Chinese American musical maestro debuts latest concerto

Pulitzer Prize-winning Chinese American Zhou Long premiered his new concerto Classics of Mountains and Seas at the Shanghai Symphony Hall on June 22.

The concerto was performed by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Shui Lan. The composition, which is based on a theme of Chinese mythology, was commissioned by the SSO as part of a series of new creations aimed at promoting Chinese culture to international audiences, according to Zhou Ping, head of the symphony.

The premiere of the concerto also marked the completion of the Symphonic Music in China 1949-2019 project which was jointly launched in 2017 by the SSO and the Shanghai Music Publishing House. The project consists of 70 symphonic works which document the development of symphonic music in China.