Christoph Eschenbach Conducts Mozart and Beethoven

Published on Nov 19, 2014

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Friday, December 19, 2014

Prices: 80, 160, 300, 350, 400, 500

Features: As one of celebratory performance of NCPA 7th Anniversary, the maestro Christoph Eschenbach will be conducted the China NCPA Orchestra to presents Mozart and Beethoven's masterpieces at Concert Hall of NCPA on December 19th.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
In demand as a distinguished guest conductor with the finest orchestras and opera houses throughout the world, Christoph Eschenbach began his tenure in September 2010 as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra as well as Music Director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Since his appointment to these positions in 2008, he has played a key role in planning future seasons, international festivals and special projects for these two prestigious institutions.

Highlights of 2014 and 2015 seasons as a conductor includes engagements in the United States with the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Throughout these seasons, Mr. Eschenbach will appear as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra, conducting a variety of programs in the Kennedy Center, including a special performance of Die Rosenkavalier with Rene Fleming in Spring 2014. He will also return to the Houston Symphony for a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 8, the "Symphony of a Thousand."

China NCPA Orchestra
China NCPA Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China (NCPA), balancing a busy and distinguished performance schedule with a reputation as one of China's most adventurous and dynamic orchestras. Established in March 2010, the orchestra is composed of distinguished musicians from around the world, performing more than a dozen operas, ballets and regular symphonic seasons every year. Maestro Lü Jia took up the post of Principal Conductor in February 2011, succeeding Chen Zuohuang, the current Laureate Conductor, NCPA's Music Artistic Director and also one of the founders of the orchestra.