The article explores the rise of a new generation of classical musicians who are challenging the elitist stigma often attached to the genre. It highlights the importance of collaboration and individuality in creating music, and the need for equality in classical music, where many artists face barriers to success due to factors such as gender and financial limitations.
Conductor Qian Junping at a concert with China National Symphony Orchestra at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on March 9. On May 17 and 18, Qian conducted the China NCPA Orchestra, the resident symphony orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, performing Brahms' Symphony No 1 in C Minor, Op 68. Qian's …
Under the baton of conductor Li Xincao, the China National Symphony Orchestra gives a concert in Beijing on Dec 9, commemorating the late conductor Yan Liangkun. A concert, performed by the China National Symphony Orchestra, was held at Beijing Concert Hall on the same day, commemorating Yan. He had been working with the China National Symphony Orchestra, formerly known as …
Bernard Haitink was one of the great classical conductors of modern times, a towering figure who had conducted many of the major orchestras in his home country, the Netherlands, and the USA. open image in gallery Haitink rose to principal conductor at the Concertgebouw in his early thirties Nick Kimberley, writing for The Independent, wrote: “Haitink has the happy knack …