Published on Sep 21, 2026

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Thursday, November 19, 2026

Times: 7:30pm

Venue: Concert Hall of NCPA

Prices: 80, 120, 180, 280, 380, 480

Features: Chinese famous conductor Bian Zushan and the National Ballet of China Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky concert in NCPA Beijing on Thursday November 19th, 2026.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Conductor

Bian Zushan
Bian Zushan was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province in January 1936. In 1956, he was directly admitted to the undergraduate conducting department from the High School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he studied under Professor Yang Jiaren. After graduating with honors in 1961, he has been working as a band conductor ever since. Former chief conductor of the National Ballet of China, member of the 4th and 5th term of the Council of Chinese Musicians Association, member of the 5th term of the Standing Committee of the Art Education Committee of the Ministry of Education, the first chairman of the China Symphony Orchestra Alliance, vice president of the Symphony Lovers Society of the Chinese Musicians Association, executive director of the Conducting Society of the Chinese Musicians Association, member of the Expert Committee of the Chinese Ethnic Orchestra Society, artistic consultant of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, senior consultant of the Chinese Musicians Association Wind Society.

Over the past sixty years, he has conducted and performed Chinese and foreign ballets such as "Giselle", "Swan Lake", "Fountain of Tears", "Sylvia", "Romeo and Juliet", "The Red Detachment of Women", "The Fish Mermaid", "Blessing", "Lin Daiyu" and "Yang Guifei". It has premiered Myaskovsky's "Twenty-seventh Symphony", Shostakovich's "Seventh Symphony", Glazunov's "Fifth Symphony", Heinrich Schweisha's "Historical Symphony Suite" and "Eastern and Western Symphony" in my country.

Presenter

National Ballet of China Orchestra
The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra was established in 1959 and is affiliated with the Central Ballet Company. It is currently the country's main symphony orchestra specializing in performing ballet music. The music director is Zhang Yi, the principal guest conductor is Tan Lihua, and the resident conductor is Liu Ju. In recent years, the overall artistic standard of the orchestra has rapidly improved, gaining attention and praise from industry professionals and a wide audience of music lovers. It is one of China's most dynamic and promising national-level symphony orchestras.

The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra is not only unique in China but also enjoys a high reputation internationally. In addition to providing accompaniment for the company's ballet performances, it also undertakes accompaniment for numerous internationally renowned ballet companies and opera houses visiting China, such as the Paris Opera, Royal Opera House in the UK, Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, American Ballet Theatre, as well as well-known ballet companies from Germany, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, and other countries.

In recent years, under the leadership of music director Zhang Yi, the National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra has actively expanded its symphony concert performances, presenting numerous works of diverse styles and rich content at the National Centre for the Performing Arts as well as theaters and concert halls across the country. Their repertoire not only includes classics by symphonic music masters from Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven to Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler, but also features a large number of outstanding new works by young Chinese composers, premiered through years of collaboration with the National Centre for the Performing Arts' 'Young Composers Program.'

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