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Sep. 21
Fri.
19:30 |
The 10th Beijing Music Festival - Grand Opening
All-Beethoven Program
Leonore Overture No.3, Op.72a
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 ("Emperor")
Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
Lang Lang, piano
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
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Poly Theatre
980
680
480
280
180
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Sep. 22
Sat.
19:30 |
Lang Lang & Daniel Barenboim with Staatskapelle Berlin
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op.55 ("Eroica")
Lang Lang, piano
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim,conductor
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Poly Theatre
980
680
480
280
180
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Sep. 23
Sun.
19:30 |
A Concert featured All-Guo Wenjing Program
Symphony - "Hard is the Road to the Kingdom of Shu"
Concerto for Chinese Flute and Orchestra "Weary of Empty Hills"
Erhu Concerto
Tone Poem "This Land So Rich in Beauty"
Chi Liming, tenor
Tang Junqiao, Chinese flute
Yan Jiemin, erhu
Chorus of the Opera Troupe of China Opera and Dance Theatre
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Long Yu, conductor
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Poly Theatre
480
380
280
180
50
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Sep. 25, 26
Tue. & Wed
19:30 |
Poetry at the BMF - Poems and Songs of the Song Dynasty
Program to include a introduction by Zhou Guoping and classic poems and songs by Xin Qiji (The Lantern Festival in the Metre of Qing Yu An, The Roadside Mulberries into Tender Leaf), Song Qi (The Scenery Is Getting Fine East of the Town in the Meter of Spring of Jade Pavilion), He Zhu (Never Again Will She Tread on the Lakeside Lane in the Metre of Green Jade Cup), Su Shi (Memories of the Past at Red Cliff in the Metre of Nian Nu Jiao) etc., with specially commissioned music composed or arranged by Xhu Jian'er, Lu Qiming, Bao Yuankai, He Zhanhao, Qu Xixian, Xu Jingxin, Lu Zaiyi, Xi Qiming, Lu Jianhua and Dong Weijie
Fang Ming, Ding Jianhua, Qiao Zhen, Pu Cunxin, Xiao Xiong, Kai Li, recitalists chorus, orchestra and conductor to be announced |
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Poly Theatre
680
480
380
180
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Sep. 27
Thur.
19:30 |
A Special Concert to Commemorate
the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Maria Callas
Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino Overture
Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - "Voi lo sapete, o mama / Tu qui, Santuzza" / Intermezzo
Georges Bizet: Carmen - Prelude, Habanera, Sequidilla,
Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri - "Cruda sorte!"
Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut Intermezzo
Gianni Schicci - "O mio babbino caro"
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata - Prelude to Act III
Mikis Theodorakis: The Train is Leaving at Nine
Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano
Angelo Simos, Tenor
Orchestra of China National Opera House
Nikos Athineos, conductor |
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Poly Theatre
680
480
380
180
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Sep. 28
Fri.
19:30 |
Lang Lang & Long Yu with China Philharmonic Orchestra
Yin Chengzong, Chu Wanghua, Sheng Lihong
and Liu Zhuang: Piano Concerto "Yellow River"
Seigei Rackmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
Lang Lang, piano
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Long Yu, conductor |
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Poly Theatre
880
680
480
280
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Oct. 4
Thur.
19:30 |
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chin/font>
a Edo de Waat & Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Wagner Gala
Richard Wagner / arr. Henk de Vlieger:
Die Meistersinger von N??remberg - An Orchestral Tribute
Richard Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walk??re
"Dich, teure Halle" from Tannh?user
Funeral March and Immolation Scene from G?tterd?mmerung
Elizabeth Connell, soprano
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo de Waat, conductor
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Forbidden City Concert Hall
880
680
480
280
100 |
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Oct. 5
Fri.
19:30 |
Lang Lang & Charles Dutoit with China Philharmonic Orchestra
Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Lang Lang, piano
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
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Forbidden City Concert Hall
880
680
480
280
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Oct. 6, 7
Sat. & Sun.
19:30 |
The Wilderness
(Peking Opera based on the play by Cao Yu)
Aria design/Music by Chu Shao Yu
Taipei Li-yuan Chinese Opera Theatre
Cast: Li Bao Chun, Zhao Yang Chiang, Huang Yu Ling, Chang Gui Xiang
Jone Yao-Kwang, conductor
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Poly Theatre
480
380
280
180
50
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Oct. 9
Tue.
19:30 |
China Premiere of Poet Li Bai
Opera composed by Guo Wenjing
Lin Zhaohua, director
Diana Liao and Xu Ying , libretto
Yi Liming,Costume, sets and lighting design
Tian Haojiang , baritone (as Li Bai)
soprano to be announced (as Moon)
Chi Liming, tenor (as Wine)
Jiang Qihu, Peking Opera counter tenor (as Poetry)
Shanghai Opera House
Zhang Guoyong, conductor
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Poly Theatre
880
680
480
280
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Oct. 10 Wed.
19:30
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Jian Wang & Shanghai Quartet - Chamber Music Concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in F major, K. 590
György Ligeti: Quartet No.1 "Métamorphoses"
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D.956
Jian Wang, cello
Shanghai Quartet
Weigang Li, 1st violin
Yi-Wen Jiang, 2nd violin
Honggang Li, viola
Nicholas Tzavaras, cello
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Beijing Concert Hall
680
480
380
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Oct. 11
Thur.
