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This summer, embark on a musical journey with some of Europe’s finest orchestras across nine exceptional concert programs. The series culminates in a visit to Beijing’s world-renowned National Centre for the Performing Arts, where the China NCPA Orchestra takes center stage in four diverse programs that bring together masterworks from both Eastern and Western musical traditions.

Keep scrolling for the full lineup of unforgettable concerts. All artists, repertoire, and programs are subject to change.

Schedule
  • July 25
    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: Sir Simon Rattle

    Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61

    Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird, Concert Suite from the Ballet

  • August 1
    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: Antonello Manacorda
    SOLOIST: Leif Ove Andsnes, piano*

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37*

    Fryderyk Chopin

    Tarantella in A-flat major, Op. 43 (encore)

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

  • August 8
    Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: Renaud Capuçon
    SOLOIST: Igor Levit, piano*

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Overture to Le nozze di Figaro

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467*

    Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 104 in D, Hob. I:104 (“Salomon”)

  • August 15
    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: Iván Fischer
    SOLOIST: Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano*

    Serge Prokofiev

    Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491*

    Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 97 (“Rhenish”)

  • August 22
    Czech Philharmonic

    CONDUCTOR: Dalia Stasevska
    SOLOISTS: Eva Krestová, viola*; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello*

    Richard Strauss

    Don Quixote, Op. 35*

    Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88

  • August 29
    Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: Lahav Shani
    SOLOIST: Janine Jansen, violin*

    Richard Wagner

    Overture to Der fliegende Holländer

    Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26*

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 (“Scottish”)

  • September 5
    German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: Manfred Honeck
    SOLOIST: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello*

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Overture to Der Freischütz, Op. 77

    Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob. VIIb:1*

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)

  • September 12
    China NCPA Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: LI Biao
    SOLOISTS: NING Feng, violin*; George Li, piano**



    Wolfgang Amadeus 
Mozart

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211*

    Wolfgang Amadeus 
Mozart

    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major (“Strassburg”), K. 216*

    Wolfgang Amadeus 
Mozart

    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major (“Turkish”), K. 219*

    

Yin Chengzong & 
Chu Wanghua

    The Yellow River Piano Concerto**

  • September 19
    China NCPA Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: LÜ Jia
    SOLOIST: SHEN Yang, bass-baritone*



    YAO Chen

    Sentiments: Autumn*



    Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major (“Romantic”), WAB 104

  • September 26
    China NCPA Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: Shao-Chia Lü*; Myung-Whun Chung**
    SOLOIST: ZHU Huiling, soprano*



    Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 3*



    Qigang Chen

    Wu Xing (The Five Elements) Suite for Orchestra**

  • October 3
    China NCPA Orchestra

    CONDUCTOR: ZHANG Xian*; Myung-Whun Chung**
    SOLOIST: NING Feng, violin*

    Dmitri
 Shostakovich

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 129*



    Dmitri
 Shostakovich

    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47



    Sergei 
Prokofiev

    Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites**