Symphony Season

June- August, 2001 

Dear music lovers: 

Please find information about the Symphony Season in June – August, 2001, featuring renowned Chinese conductor Mr. SHAO En, Mr. LI Xincao and pipa soloist Ms. YANG Jing, with Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of South Africa and Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, coordinated by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in RSA culture@chinese-embassy.org.za as the following: 

10 CONCERTS WITH JHB PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA:

Enquiries: 0833777137 Elsabe elsabe@jpo.co.za / 0832126791 Janet

*June 20^th, 21^st             20:00      Linder Auditorium, JEC

Conductor: SHAO En         

Piano Soloist: Jonathan Oshry

Coriolane Overture(Beethovan) + Symphony no. 8(Beethovan) + Piano Comcerto no. 5 Emperor(Beethovan)

 *June 27^th, 28^th             20:00      Linder Auditorium, JEC

Conductor: SHAO En         

Piano Soloist: Jonathan Oshry

Oberon Overture(Weber)+ Piano Concerto no. 3(Beethovan)+ Symphony no. 3 (Brahms)

  *July 4^th, 5^th    20:00  Linder Auditorium, JEC

Conductor: LI Xincao

Violin Soloist: Sergey Ostrovsky

"Cosi van Tutti" Overture(Mozart)+ Violin Concerto(Mendelssohn)+Symphony no. 5(Beethovan)

*July 11^th, 12^th      20:00  Linder Auditorium, JEC

Conductor: LI Xincao       

Violin Soloist: Sergey Ostrovsky Finlandia(Sibelius)+Violin Concerto(Sebilius) +Symphony no. 1(Sibeilius)

*July 25^th, 26^th             20:00      Linder Auditorium, JEC

Conductor: LI Xincao       

Pipa Soloist: YANG Jing

"Les Prelude" Symphonic Poem for Orchestra (Liszt)+ Pipa Concerto "Little Sisters on the Prairie" (Z WU, Y WANG, D LIU)+ "Swan Lake" Suite (Tchaikovsky)

 1 Concert with Chamber Orchestra of SA

programme not confirmed, enquires: noleenurban@freemail.absa.co.za

*August 3^rd     20:00         Old Mutual Hall, Unisa, Pretoria

Conductor: LI Xincao       

Pipa Soloist: YANG Jing

Pipa Concerto "Monnlight Night on a Spring River" (Ancient piece)

Other pieces to be confirmed

1 Concert with Cape philharmonic orchestra

Enquires: ctsinf@iafrica.com / capephil@artscape.co.za

*August 9^th     20:00         Nico Malan Opera, Cape Town

Conductor: LI Xincao       

Pipa Soloist: YANG Jing

"Les Prelude" Symphonic Poem for Orchestra (Liszt)+ Pipa Concerto "Little Sisters on the Prairie" (Z WU, Y WANG, D LIU)+ Symphnoy no.7 (Beethovan)