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With the patronage of leaders of CCP and Chinese Government, China Philharmonic Orchestra was founded on the basis of China Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra on May 25, 2000, administered by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Currently, Li Nan serves as the president while Long Yu is the artistic director and chief conductor of the orchestra. On December 16th 2000, Long Yu conducted the CPO in the inaugural concert at Poly Theatre in Beijing to huge acclaim.
In the past fifteen years the CPO has presented numerous premieres that are virtually nowhere to be found elsewhere in China. It has established its tradition of presenting concerts dedicated to Chinese music during each of its seasons and commissioning domestic and overseas composers for new works. This includes Du Mingxin's Women General of the Yang Family (concert version), Guo Wenjing's Oriental Sun and This Land So Rich in Beauty, Chen Qigang's Les Cinq Elements, Iris dévoilée, Reflet d'un temps disparu and trumpet concerto Joie Eternelle, Krzysztof Penderecki's piano concerto 'Resurrection' and Symphony No. 8 'Lieder der Verganglichkeit', Ye Xiaogang's Song of the Earth and the Lofty Kunlun Mountains. Zhao Jiping's Women General of the Yang Family (stage version) and Qiao's Grand Courtyard Suite, Tan Dun's Four Secret Roads of Marco Polo, Youth, Symphonic Poem of 3 Notes, Concerto for Orchestra and Long-li-ge-Long, Peter Ruzicka's Holderlin Symphony, Zhao Lin's concerto for Cello and Sheng 'Duo', Zou Ye's original soundtrack for digitally remastered version of China's early silent film classic Goddess, and John Williams' Scherzo.
During the years between 2000 and 2006, China Philharmonic collaborated with Deutsche Grammophone and released 3 CDs, making itself the first Chinese orchestra to work with a major label and release recordings internationally. In the spring of 2009, the CPO was named Most Inspiring Orchestras by Gramophone online. In 2012, China Philharmonic Orchestra released a 100-CD box-set of live recordings of its previous seasons. 213 compositions from 105 performances were featured in this box-set, an incomparable product in the history of recording.
An ambassador of China's symphonic music, the China Philharmonic Orchestra is widely praised worldwide for its triumphant tours. In December 2004 as invited by the government of Italy, the CPO shared the stage at the Congress Hall in Rome with Leo Nucci and Barbara Frittoli in the Christmas concert. February to April 2005 came the historic moment of the CPO when the orchestra launched an unprecedented world tour under the baton of Long Yu covering 22 cities in North America and Europe. In May 2008, the CPO was invited to play at the Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican to over 8,000 audience including Holiness Pope Benedict XVI with a programme of Mozart Requiem and Chinese folk tune Jasmine Flower, and his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI greeted to Chinese people and blessed Beijing Olympic Games after the concert. In July 2014, the CPO was invited by the BBC Proms to perform as the first orchestra from China to play in a world class music festival. The August of 2015 saw China Philharmonic Orchestra's historical 7-concert 'Tour of the Silk Road' which covered 6 major cities in 5 countries that sit along the ancient Silk Road: Tajikisitan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Iran and Greece. The Tour was praised by international media including The Washington Post. China Philharmonic Orchestra shall further launch a 'Tour of the Maritime Silk Road' this May which includes cities in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and India.
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Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.