A New Year concert for CAS members was held in Beijing on December 27. Prior to the performance, CAS President Lu Yongxiang delivered a New Year message on behalf of the CAS leadership.
A New Year concert for CAS members was held in Beijing on December 27. Prior to the performance, CAS President Lu Yongxiang delivered a New Year message on behalf of the CAS leadership.
The concert was performed by Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Tan Lihua, a well-known conductor noted for his popularity among music-lovers in Beijing. The program played by the orchestra included selected numbers of Tchaikovsky's ballet suite Swan Lake, Bizet's Carmen and Johann Strauss' waltz "The Beautiful Blue Danube" and some of symphonic works created by Chinese composers. The performance was warmly received and greeted by repeated applause from the audience.