Published on Oct 3, 2026

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Monday, October 12, 2026

Times: 7:30pm

Venue: Concert Hall of NCPA

Prices: 180, 280, 380, 580, 680, 880, 1080

Features: Master Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in residence - symphony concert series I will be stage in NCPA Beijing on Monday October 12, 2026.

PROGRAMME

Music: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, “Scottish,” Op. 56
 I. Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato
 II. Vivace non troppo
 III. Adagio
 IV. Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro maestoso assai

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Baritone Arias from The Marriage of Figaro
 Hai già vinta la causa
 Aprite un po’ quegli occhi
 Non più andrai
 Se vuol ballare
  Baritone: LIAO Changyong

——Intermission——

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
 I. Molto allegro
 II. Andante
 III. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
 IV. Allegro assai

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Conductor

Edward Gardner   
“A conducting force to be reckoned with” (The New York Times), leading British conductor Edward Gardner is now in his sixth season as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and his third as Music Director of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet. A three-time Gramophone Award winner, he is also Honorary Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, following a distinguished nine-year tenure as its Chief Conductor.

In the 2026/27 season, Gardner conducts ten concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall and leads the orchestra on tours of China, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Highlights include Britten’s War Requiem, Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri, a semi-staged concert performance of George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence, and world premieres of new commissions by Mark Simpson and Judith Weir.

Gardner opens his 2026/27 season at the Norwegian Opera and Ballet with works by Nielsen and Beethoven, followed by Richard Strauss’s Elektra. He will also conduct Verdi’s Requiem and a new production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold at the Oslo Opera House. Over the next three seasons, he will lead the company’s complete, fully staged Ring cycle, including two complete cycles in two weeks.

Presenter

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Founded in 1932, the London Philharmonic Orchestra is recognised as one of the world’s leading orchestras, celebrated for its artistic excellence, versatility, invention and inclusivity. Its mission is to create unrivalled orchestral experiences on stage and cultivate human connections beyond it.

The orchestra achieves this through exceptional live performances, pioneering education and community projects, acclaimed recordings, online activity and international tours, cementing its position as a leading orchestra for the 21st century.

The orchestra’s home is the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, where it is at the heart of London’s cultural life. It also performs regularly in Brighton, Eastbourne and Saffron Walden, as well as on tour worldwide. For more than 60 years, the London Philharmonic Orchestra has been the Resident Symphony Orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

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