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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 orchestra originally had over 70 members (including a group singing folk songs) but has now 96 members. 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.
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 ...
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 ...
[5] [6] The NCPA Orchestra undertook its first North American tour in late 2014. [7] Chen Zuohuang was the founding music director of the orchestra, and now holds the title of conductor laureate. Since 2012, the orchestra's chief conductor has been Lü Jia. The orchestra's current assistant conductor is Yuan Ding.
The National Music Conservatory (the Shanghai Conservatory of Music today) was founded in 1927, and soon became a role model for other music programs in China. The conservatory introduced a systematic way of training in Chinese music, including using printed music and building a universal standard for scoring and tuning .
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 .