National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra
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The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra中央芭蕾舞团交响乐团 is a national symphony orchestra aspiring with most vitality and development potential in the Chinese music industry
Founded in 1959 under the National Ballet of China
, The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestrais the only professional ballet orchestra in China. Mr.Zhang Yi
is the music director and chief conductor and Mr. Liu Ju is the resident conductor. With average age of 35 years old, a vast majority of the young orchestra members are outstanding graduates of top ranking conservatories of music in Beijing
, Shanghai
, Tianjin
and other institutions local and overseas. .
Internationally renowned French conductor Mr.Jean Perrison, has visited the orchestra and offered technicalexchanges during his stay in China. Mr.Ashley Lawrence
,the chief conductor of National Symphony Orchestra of Peru; Mr Peter Larsen, the chief conductor of Royal Danish Ballet
and a goup of Soloists and Singers from the American Music Education Delegation have held various concerts with the orchestra separately. In addition, well-established local or overseas Chinese conductors like Mr. Li Guoquan 黎国荃先生, Mr. Bian Zushan 卞祖善先生, Mr. Hu Bingxu胡炳旭先生, Mr. Chen Zuohuang 陈佐湟先生, Mr. Tan Lihua 谭利华, Mr. Hu Yongyan 胡咏言先生,Mr. Li Xincao 李心草先生 have been extensively welcomed and praised by the music community at home and abroad for their ballet and symphonic music concerts.
In recent years, the orchestra has been regularly invited to audio and video recording by various Central stations, China Central Television
and other China's record companies, publishers and film studios. In addition to tour performances across China including Hong Kong
SAR and Macao
SAR, it also toured overseas to spread Chinese culture. It is popular at home and establizhing its reputation abroad. The orchestra has performed many world-acclaimed ballet repertoire: Swan Lake
, Sleeping Beauty
, Nutcracker
, Raise the Red Lantern
, Pirates, Don Quixote, Coppelia
, Leiquan, Ji Purcell and other fine ballet programmes. It also has [erformed many fabulous music composed by Bach
, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Sibelius and other artists as well as works created by Chinese and foreign contemporary composers. The orchestra also recorded a number of high-quality records.
Founded in 1959 under the National Ballet of China
National Ballet of China
The National Ballet of China , known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959. It is the mainland Chinese national ballet troupe...
, The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestrais the only professional ballet orchestra in China. Mr.Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi may refer to:*Zhang Yi , strategist during the Warring States Period*Zhang Yi , official of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period*Zhang Yi , general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period...
is the music director and chief conductor and Mr. Liu Ju is the resident conductor. With average age of 35 years old, a vast majority of the young orchestra members are outstanding graduates of top ranking conservatories of music in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
and other institutions local and overseas. .
Internationally renowned French conductor Mr.Jean Perrison, has visited the orchestra and offered technicalexchanges during his stay in China. Mr.Ashley Lawrence
Ashley Lawrence
Ashley Macdonald Lawrence, born Hamilton, New Zealand, on 5 June 1934, died Tokyo on 7 May 1990 was a New Zealand conductor mainly active in the UK and Germany, and particularly associated with ballet.-Career:...
,the chief conductor of National Symphony Orchestra of Peru; Mr Peter Larsen, the chief conductor of Royal Danish Ballet
Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, it originates from 1748, when the Royal Danish Theatre was founded, and was finally organized in 1771 in response to the great popularity of French and Italian styles of dance...
and a goup of Soloists and Singers from the American Music Education Delegation have held various concerts with the orchestra separately. In addition, well-established local or overseas Chinese conductors like Mr. Li Guoquan 黎国荃先生, Mr. Bian Zushan 卞祖善先生, Mr. Hu Bingxu胡炳旭先生, Mr. Chen Zuohuang 陈佐湟先生, Mr. Tan Lihua 谭利华, Mr. Hu Yongyan 胡咏言先生,Mr. Li Xincao 李心草先生 have been extensively welcomed and praised by the music community at home and abroad for their ballet and symphonic music concerts.
In recent years, the orchestra has been regularly invited to audio and video recording by various Central stations, China Central Television
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
and other China's record companies, publishers and film studios. In addition to tour performances across China including Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
SAR and Macao
Mação
Mação is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 400.0 km² and a total population of 7,763 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of eight parishes, and is located in the Santarém District....
SAR, it also toured overseas to spread Chinese culture. It is popular at home and establizhing its reputation abroad. The orchestra has performed many world-acclaimed ballet repertoire: Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
, Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...
, Nutcracker
Nutcracker
A nutcracker is a mechanical device for cracking nuts. Usually they work on the principle of moments as described in Archimedes' analysis of the lever...
, Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an adaption by Ni Zhen of the 1990 novel Wives and Concubines by Su Tong...
, Pirates, Don Quixote, Coppelia
Coppélia
Coppélia is a sentimental comic ballet with original choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon to a ballet libretto by Saint-Léon and Charles Nuitter and music by Léo Delibes. It was based upon two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann , and Die Puppe...
, Leiquan, Ji Purcell and other fine ballet programmes. It also has [erformed many fabulous music composed by Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Sibelius and other artists as well as works created by Chinese and foreign contemporary composers. The orchestra also recorded a number of high-quality records.
Useful links
- National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra Webpage
- National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra Members' List Webpage
- Nation Ballet of China Official Website
- List of Symphony Orchestras in Greater China -PRC. HKSAR. Macao SAR and Taiwan