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Radetzky March - 2027 Beijing New Year Concert

Forbidden City Concert Hall (Zhongshan Park), Beijing, China
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Beijing, China
Starts at: 19:30
Duration: 1h 40min

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Cast
Performers
Orchestra: Huasi Philharmonic Orchestra
Creators
Composer: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Composer: Johann Strauss
Composer: Johann Strauss II
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Composer: Lü Qiming
Programme
Georges Bizet: Carmen: overture
Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus: overture
Hans Zimmer: He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Johann Strauss II: Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz), Op.437
Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube), Op.314
Dmitri Shostakovich: Waltz No.2 from Suite for Variety Orchestra No.1
Lü Qiming: Red flag
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op.71: Waltz of the Flowers
Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can
Johann Strauss: Radetzky March
Overview

The Huasi Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zhao Ziwei, plays a 2027 New Year symphony concert titled after the Radetzky March, pairing Strauss waltzes and overtures with Chinese melodies and film themes.

The Huasi Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 2020 by musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music, the China Conservatory of Music, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and from abroad. It has more than 100 players and over 200 guest players, and it has given more than 300 concerts. Zhao Ziwei, described as a young Chinese conductor, studied with Zhang Bingbing and belongs to the Conductors Society of the Chinese Musicians' Association.

Johann Strauss II's The Blue Danube and Emperor Waltz, the overtures to Carmen and Die Fledermaus, Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers, Swan Lake excerpts, Shostakovich's Waltz No. 2 and Offenbach's Can-Can share the bill with Chinese melodies such as Jasmine Flower and with film themes, including He's a Pirate. The printed programme ends with Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March.

Children under 1.2 metres need their own ticket to enter.

Full programme

  • Georges Bizet - Carmen, overture
  • Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus, overture
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Turkish March
  • Good News from Beijing Reaches the Frontier
  • Dance of the Yao People
  • Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer - He's a Pirate
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez - Frozen, theme
  • Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, selections
  • Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube, waltz
  • James Horner - Legends of the Fall, theme
  • Johann Strauss II - Spring Waltz
  • Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2
  • Jasmine Flower
  • Lü Qiming - Ode to the Red Flag
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
  • Jacques Offenbach - Can-Can
  • Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March
Venue Info

Forbidden City Concert Hall (Zhongshan Park) - Beijing
Location   Zhongshan Park, 4 Zhonghua Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (北京市东城区中华路4号 中山公园内)

Concerts beside the Forbidden City: this hall sits inside Zhongshan Park next to Tiananmen Square and offers 1,419 seats on two levels.

Few concert halls have a setting like this: Zhongshan Park, next to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Inside, 1,419 seats on two levels face a stage 23 metres wide, with an American Austin pipe organ behind it. The hall grew from a 5,000-seat open-air theatre of 1942 and was renovated by April 1999.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Beijing, China
Starts at: 19:30
Duration: 1h 40min
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