Published on Jun 16, 2016

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: July 16-17, 2016

Venue: Concert Hall of NCPA

Prices: 180, 240, 320, 460, 520, 600, 800

Features: From July 16th-17th, Music director & conductor Sir Mark Elder will leading the Halle to performed at Concert hall of NCPA in Beijing, the Symphonic/Concerto Programme for July 16th, and Shakespeare Anniversary for July 17th.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Sir Mark Elder
Sir Mark Elder has been Music Director of the Hallé since September 2000. He was Music Director of English National Opera (1979-1993), Principal Guest Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1992-1995) and Music Director of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, USA (1989-1994). He has held positions as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Mozart Players.

He has worked with many of the world's leading symphony orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, Munich Philharmonic and London Symphony. He is a Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and works regularly with the London Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared annually at the Proms for many years, including in 1987 and 2006, the internationally televised Last Night of the Proms and from 2003 with the Hallé Orchestra.

He works regularly in the most prominent international opera houses, including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera New York, Opéra National de Paris, Lyric Opera Chicago, Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Other guest engagements have taken him to the Bayreuth Festival (where he was the first English conductor to conduct a new production), Munich, Amsterdam, Zürich, Geneva, Berlin, and the Bregenz Festival.

The Hallé
Now in its 158th season, the Hallé ranks amongst the UK’s top symphonic ensembles. With a reputation for artistic excellence, the Hallé remains determined to seek ways to enhance and refresh what it undertakes. It aspires to provide leadership through performance standards, understanding, education and training.

Founded in Manchester by Sir Charles Hallé, the Hallé gave its first concert in the city’s Free Trade Hall on 30 January 1858. Following the death of Sir Charles, the orchestra continued to develop under the guidance of such distinguished figures as Dr Hans Richter, Sir Hamilton Harty and Sir John Barbirolli. Mark Elder became Music Director in 2000 and was knighted by the Queen for services to music in 2008. In November 2011, he was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society.

As well as taking to the stage for around 70 concerts a year at The Bridgewater Hall, its Manchester home, and over 40 concerts annually throughout the rest of Britain, the Hallé’s distinguished history of acclaimed performances also includes international tours, frequent broadcasts and televised performances. The Hallé has also been honoured with the South Bank Award for its celebrated collaborations with the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Northern College of Music and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

PROGRAMME

July 16 (Symphonic/Concerto Programme)
The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Nicolai

Cello Concerto -- Cellist: Wang Jian

—— Intermission ——

Symphony No.7 -- Dvorak

July 17 (Shakespeare Anniversary)
King Lear -- Berlioz

Othello -- Dvorak

—— Intermission ——

Henry V -- Walton

Tickets for Sir Mark Elder and the Halle Beijing Concert are Available now!