The prestigious Swiss festival will now have an overseas winter chapter, in China’s third largest city and one of the world centres of tech and manufacturing.
This summer, Myung-whun Chung leads one of Asia’s leading orchestras on its first ever tour through Europe, with an energetic programme featuring young piano soloist Bruce Liu.
One of the strongest advocates for traditional Estonian folksong, or regilaul, Veljo Tormis’ unique music is celebrated this year with a worldwide singing contest.
The British composer and conductor talks about his 30-year career in China, and his latest stage work created in collaboration with children’s writer Hong Ying.
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra welcomes the uniquely soulful timbre traditional Chinese two-string fiddle, and virtuoso Yiwen Lu, in performances of Qigang Chen’s concerto La joie de la souffrance.
With an eclectic programming ethos, and some of the finest acoustics in the Netherlands, the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ is about as adaptable as it’s possible for a modern concert hall to be.
Laura Volpi used to be Bachtrack's Commissioning Editor. Having studied singing as part of the choir of Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, in her native Italy, she has a soft spot for Mozart operas and contemporary dance, but also loves all classical music. A published author and magazine writer, in summer you can find her queuing for the Proms or in Hyde Park listening to Vivaldi while feeding carrots to squirrels.
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