important one," he says. Fischer is impressed that Chinese people are interested in Western music and hopes to add China to his list of frequent destinations.