Change of conductors and programmes for opera Falstaff on Dec. 3rd, 6th, 8th and 10th, and NCPA Orchestra concerts on Dec. 5th and 9th

Change of conductors and programmes for opera Falstaff on Dec. 3^rd, 6^th, 8^th and 10^th, and NCPA Orchestra concerts on Dec. 5^th and 9^th

NCPA November/22/2017

Due to to an unexpected illness, conductor Zubin Mehta cannot come to China and perform as scheduled. He wishes to issue his deepest apologies to the Chinese fans via the the NCPA (National Centre for the Performing Arts).

To ensure the performances can proceed as scheduled, after due consideration, the conductors and programmes of the opera Falstaff on December 3^rd, 6^th, 8^th and 10^t^h, and the two concerts of the China NCPA Orchestra on December 5^th and 9^th will undergo the following changes:

The opera Falstaff co-produced by the NCPA and Wiener Staatsoper to be staged at the NCPA Opera House on December 3^rd, 6^th, 8^th and 10^t^h will be conducted by Renato Palumbo.

Shao-Chia Lü will be conductor of the two concerts: 1) “China NCPA Orchestra: Grieg and Tchaikovsky with Shao-Chia Lü and Serena Wang” on December 5^th (Tuesday) at the NCPA Concert Hall, and 2) “China NCPA Orchestra: A Hero's Life - A Night of R. Strauss with Shao-Chia Lü and Kristin Lewis” on December 9^th (Saturday) at NCPA Concert Hall. Additionally, in the first half of the concert on December 9^th, the programme Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche will be changed to Richard Strauss’Einleitung zur Oper Capriccio. The soloists, singers and other programmes of the two concerts will remain the same.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. You can change your tickets or get a refund at the channel for ticket purchase before December 2^nd, 2017. For further information, please contact the information hotline on 66550000.

Programme

December 5^th

China NCPA Orchestra: Grieg and Tchaikovsky with Shao-Chia Lü and Serena Wang

Modest Mussorgsky

Khovantchina: Introduction (Dawn on the Moskva River)

Edward Grieg

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

I. Allegro molto moderato

II. Adagio

III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

——Intermission——

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74

I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo

II. Allegrocon grazia

III. Allegro moltovivacel

IV. Finale:Adagiolamentoso – Andante

December 9^th

China NCPA Orchestra: “A Hero's Life” – A night of Richard Strauss with Shao-Chia Lü and Kristin Lewis

Richard Strauss

Einleitung zur Oper Capriccio

Richard Strauss

Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), TrV 296

I. Frühling (Spring)

II. September

III. Beim Schlafengehen (At Bedtime)

IV. Im Abendrot (At Sunset)

——Intermission——

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), TrV 190, Op. 40

I. The hero

II. The hero's Adversaries

III. The hero's Companion

IV. The hero's Battlefield

V. The hero's works of peace

VI. The hero's retirement from the world and the fulfillment of his life

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