This Week from China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts showcases the best-in-class musicianship of the orchestra of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and its affiliated programmes in choral music, traditional Chinese forms, opera, and more. With a focus on presenting familiar Western masterworks alongside new and traditional Chinese composers, Maestro Lv Jia and the NCPA Orchestra are sure to delight casual listeners and classical aficionados alike. en China NCPA, WFMT Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:16:02 GMT 5 https://cgtn-radio-data.cgtn.com/rss/programother/549China NCPAncpachina@gmail.com This Week from China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts This Week from China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts showcases the best-in-class musicianship of the orchestra of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and its affiliated programmes in choral music, traditional Chinese forms, opera, and more. With a focus on presenting familiar Western masterworks alongside new and traditional Chinese composers, Maestro Lv Jia and the NCPA Orchestra are sure to delight casual listeners and classical aficionados alike. False China NCPA This week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s famed Symphony No. 9 “Choral”, the thunderous rhythms of XU Changjun’s Dragon Dance, Wagner’s Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin, Johann Strauss’s Frühlingsstimmen, and the song “Silhouettes of Angels” written in dedication to the frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, we’ll hea... false 7108 This week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s famed Symphony No. 9 “Choral”, the thunderous rhythms of XU Changjun’s Dragon Dance, Wagner’s Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin, Johann Strauss’s Frühlingsstimmen, and the song “Silhouettes of Angels” written in dedication to the frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2701372 This week, we’ll hear WANG Yunfei’s Spring Flowers and Autumn Fruits, Franz Schubert’s brilliant Symphony No. 9, Strauss Jr’s hypnotic By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Qigang Chen’s colourful work Jiang Tcheng Tse, Beethoven’s Overture to the Ruins of Athens, and ZHANG Qianyi’s Overture “My Homeland”. This week, we’ll hea... false 7107 This week, we’ll hear WANG Yunfei’s Spring Flowers and Autumn Fruits, Franz Schubert’s brilliant Symphony No. 9, Strauss Jr’s hypnotic By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Qigang Chen’s colourful work Jiang Tcheng Tse, Beethoven’s Overture to the Ruins of Athens, and ZHANG Qianyi’s Overture “My Homeland”. Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2701231 This week, we’ll hear piano virtuoso Lang Lang perform with the NCPA Orchestra in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. We’ll also hear Glazunov’s charming Concert Waltz No. 1, Brahms’ Song of Destiny and Chinese composer ZHAO Jiping’s fascinating Concerto for Violin and Orchestra with NING Feng. This week, we’ll hea... false 7118 This week, we’ll hear piano virtuoso Lang Lang perform with the NCPA Orchestra in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. We’ll also hear Glazunov’s charming Concert Waltz No. 1, Brahms’ Song of Destiny and Chinese composer ZHAO Jiping’s fascinating Concerto for Violin and Orchestra with NING Feng. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2701115 On our programme this week, we’ll hear HE Zhanhao and CHEN Gang’s moving Violin Concerto: The Butterfly Lovers, featuring soloist Siqing Lu; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1; Saito Hideo’s orchestral arrangement of J.S. Bach’s Chaconne in D minor; Julian Yu’s Concerto on Chinese Themes; and we’ll end our programme with music from some of Giuseppe Verdi’s most famous operas. On our programme thi... false 7107 On our programme this week, we’ll hear HE Zhanhao and CHEN Gang’s moving Violin Concerto: The Butterfly Lovers, featuring soloist Siqing Lu; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1; Saito Hideo’s orchestral arrangement of J.S. Bach’s Chaconne in D minor; Julian Yu’s Concerto on Chinese Themes; and we’ll end our programme with music from some of Giuseppe Verdi’s most famous operas. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2701036 On our programme this week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s magnificent incidental music for Egmont, ZHAO Jiping’s Cello Concerto, “The Disillusioned Dream” featuring cellist Li-Wei Qin, Debussy‘s impressionistic La mer, and a rousing choral and orchestral arrangement of SHI Guangnan’s song, In the Hopeful Field. On our programme thi... false 7110 On our programme this week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s magnificent incidental music for Egmont, ZHAO Jiping’s Cello Concerto, “The Disillusioned Dream” featuring cellist Li-Wei Qin, Debussy‘s impressionistic La mer, and a rousing choral and orchestral arrangement of SHI Guangnan’s song, In the Hopeful Field. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2701035 This week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s grand Choral Fantasy, Chopin’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring the 18 year old gifted pianist RAO Hao, the Symphony No. 103 by Haydn, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and the Pipa and Orchestra work Flying Fairies of the Silk Road by pipa artist and composer ZHAO Cong. This week, we’ll hea... false 7110 This week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s grand Choral Fantasy, Chopin’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring the 18 year old gifted pianist RAO Hao, the Symphony No. 103 by Haydn, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and the Pipa and Orchestra work Flying Fairies of the Silk Road by pipa artist and composer ZHAO Cong. