London Philharmonic set to thrill Beijing with 2 concerts

The London Philharmonic Orchestra will wrap up its latest tour in China with two recitals at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Jan 5 and 6, after touring Guangzhou and Shanghai between Dec 30, 2017, and Jan 4.

Under the baton of Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko, the orchestra will perform H. Berlioz's Overture to Beatrice et Benedict and P.I. Tchaikovsky's Fantasia on Romeo and Juliet and Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33, featuring Swedish-Danish cellist Andreas Brantelid, among other pieces.

According to Timothy Walker, the chief executive and artistic director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the orchestra has enjoyed a friendship with the NCPA since the venue opened in 2007.