Music for global harmony

Under the baton of Petrenko, the orchestra kicked off its China tour at the NCPA. It's been about seven years since the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra made its last tour in China, Davies notes. This collaboration will see Royal Philharmonic Orchestra musicians and staff members working in partnership with musicians from the NCPA's resident orchestra — the China NCPA Orchestra. "As audiences eagerly anticipate the resonant strains of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Petrenko's direction, this tour promises not just performances but an immersive journey of cultural fusion and artistic renewal, affirming music's timeless power to unite and inspire across borders," says Wray Armstrong, general manager of Poly Armstrong International Arts and Communication Co, also the founder and chairman of Armstrong Music and Arts, which Armstrong founded in 2009 in Beijing, bringing a number of the world's leading classical music artists to China and introducing top Chinese classical musicians to an international audience. Following a partnership signing attended by the British Ambassador to China Caroline Wilson DCMG in Beijing in March last year, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's visit to Beijing will mark the start of a multiyear collaboration with Beijing Poly Theatre Management Co designed to widen access to great orchestral music across China.