Published on Sep 25, 2026

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Friday, October 9, 2026

Times: 7:30pm

Venue: Concert Hall of NCPA

Prices: 180, 280, 380, 480, 680, 880

Features: One of the world-class masters Charles Dutoit will be conducting the 29th Beijing Music Festival opening concert in NCPA on Friday, October 9th, 2026.

PROGRAMME

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482
 I. Allegro
 II. Andante
 III. Allegro

——Intermission——

Music: Ottorino Respighi
Roman Trilogy
Roman Festivals, P. 157
 I. Moderato – Molto allegro
 II. Doloroso e stanco
 III. Allegro gioioso
 IV. Vivo

Fountains of Rome, P. 106
 I. Andante mosso
 II. Vivo
 III. Allegro moderato
 IV. Andante

Pines of Rome, P. 141
 I. Allegretto vivace
 II. Lento
 III. Lento
 IV. Tempo di marcia

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Conductor

Charles Dutoit
Charles Dutoit, a Swiss conductor, was born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1936. He received his musical education at the Geneva Conservatory, Siena Conservatory, Venice Conservatory, and Boston Conservatory. In 1998, he became the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. In February 2007, he was officially appointed to the position by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Charles Dutoit often conducts renowned symphony orchestras across Europe, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the UK, as well as orchestras in Israel, the Far East, Australia, and South America. He once led the Japan NHK Symphony Orchestra to perform in China, where he was deeply loved by Chinese audiences. Charles Dutoit has recorded and released over 150 albums.

Dutoit is currently one of the most active and frequently performing conductors in the world. In April 1996, he led the French National Symphony Orchestra in a premiere with piano master Agliaci in Beijing, leaving a deep impression on Chinese audiences. Since then, he has performed in China multiple times, becoming one of the world-class conducting masters most familiar to Chinese audiences.

Presenter

China Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO)
The China Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) was established on the basis of the China Broadcasting Symphonic Orchestra. It is now directly under the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television with Yu Long as its chief conductor and chief arts inspector.

The China Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra was among the first symphony orchestras established after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 and has contributed greatly to China's musical development. Officially founded on May 25, 2000, the orchestra has set its objective of becoming "first rate at home, among the best in Asia, and well-known in the world."

In the spring of 2009, the British magazine "Gramophone" ranked the "Top 10 Most Influential Orchestras in the World," and the China Philharmonic Orchestra was listed alongside the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic Orchestra!

The China Philharmonic Orchestra has completed numerous world premieres and China premieres of musical works over the past twenty-five years, a quantity that stands as a pinnacle in China's music industry. It is through such frequent artistic activities that the orchestra gradually formed and established its distinctive artistic style, creating the "Voice of China Philharmonic" and uniting a vibrant group of artists, ultimately contributing to cultural confidence.

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