New Year Concerts in China

8 New Year's orchestral concerts across China

RMP Orchestra China Concerts 2018/19

The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes, will again tour China this year. This tour is being entirely sponsored by the Chinese, in conjunction with Hear Music Management Co,. Ltd, and the China Poly Group Corporation (a state owned Chinese business group), under the supervision of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC).Grand Theatre of Dalian International Conference Centre

28 December 2018 – 9 Jan 2019

It will see some 70 members of the RMPO perform New Year’s Symphonic Concerts in some spectacular venues in the major Chinese cities of Yantai, Shenyang, Dalian, Haikou,  Longchang, and Chongqing. The orchestra will also visit Shanghai and Hong Kong.

CONCERTS:

29th Dec, 2018: Yantai Grand Theatre, YantaiYantai-venue

31st Dec, 2018:  Shenyang Shengjing Grand Theatre, Shenyang

31st Dec, 2018:  Shenyang Shengjing Grand Theatre, Shenyang

1st Jan, 2019:  Grand Theatre of Dalian International Conference Centre, Dalian

3rd Jan, 2019: Concert Hall of the Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts, Haikou

4th Jan, 2019: Concert Hall of the Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts, Haikou

6th Jan, 2019: Longchang Lianfeng Grand Theatre, Longchang20101025112934922

 

CARRIERS:

The orchestra will be flying to China and back with QANTAS, and internal flights from Shanghai and to Hong Kong will be with China Eastern Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines.

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PROGRAM:

Repertoire to be performed has been tailored for the Chinese New Year’s Concert audiences and will include:

Verdi:  Nabucco OvertureShenyang_Dongling World Heritage Site Fuling Tomb Dongling Park

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46

Sibelius: Finlandia Op.26

Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1 

Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from “The Nutcracker“

Dvorak:  Slavonic Dances Op.46 Nos 7 and 8

J. Strauss: Emperor Waltz Op. 437

J. Strauss: Blue Danube WaltzDPxbrHmX0AAU4PZ

J. Strauss: Trisch Trash Polka 

J. Strauss Snr:  Radetzky March Op.228

Lu Qiming: Ode to the Red Flag

Chen Gang Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

Li Huanzhi:  Spring Festival Overture

 

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by Andrew Wailes

 

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