Published on May 24, 2014

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Friday, June 27, 2014

Venue: Concert Hall of NCPA

Prices: 180, 280, 400, 560, 680, 800, 1000

Features: On Friday June 27th this year, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor David Robertson will presents the "In Memory of Richard Strauss" at Concert Hall of NCPA in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

David Robertson
David Robertson has established himself as one of today's most sought-after American conductors. A passionate and compelling communicator with an extensive orchestral and operatic repertoire, he has forged close relationships with major orchestras around the world through his exhilarating music-making ideas. In fall 2012, Mr. Robertson launched his eighth season as Music Director of the 133-year-old St. Louis Symphony. In January 2014, David Robertson will assume the post of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Sydney Symphony in Australia.

Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1932 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Sydney Symphony has evolved into one of the world's finest orchestras by the present day. The orchestra is resident at the iconic Sydney Opera House and performs throughout Sydney as well as in New South Wales on a common basis.

The 1965 tour started out with concerts in Manila, Tokyo and Hong Kong before taking the orchestra to London, where it participated in the Commonwealth Arts Festival. A following tour to Europe in 1974 was led by Chief Conductor Willem van Otterloo. In 1988, the year of the Bicentennial Celebrations in Australia, the orchestra visited the United States under the direction of Stuart Challender. Edo de Waart led tours to Japan and Taiwan in 1996 and the United States in 1998. Gianluigi Gelmetti conducted tours to Tokyo and Osaka (2006) as part of Asia Orchestra Week as well as to Italy (2008). Vladimir Ashkenazy took the orchestra on tours to China and Malaysia (2009), several major European summer festivals (2010), and Japan and Korea (2011). Under Ashkenazy's leadership, international touring has become a fixture in the orchestra's annual concert season.

In addition to a busy concert schedule, the Sydney Symphony devotes an accountable amount of time and resources to an award-winning artist education program. This program is crucial in context of the orchestra's commitment to the future of live symphonic music, nurturing audiences and further a participation of young people.

Tickets for David Robertson and Sydney Symphony Orchestra Concert are Available now!