REMEMBERING THE CHANGES THROUGH MUSIC
The Beijing Symphony Orchestra performs a concert to mark the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up, Chen Nan reports.
At the ongoing Beijing Music Festival - an annual event featuring world-class musicians and concerts, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Tan Lihua gave a performance called Embracing the New Era: Chinese Music Concert, to mark the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up, at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in the capital.
The first half of the concert featured three pieces by Chinese composers: Yang Qing's Symphonic Poem: The Narration of Beijing; Chen Peixun's Aira of Snow and the fourth movement of Bao Yuankai's Peking Opera Symphony.
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