On October 20, the BBC Philharmonic concert will center on the theme of multicultural dialogue and engagement with the times. The symphony feast traversing Eastern and Western musical contexts will open with City of Floating Sounds, a new work by young composer Huang Ruo. Commissioned jointly by Factory International (Manchester), Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York), National Taichung Theater, and West Kowloon Cultural District (Hong Kong), and produced by Factory International, this piece for orchestra seamlessly blends traditional Chinese musical elements with modern compositional techniques.

Time: Monday, October 20, 2025, 19:30

Venue: Concert Hall of the National Centre for the Performing Arts

Program:

Huang Ruo: City of Floating Sounds (Live Symphony Version)

——Intermission——

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26

——Intermission——

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70

Composer: Huang Ruo

Piano: Hayato Sumino

BBC Philharmonic

Conductor: John Storgårds

City of Floating Sounds is co-commissioned by Factory International (Manchester), Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York), National Taichung Theater, and West Kowloon Cultural District (Hong Kong).

Produced by Factory International.

Translator: TANG Tao

Reviewer: ZHANG Yifan