Ravel, Saint-Säens, Yellow River

China's NCPA | August 4, 2025, 10:00 pm

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Haochen Zhang

Masterworks of Italy and France are paired with a moving Chinese piano concerto featuring soloist Haochen Zhang in this program from Beijing. The program’s finale is the beautiful Symphony No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saëns, titled the “Organ Symphony”.

Playlist

Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome
NCPA Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor

Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
NCPA Orchestra; Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra; Xu Zhong, conductor

Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
NCPA Orchestra; Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra; Xu Zhong, conductor

Yin Chengzong & Chu Wanghua: Piano Concerto, Yellow River
NCPA Orchestra; Xu Zhong, conductor; Haochen Zhang, piano

Camille Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 78
NCPA Orchestra; Lio Kuokman, conductor; Shen Fanxiu, organ