OSM | NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ORCHESTRA (CHINA)

Presented by the National Arts Centre

The China NCPA Orchestra, based in Beijing, with Chief Conductor Lü Jia, bring a thrilling and colourful program to Montreal’s Maison Symphonique for what will be the closing concert of a whirlwind North American debut tour. Established in 2010, the resident orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China has quickly gained a reputation as one of that country’s most adventurous and dynamic orchestras. A highlight of the Montreal concert – a harmonious melding of Eastern and Western traditions – will be a performance of The Butterfly Lovers violin concerto by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang with acclaimed violinist Lu Siqing. A legendary Chinese tragic love story in the vein of Romeo and Juliet, familiar to every Chinese household, the Butterfly Lovers concerto is widely considered one of the most important classical Chinese works of the 20th Century. Also on the program are The Five Elements (Wu Xing) by Chen Qigang, and Dvo?ák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major.

Lü Jia, conductor
Lu Siqing, violin
National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra

Chen Qigang, Wu Xing (The Five Elements)
He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, Violin Concerto (The Butterfly Lovers)
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Dvo?ák, Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

The Butterfly Lovers Concerto takes graceful flight in a concert by China’s premier orchestra.