19:30 |
Heavenly Bach
Jian Wang plays Bach's Suites for Solo Cello
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suites for Solo Cello
Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007
Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009
Jian Wang, cello
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Wangfujing Church
1000 |
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Oct. 12
Fri.
19:30 |
China Philharmonic Orchestra A Night of Contemporary Music
Luciano Berio: Bewegung
Michael Nyman: Cello Concerto (Nina Kotova commission: world premiere)
Peter Ruzicka: "...Inseln, randlos... " - for Violin, Chamber Choir and Orchestra
Hans Werner Henze: Appassionatamente
Nina Kotova, cello
Carolin Widmann, violin
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Ruzicka, conductor
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Poly Theater
480
380
280
180
50
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Oct. 13
Sat.
19:30 |
Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert
Simon Kong Su Leong: Izpirazione II
Phoon Yew Tien: Reminiscence of March
Law Wing Fei: Calligraphy Concerto - The Yellow River at Hukou -
In the Metre of Qin Yuan Chun
Tang Jian Ping: Hou Tu
Law Wai Lun: The Celestial Web
Tan Swie Hian, calligraphy
Leanne Ong Teck Lian, Zhou Zhi Qiang, recitalists
Tommy Wang, lighting and stage design
Chorus of the Opera Troupe of China Opera and Dance Theatre
Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Tsung Yeh, conductor
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Poly Theater
480
380
280
180
50 |
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Oct. 16
Tue
19:30 |
Nigel Kennedy and China Philharmonic Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach: Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV.1043
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61
Nigel Kennedy Zeng Cheng, violins
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, conductor
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Poly Theater
980
680
480
280
180 |
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Oct. 17
Wed.
19:30 |
Mischa Maisky - Lily Maisky Russian Romances
Mikhail Glinka: Memories of a Wonderful Moment
Peter Ilyich Tcaikovsky: Cradle Song, Op.16/1
Frenzied Nights, Op.61/6
Night, Op.60/9
Anton Rubinstein: Romance ("Night")
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Nymph, Op.56/1
The Rose and the Nightingale, Op.2/2
Cesar Cui: The Burned Letter, Op.33/4
Alexander Glazunov: Desire, Op.60/2
Sergei Rackmaninov: Oh, Never Sing to Me Again, Op.4/4
How Fair this Spot! Op.21/7
Vocalise, Op.34/14
Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, Op.40
Mischa Maisky , cello
Lily Maisky, piano
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Beijing Concert Hall
880
680
480
280
100 |
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Oct. 18
Thur.
19:30 |
The Nigel Kennedy Quintet Blue Note Sessions
Kenny Burrell: Midnight
Duke Pearson: Sudel
Nigel Kennedy: Maybe in your Dreams
Butch Cornell: Sunshine Alley
Ron Carter: Nearly
Lonnie Liston Smith: Expansions
Nigel Kennedy: Stranger in a Stranger Land
Horace Silver: Song For My Father
Duke Pearson: After the Rain
Ivory Joe Hunter: I Almost Lost My Mind
Jack DeJohnette: Song for World Forgiveness
The Nigel Kennedy Quintet
Nigel Kennedy, violin
Tomasz Grzegorski, trumpet
Piotr Wyle?o?, piano
Adam Kowalewski, bass
Pawe Dobrowolski, percussion
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Poly Theater
980
680
480
280
180 |
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Oct. 20
Sat.
19:30 |
Lang Lang and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491
Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Lang Lang, piano
Lioba Braun, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott, conductor
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Poly Theater
880
680
480
280
100 |
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Lang Lang and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra II
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.44 in E minor (Trauer-Symphonie)
Serge Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, Op.26
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Lang Lang, piano
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott, conductor
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Poly Theater
880
680
480
280
100 |
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Oct. 23
Tue.
19:30 |
Gil Shaham and Lan Shui with Singapore Symphony Orchestra
SAMUEL BARBER
Overture to The hool for Scandal
HE ZHANHAO,CHEN GANG
Violin Concerto “Butterfly Lovers”
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Symphony No.2 in E minor,Op.27
Gil Shaham,violin
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui,conductor
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Poly Theater
880
680
480
280
100 |
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Oct. 24
Wed.
19:30 |
Sounding the Future: East and West
Tan Dun: Four Secret Roads of Marco Polo for Orchestra and Twelve Violoncelli
Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No.8
(BMF 10th Anniversary Commission, China Premiere)
Olga Pasichnyk, soprano
Agnieszka Rehlis, mezzo-soprano
Vytautas Juozapaitis, baritone
Europe Choir Academy
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Tan Dun, Krzysztof Penderecki, conductors
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Poly Theatre
680
480
380
180
60 |
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Oct. 25
Thur.
19:30
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Lang Lang and Christoph Eschenbach with Orchestre de Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, Op.365
Anton??n Dvo???k: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 ("From the New World")
Lang Lang, Christoph Eschenbach, piano
Orchestre de Paris
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
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Poly Theater
480
380
280
180
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Oct. 26
Fri.
19:30
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The 10th Beijing Music Festival - Closing Gala Concert
Peter Ilyich Tcaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, Op.23
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major ("Titan")
Lang Lang, piano
Orchestre de Paris
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
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Poly Theater
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