Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Concert Hall

Date: June 23, 2018

Duration: Approximate 120 mins

Programme

GUAN Xia

Symphony Overture No. 1, theme song for TV series Burning years

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op. 125

Yasushi Akutagawa

Trinita Sinfonica

Conductor: Tomomi Nishimoto

Soprano: YAO Hong

Mezzo-Soprano: YANG Guang

Tentor: LI Shuang

Baritone: SUN Li

Choruses: Chorus of China National Symphony Orchestra, Opera Troupe of China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater

Conductor: Tomomi Nishimoto

Tomomi Nishimoto, born in 1970, is a conductor. Currently, Tomomi Nishimoto is chief conductor and artistic director of the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also a music partner of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, chief conductor of the Japanese Royal Chamber Orchestra, and guest professor at Osaka College of Music (her alma mater). Besides, she is the first honourary ambassador of Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and international culture ambassador of Osaka City.

Presenter: China National Symphony Orchestra

The China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) is a national orchestra established from the former Central Orchestra (founded in 1956) with support from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China in 1996. Directly subordinated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, it consists of three art production units - the symphony orchestra, chorus and Beijing Concert Hall.