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Concert held in New Zealand featuring Chinese cultural elements

STORY: Concert held in New Zealand featuring Chinese cultural elements DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Auckland CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the touring concert "East Meets West" in Auckland 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTINA ELLISON, New Zealand soprano 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEONARD WEISS, Conductor 4. various of the audience STORYLINE: A concert held at Auckland Town Hall on Thursday night impressed the New Zealand audience with classic Chinese musical works. The "East meets West" orchestral concert featured the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and its Assistant Conductor-In-Residence Leonard Weiss, New Zealand soprano Christina Ellison and Chinese tenor Jiang Bo from the New Zealand Opera, and Chinese pianist Liu Jian. Several traditional Chinese musical works were presented, including The Torch Festival in the fourth movement of the orchestral suite Poems of Yunnan by Chinese composer Wang Xilin and the folk song-themed orchestral suite Chinese Sights and Sou

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audience with protective face masks, mask

Audience with protective face masks listens Czech Harpist Jana Bouskova and PKF - Prague Philharmonia perform during the concert of Dvorak Prague international music festival, in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 16, 2020. PKF - Prague Philharmonia is conducted by Marek Sedivy. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JANA BOUSKOVA

Czech Harpist Jana Bouskova (pictured) and PKF - Prague Philharmonia perform during the concert of Dvorak Prague international music festival. PKF - Prague Philharmonia is conducted by Marek Sedivy in Prague, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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MAREK SEDIVY

Concert of Dvorak Prague international music festival, PKF - Prague Philharmonia is conducted by Marek Sedivy (pictured) in Prague, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JANA BOUSKOVA

Czech Harpist Jana Bouskova (pictured) and PKF - Prague Philharmonia perform during the concert of Dvorak Prague international music festival. PKF - Prague Philharmonia is conducted by Marek Sedivy in Prague, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JANA BOUSKOVA

Czech Harpist Jana Bouskova (pictured) and PKF - Prague Philharmonia perform during the concert of Dvorak Prague international music festival. PKF - Prague Philharmonia is conducted by Marek Sedivy in Prague, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JANA BOUSKOVA

Czech Harpist Jana Bouskova (pictured) and PKF - Prague Philharmonia perform during the concert of Dvorak Prague international music festival. PKF - Prague Philharmonia is conducted by Marek Sedivy in Prague, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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JANA BOUSKOVA

Czech Harpist Jana Bouskova (pictured) and PKF - Prague Philharmonia perform during the concert of Dvorak Prague international music festival. PKF - Prague Philharmonia is conducted by Marek Sedivy in Prague, Czech Republic, September 16, 2020. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Simon Trpcheski, Emmanuel Villaume

Macedonian classical pianist Simon Trpcheski performs during the Opening concert of 26th season of Prague Philharmonia in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. At left is conductor Emmanuel Villaume of France. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Simon Trpcheski

Macedonian classical pianist Simon Trpcheski performs during the Opening concert of 26th season of Prague Philharmonia in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Simon Trpcheski

Macedonian classical pianist Simon Trpcheski performs during the Opening concert of 26th season of Prague Philharmonia in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Simon Trpcheski

Macedonian classical pianist Simon Trpcheski performs during the Opening concert of 26th season of Prague Philharmonia in Prague, Czech Republic, September 11, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Music Festival Rock for People , PKF- Prague Philharmonia, Vypsana fixa

Music Festival Rock for People opens, runs through July 6 in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, July 4, 2019. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Music Festival Rock for People , PKF- Prague Philharmonia, Vypsana fixa

Music Festival Rock for People opens, runs through July 6 in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, July 4, 2019. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Ben Glassberg, conductor, Prague Spring Festival

British conductor Ben Glassberg performs with Prague Philharmonia during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Alexandre Collard, horn player, Ben Glassberg, conductor, Prague Spring Festival

French horn player Alexandre Collard, left, performs with the Prague Philharmonia conducted by Ben Glassberg of Britain, right, during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Ben Glassberg, conductor, Prague Spring Festival

British conductor Ben Glassberg performs with Prague Philharmonia during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Ben Glassberg, conductor, Prague Spring Festival

British conductor Ben Glassberg performs with Prague Philharmonia during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Alexandre Collard, horn player, Prague Spring Festival

French horn player Alexandre Collard performs with the Prague Philharmonia conducted by Ben Glassberg of Britain during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Ben Glassberg, conductor, Prague Spring Festival

British conductor Ben Glassberg performs with Prague Philharmonia during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Alexandre Collard, horn player, Ben Glassberg, conductor, Prague Spring Festival

French horn player Alexandre Collard, left, performs with the Prague Philharmonia conducted by Ben Glassberg of Britain, right, during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Alexandre Collard, horn player, Prague Spring Festival

French horn player Alexandre Collard, right, performs with the Prague Philharmonia conducted by Ben Glassberg of Britain during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Ben Glassberg, conductor, Prague Spring Festival

British conductor Ben Glassberg performs with Prague Philharmonia during the Prague Spring International Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, May 19, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)