Published on Oct 30, 2026

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Sunday, November 22, 2026

Times: 7:30pm

Venue: Concert Hall of NCPA

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

Features: Maestro YU Long will leading the China Philharmonic Orchestra with Rudolf Buchbinder to perform Brahms piano concertos at Concert hall of NCPA on Sunday April 26th, 2026.

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364
　I. Allegro maestoso
　II. Andante
　III. Presto

——Intermission——

Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
　I. Moderato
　II. Allegro
　III. Allegretto
　IV. Andante – Allegro

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Conductor

Yu Long
As a conductor and music activist, Yu Long has been hailed by The New York Times as "the most influential figure on China's musical landscape." His artistic career shines brightly for leading the in-depth development of China's classical music endeavors. Among the multitude of symphony orchestras in China, Yu Long serves as the "patriarch" of several top-tier orchestras: artistic director of the China Philharmonic Orchestra and music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. He also holds concurrent positions as chief guest conductor of the Hong Kong, China Orchestra, co-director of the Shanghai Summer Music Festival, and chairman of the Art Committee of the Beijing International Music Festival. Additionally, Yu Long serves as vice chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association and chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance.

Maestro Yu Long's brilliant career has repeatedly pioneered the way for Chinese orchestras. From February to April 2005, Yu Long led the China Philharmonic Orchestra on an unprecedented global tour spanning over forty days across North America and Europe, a first in the history of Chinese orchestras' overseas visits. In 2008, Yu Long and his China Philharmonic Orchestra made their debut performance at the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City under the witness of Pope Benedict XVI. In 2014, he led the China Philharmonic Orchestra to perform at the BBC in London's Royal Albert Hall.

Violist

LI Honggang
LI Honggang is a founding member of the Shanghai Quartet, which is now in its 43rd season and has performed nearly 3,000 concerts in 35 countries and recorded over 30 albums.

Mr. LI began studying the violin with his parents at age seven. When the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing reopened in 1977 after the Cultural Revolution, Mr. LI was selected to attend from a group of over 500 applicants. Among his teachers were Li-Na Yu and Shmuel Ashkenasi.

He co-founded the Shanghai Quartet with his brother while studying at the Shanghai Conservatory. The ensemble soon became the first Chinese quartet to win a major international chamber music competition (the London International). Mr. LI received a master’s degree from North Illinois University and served as a teaching assistant at The Juilliard School in New York. In 1987, he won the special prize (a 1757 DeCable violin) given by Elisa Pegreffi of the Quartetto Italiano at the First Paolo Borciani International Quartet Competition in Italy.

Violinist

LI Weigang
Born into a family of well-known musicians in Shanghai, LI Weigang began studying the violin with his parents LI Keqiang and CHEN Huier when he was five and went on to attend the Shanghai Conservatory Middle School at age 14. Three years later, in 1981, he was selected to go to study for one year at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music through the first cultural exchange program between the sister cities of Shanghai and San Francisco. in 1985, upon graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory, LI Weigang left China to continue his studies at Northern Illinois University and later studied and taught at the Juilliard School. Besides his parents, other important teachers have included Shmuel Ashkenasi, TAN Shu-Chen, LI Mu-Zhen, Robert Mann and Isadore Tinkleman.

Mr. LI was featured in the 1980 Oscar-winning documentary film From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. He made his solo debut at 17 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and has appeared as soloist with Shanghai Symphony, China Philharmonic, Guangzhou Symphony, Hangzhou Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony and Asian Youth Orchestra.

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."

On December 16, 2000, the CPO, conducted by Yu Long, held a grand debut in Beijing with great success. In the first half-year of its establishment, the orchestra presented a large number of concerts featuring masterpieces of Chinese and foreign composers.

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