On July 3^rd, 2019, under the baton of conductor Sir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra will cooperate with mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers to perform at the NCPA.

Sir Andrew Davis

Since its establishment in 1930, the BBC Symphony Orchestra has been at the heart of British music lifestyle. Throughout the long history for nearly 90 years, many European masters devote countless efforts to the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Among them, conductor Günter Wand enables the orchestra to accept the orthodox German and Austrian symphony traditions. Pierre Boulez, Gennady Rozhestvensky and other maestros extend the vision for repertoires, and endow the orchestra with a deeper understanding of the works in different styles. As a resident orchestra that offers more than a dozen concerts at “Promenade Concert” every year, the BBC Symphony Orchestra not only has great influences on the British classical music community, but also plays an important role to promote classical music.

Mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers

Sir David Davis will conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He served as Principal Conductor of the orchestra during 1991-2004. This 13-year work experience also makes him Principal Conductor with the longest tenure at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, following the founder Sir Adrian Boult.

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra will present Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, with a view to diverse interpretations of classical music in different styles and at different periods. British mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers will present a solo for Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. In 1995, Catherine Wyn-Rogers appeared at “Last Night of Promenade Concert” as a soloist, and left an indelible impression on the audiences. Moreover, she is a frequent star at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera. For the upcoming concert, how Catherine Wynn-Rogers will express the frustration and wandering of young traveler is highly expected. Symphony No. 10 will be presented in the second half of the concert.