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The China National Traditional Orchestra was founded by composer and conductor Li Huanzhi (1919–2000), [18] [19] the former chair of the Chinese Musicians' Association. CNTO's current president and producer is musician and ethnomusicologist Xi Qiang, [16] [20] who is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The term Chinese orchestra is most commonly used to refer to the modern Chinese orchestra that is found in China and various overseas Chinese communities. This modern Chinese orchestra first developed out of Jiangnan sizhu ensemble in the 1920s into a form that is based on the structure and principles of a Western symphony orchestra but using Chinese instruments.
The China National Symphony Orchestra (Chinese: 中国 国家 交响乐团; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Jiāoxiǎng Yuètuán; abbreviated CNSO) is China's national orchestra. It was founded as the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China (CPOC) in 1956 under the baton of the conductor Li Delun. In 1996, it was restructured and renamed the China ...
The orchestra's musicians utilize more than 30 types of traditional and modernized Chinese instruments as well as cello- and double bass-like instruments called laruan and dalaruan. Since 1957, it has performed overseas in the USSR , Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia , Albania, East Germany , Italy, Japan, and Malta.
Zhou Yi's other style crossover performances include: collaborating with the Hollywood music producer Rickey Minor and performing with Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala; conducting music workshops in public schools for the China National Traditional Orchestra's 2015 U.S. tour; recording the music for David Henry Hwang's off-broadway production, The ...
After graduating from Shanghai Conservatory became a pipa soloist with the China National Traditional Orchestra in 1986. [ 2 ] In 1986 her works for solo Pipa «Nine Jade Chains» Jiǔ lián yù (composed in 1983) and «Disclosure» (composed in 1984) both won the composition prize at the Shanghai Spring Festival.
The Philadelphia Orchestra returned to Beijing on Tuesday for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the latest sign of improving ties between the two countries ...
This category is for orchestras in any country using traditional Chinese instruments. Orchestras in China should be categorized in Category:China orchestras . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chinese orchestra .