A Classical Century

One of the nation's top composers joins the celebration of Chinese symphony, now in its 100th year. Chen Jie reports.

When 9-year-old Shi Wanchun heard music playing on an organ in his school in 1945 - the year China saw the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45) - he could not have expected that, 15 years later, his own composition would be performed by an orchestra.

Even more surprising, 60 years later, his nation would become a big player in the world of classical music.