The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's violinist Ray Chen and conductor Vasily Petrenko perform at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday. Under the baton of its music director, Russian-born conductor Vasily Petrenko, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra launched a tour of China on Thursday with nine concerts in seven cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Xiamen, Fujian province. "All …
By Wang Linyan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-08-03 18:59 The United Kingdom's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, or RPO, has announced it is to embark on its first tour of China since 2017 next week. "It's a tremendous honor for the RPO to be returning to China after quite a long absence, and it's particularly exciting," Huw Davies, the orchestra's acting managing …