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700799 This week, we’ll hear Arnold Schoenberg’s touching Transfigured Night; Britten’s Simple Symphony; Sergei Prokofiev’s brilliant Symphony No. 1 “Classical”; CHEN Gang’s virtuosic work for violin and orchestra The Sunshine on Tashkurgan; LI Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture; as well as overture favorites by Wagner, and Beethoven. This week, we’ll hea... false 7109 This week, we’ll hear Arnold Schoenberg’s touching Transfigured Night; Britten’s Simple Symphony; Sergei Prokofiev’s brilliant Symphony No. 1 “Classical”; CHEN Gang’s virtuosic work for violin and orchestra The Sunshine on Tashkurgan; LI Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture; as well as overture favorites by Wagner, and Beethoven. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700685 This week, we’ll hear Antonín Dvořák’s monumental Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”, Qigang Chen’s touching L’éloignement, the traditional Chinese orchestra sounds of ZHAO Jiping’s The Moon at Dawn over Lugou Bridge, and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme featuring cellist Li-Wei Qin. We also get two opera overtures with Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman and Suppé’s Dichter und Bauer. This week, we’ll hea... false 7109 This week, we’ll hear Antonín Dvořák’s monumental Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”, Qigang Chen’s touching L’éloignement, the traditional Chinese orchestra sounds of ZHAO Jiping’s The Moon at Dawn over Lugou Bridge, and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme featuring cellist Li-Wei Qin. We also get two opera overtures with Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman and Suppé’s Dichter und Bauer. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700684 This week China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts presents, Anton Bruckner’s bold and colourful Symphony No. 6, Brahms’ choral and orchestral work Nänie, and ZHANG Weiliang’s luscious folk-inspired Dreamworld for Dizi and Orchestra. Also featured is the 2021 Chopin Competition winner, Bruce Liu, in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major. This week China’s Na... false 7109 This week China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts presents, Anton Bruckner’s bold and colourful Symphony No. 6, Brahms’ choral and orchestral work Nänie, and ZHANG Weiliang’s luscious folk-inspired Dreamworld for Dizi and Orchestra. Also featured is the 2021 Chopin Competition winner, Bruce Liu, in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700498 Pianist CHEN Sa joins the NCPA Orchestra and maestro Lv Jia for Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 and French horn player ZENG Yun is featured in Mozart's charming Horn Concerto No. 4. We'll also hear the first concerto written for pipa and orchestra Little Sisters of the Grassland and Johannes Brahms’ heroic Symphony No. 3. Pianist CHEN Sa join... false 7110 Pianist CHEN Sa joins the NCPA Orchestra and maestro Lv Jia for Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 and French horn player ZENG Yun is featured in Mozart's charming Horn Concerto No. 4. We'll also hear the first concerto written for pipa and orchestra Little Sisters of the Grassland and Johannes Brahms’ heroic Symphony No. 3. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700499 This week, we'll hear the orchestral splendor of Beethoven’s Symphony No 2. Plus, the NCPA Chorus will be featured in XIAN Xinghai’s Yellow River Cantata, Verdi’s “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco, contemporary Chinese composer GUO Wenjing's symphonic poem Shu Dao Nan (or The Sichuan Road), which is based on the poetry of LI Bai from the Tang Dynasty, and Giuseppe Verdi's Overture to The Sicilian Vespers. This week, we'll hea... false 7109 This week, we'll hear the orchestral splendor of Beethoven’s Symphony No 2. Plus, the NCPA Chorus will be featured in XIAN Xinghai’s Yellow River Cantata, Verdi’s “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco, contemporary Chinese composer GUO Wenjing's symphonic poem Shu Dao Nan (or The Sichuan Road), which is based on the poetry of LI Bai from the Tang Dynasty, and Giuseppe Verdi's Overture to The Sicilian Vespers. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700497 The great NCPA orchestra flexes its symphonic muscle with Beethoven's 8th and Schubert's 6th. Our programme will also feature Maestro Lv Jia leading the orchestra in BAO Yuankai’s vivid folk infused symphonic suite "Drizzle in the South" and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. The great NCPA orche... false 7109 The great NCPA orchestra flexes its symphonic muscle with Beethoven's 8th and Schubert's 6th. Our programme will also feature Maestro Lv Jia leading the orchestra in BAO Yuankai’s vivid folk infused symphonic suite "Drizzle in the South" and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700496 Join host George Preston, for the inaugural programme of "This Week from China's NCPA." We'll hear works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Giuseppe Verdi, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as well as Chinese composers TAN Dun and LIU Tianhua. Join host George Pre... false 7110 Join host George Preston, for the inaugural programme of "This Week from China's NCPA." We'll hear works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Giuseppe Verdi, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as well as Chinese composers TAN Dun and LIU Tianhua. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT 1_2700494