China's symphony orchestra wins applause with premiere-filled performance in New York

STORY: China's symphony orchestra wins applause with premiere-filled performance in New York SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rehearsal 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WENCHEN, Vice president of China Central Conservatory of Music STORYLINE: Artists from a leading Chinese symphony orchestra returned to New York on Friday night after a COVID-induced hiatus and won the hearts of audience members with their world premiere compositions. Conducted by Lin Chen, the performance marks the return of the Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra (CCOM Symphony Orchestra) of Beijing, to Carnegie Hall following its previous performance at the prestigious venue in 2019. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WENCHEN, Vice president of China Central Conservatory of Music "We have anticipated this performance for a long time as we didn't make it during the pandemic. We're fully prepared and only present premieres this time.

U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL ENDS

U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL ENDS

(231009) -- NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yi, professor at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Zhou Long, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Zhou Juan, a student of musical arts from University of Missouri-Kansas City, Jindong Cai, artistic director of the sixth season of the China Now Music Festival, Chen Bing, professor in the Conducting Department at the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) and Liu Xiaojing, pipa virtuoso from the Central Conservatory of Music (from L to R) bow at Jazz at Lincoln Center's in New York, the United States, Oct. 8, 2023. The sixth season of the China Now Music Festival culminated in a grand finale on Sunday in a spellbinding concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, paying homage to three generations of composers bridging the United States and China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)