NY Philharmonic shines under Shanghai sun
The Music in the Summer Air festival in Shanghai has a new partner this year. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has committed to a five-year program as the resident company at MISA starting from 2015.
The festival, organized by the Shanghai Symphony, kicked off on July 4, with an all-American concert New York Gala by the New York Philharmonic with famed violinist Joshua Bell as soloist. Altogether 28 concerts will be performed at two locations in downtown Shanghai during the festival that ends on July 18.
The residency program enables the New York orchestra to play four concerts at MISA this year, and participate in a series of other events. Musicians from New York will devote more than 100 hours to coaching and teaching Shanghai Orchestra Academy students.
