An outdoor concert, initiated by conductor Lyu Jia, who is the artistic director for the National Center for the Performing Arts and the chief conductor of the China NCPA Orchestra, was held at the Jianwai Diplomatic Residence Compound on Aug 16. Musicians from the NCPA, the China National Symphony Orchestra and students from the Central Conservatory of Music performed during …
California officials shocked the performing arts community Tuesday when they announced plans to fully reopen the economy June 15 if certain vaccination and hospitalization benchmarks are met, leaving leaders of theaters, music groups and more scrambling to revisit plans for spring and answer a long list of questions. “It’s the inverse of last March,” said Christopher Koelsch, president and chief …
