Shanghai arts festival celebrates spirit of youth
By Zhang Kun in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2017-10-26 06:38
The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival celebrated its opening on Oct 20 with the premiere of Revival, a choral symphony composed by 25-year-old musician Gong Tianpeng (also known as Peng Peng Gong).
The 65-minute production about the founding of the Communist Party of China featured more than 300 performers, including renowned baritone Liao Changyong, tenor Han Peng and soprano Xu Lei.
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra performed the work under the baton of maestro Tang Muhai.
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