GERMAN COMPOSER CREATES A SYMPHONY OF CHIMES

Robert Zollitsch will launch a bianzhong project with a series of compositional works and even a stage production after more than 10 years of researching and experimenting on the ancient Chinese instrument, Chen Nan reports.

When German composer Robert Zollitsch heard the sound of 65 Chinese bronze bells ringing during the 2006 Amsterdam China Festival in the Netherlands, he knew he had to create a piece of work featuring them.

This year, Zollitsch will launch his bianzhong project titled Bells Renaissance with a series of compositional works and even a stage production based on the sounds of the bells.