For the 10th consecutive year, Beijing Symphony Orchestra will host its New Year's Concert at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on Jan 1 and Jan 2.

Under Tan Lihua's baton, the orchestra will perform Chinese and Western classics, including selections from Wu Zuqiang's Red Detachment of Women, Bizet's Carmen and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Pianist Wu Ying will also collaborate with the orchestra to play the Yellow River Piano Concerto.

The venue is located inside scenic Zhongshan Park, which used to be a part of the Forbidden City.