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On 22 May, 2021, China National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), though physically being thousands of miles apart, jointly released "Cultural Perspectives: a joint concert between the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and China NCPA Orchestra", celebrating the friendship between China and the UK. Conducted respectively by Music Director of China NCPA Orchestra LÜ Jia and Music Director Designate of the RPO Vasily Petrenko, the two orchestras performed in turn representative works from Johannes Brahms, Maurice Ravel, Qigang Chen and Dani Howard.


Program

First Half

Mother Goose Suite
Composer: Maurice RAVEL
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Coalescence
Composer: Dani HOWARD
Conductor: LÜ Jia
Performed by the China NCPA Orchestra

Second Half

L’Éloignement
Composer: Qigang CHEN
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
  I. Allegro con brio
  II. Andante
  III. Poco allegretto
  IV. Allegro
Composer: Johannes BRAHMS
Conductor: LÜ Jia
Performed by the China NCPA Orchestra