The London Symphony Orchestra, one of the world's leading
orchestras, will hold concerts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
cities in April, sources with Beijing culture authorities said on
Tuesday.
The concerts will be staged under the direction of the LSO's
principal guest conductor Daniel Harding, with Chinese pianist Lang
Lang and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloists, the sources
added.
The April tour's program will include Mahler's Symphony No 5,
Dvorak's Slavonic DAnces and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
As part of the tour, LSO and its sole sponsor Rolls Royce plc, a
world-leading provider of power systems and services, will hold, in
partnership with a Chinese company Poly Culture and Arts and the
Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, a Masterclass, during
which three students will have the opportunity to conduct members
of the LSO under the guidance of Daniel Harding.
The Masterclass will be held in Beijing from April 19 to 20, the
sources said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 20, 2007)