2012 will be packed with performances by one of China's oldest and most famous national orchestras -- The Beijing Symphony Orchestra. And some of the lucky audiences will be overseas.
Their first performance of the New Year will be on February 8th, for the 3D animation concert "Mad Instrument". They'll be playing pieces from works like "Yunnan Fantasy" and "The Northwest Suite" by Chinese composers Zhang Qianyi and Wang Xiling.
They'll also be performing melodies by Stravinsky. The Orchestra will hold over 100 performances in venues around the capital including the National Center for Performing Arts, and The Beijing Concert Hall.
This year the orchestra will feature some international conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach and Lawrence Foster. In July they will travel to England to perform with the London Philharmonic for the opening of London Olympics' "Beijing Arts Week".
京交響樂團作為我國交響樂壇著名的演奏團體以及北京市代表性的交響樂團,在職業化運作前提下,經過精心策劃運作,在即將開啟的2012演出季中率先響應黨和政府的號召,將新的演出季提升至具有國際視野的一流水準,在演出場次上超過百場,這在中國交響音樂發展史上將成為一次具有重大意義的突破。