The 11th Beijing Music Festival opened its curtains this autumn. Starting October 2, established soloists, renowned orchestras and opera singers from all over the world will perform 20 concerts and operas in Beijing. The festival will end October 19.
It's a chance for some of the world's best orchestras and conductors to perform in Beijing. It’s also a showcase for a growing number of talented Chinese musicians. The Festival was founded in 1998 by conductor Long Yu, who is also the founder of the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra.
Showing of German Operatic Classics
Thanks to the Beijing Music Festival, the Deutsche Oper Berlin has given Chinese opera fans the rare opportunity to appreciate two impressive productions directed by the renowned Gotz Friedrich (1930-2000), who startled Bayreuth and Covent Garden with the Marxist tone of his stagings of Wagner.
At the Poly Theater, Deutsche Oper Berlin performed Friedrich’s 1993 production of Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier on October 3 and 5, and on the night of October 7 and 10 they performed Wagner’s Tannhauser that Friedrich directed in 1992.
Academy of Ancient Music
The Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) performed Handel's oratorio Messiah on October 14 at the Wangfujing Catholic Church that was remarkable for its refinement and attention to detail, showing just how much its members are in tune with conductor and harpsichordist Richard Egarr.
October 15 night, AAM and Egarr performed the English composer Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas at the Beijing Concert Hall, featuring the celebrated Dutch mezzo-soprano Wilke te Brummelstroete as Dido and baritone Maarten Koningsberger as Aeneas.
Story from strings
World-famous American violinist Hilary Hahn will be featured on October 17 as part of the Beijing Music Festival.
The Grammy-winning musician will join the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) to play Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major, Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite and Canadian composer Jeffrey Ryan's The Linearity of Light.
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