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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Director Li Xincao: ―Classic and<br />

Romance‖ Symphony Orchestra<br />

Concert to Be Held at <strong>PKU</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2005—5-26<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=117162935<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, May 26, 2005: Symphony Orchestra <strong>of</strong> China National<br />

Opera House will put on a symphony concert ―Classic and Romance‖ at 19:00 on<br />

May 27th at the Centennial Hall <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>. This concert aims at ―bringing<br />

elegant art into campus‖. The young and promising director Li Xincao is to be invited<br />

especially so that the concert will be <strong>of</strong> the same high standard as other social<br />

performances. The repertoire is well-selected, including Viennese master <strong>of</strong> classic<br />

Mozart‘s work, Symphony No.35 in D major ―Haffner‖, K.385 <strong>of</strong>, Symphony No.2 in e<br />

minor <strong>of</strong> the great master <strong>of</strong> Late-Romanticism Rachmaninov and other pieces <strong>of</strong><br />

music with rich connotation but not <strong>of</strong>ten performed for their comparative demanding<br />

skills.<br />

Li Xincao is one <strong>of</strong> the most popular and famous director in contemporary music<br />

circle. Besides his cooperation with domestic orchestras, he has also worked<br />

together with orchestras in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and those abroad, including<br />

Vienna State Opera House, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Symphony<br />

orchestra, Brandenburg Philharmonic orchestra, Vienna Youth Symphony<br />

Orchestra, Hungary State Opera House, French Lille National Symphony Orchestra,<br />

Besancon Opera House, etc. In his series <strong>of</strong> performances, his exquisite-handled<br />

works impellingly display his accurate grasp <strong>of</strong> music style and adaptability to a wide<br />

range <strong>of</strong> music. In particular, he is highly praised for his annotation to German and<br />

Austria classical works <strong>of</strong> different times as well as Chinese contemporary music.<br />

Rachmaninov‘s Symphony No.2 in e minor is the one <strong>of</strong> special feature and also the<br />

most popular piece in the world among his three pieces <strong>of</strong> symphony. The whole<br />

piece <strong>of</strong> works structurally shows the continuous undulation, using emotions to force<br />

the development <strong>of</strong> the music. It distinctly displays the special characteristics <strong>of</strong><br />

Russian music from the late 19th century to 20th century vividly with Rachmaninov‘s<br />

trait.<br />

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