On September 19th, the special collaboration between Wuhan Qintai Grand Theatre and MilanOltre Festival kicked off. Due to the epidemic, the Beijing Modern Dance Company, which was scheduled to go to Milan as resident company for the festival in October, was unable to attend. With the joint efforts of Beijing Poly Theatre Management Co., Ltd., …
Felix Korobov, Music Director of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre, conducted a busy schedule of operas and ballets in 2021 in his home theatre, despite the pandemic! He conducted a highly successful new production of Rigoletto, while ongoing repertoire included Madama Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, Manon, L’elisir d’amore, The Queen of Spades, and Eugene Onegin. He continued his …
Changsha Concert Hall The renowned French pianist Helene Grimaud has just finished her week long recital tour in China. Concerts saw the first half featuring music from her “water” series, with the second half a Brahams sonata. Performances took place in Xi’an Concert Hall as part of the “Global Master” program, National Center of Performing …
The opening ceremony of the “2020 4th Annual Conference of the Silk Road International League of Theaters” was held at the Guangzhou Grand Theatre on the morning of November 23rd. Under the organization and arrangement of Armstrong Music & Arts, the League reached a three-year agreement with the famous Swiss conductor Mr. Charles Dutoit …
Jonathan Darlington, Music Director Emeritus of Vancouver Opera, conducted a new production of Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus at the Hamburg State Opera, and a new ballet Le Rouge et le Noir for nearly 20 performances at the Opéra national de Paris. Despite the various complications caused by the pandemic, and much rescheduling, he also was pleased to be …
Russian National Orchestra, together with its Founder & Artistic Director Mikhail Pletnev and conductor Alexander Sladkovsky recently completed their tour in China from 15th March to 25th March in 2018. Performances took place in 8 cities, Beijing, Zhengzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Nanning. The tour repertoire included Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, Gordon Getty’s Ancestor Suite, Mozart’s Clarinet …
Armstrong Music & Arts and Poly Armstrong welcomed guitarist Meng Su to join the artist roster. Meng Su is one of the most eye-catching classical guitar artists on the international stage. Her deep understanding of music, mastery of difficult pieces, creative interpretation of music and radiant stage charm have captivated music fans around the world. At …
In 2021, organist Yihua Li toured eight cities and introduced the organ to audiences, which was received with great success. The Shanghai Camerata, China’s first historically-informed period instrument baroque band, also performed on the occasion of its 5th anniversary at the Beijing Music Festival and in Shanghai. In 2022, the two groups of artists will present more …
Andrew Webb-Mitchell’s Violin Concerto ‘Arin Mirkan’ received its world premiere in Cologne on 29th April, 2018. The Concerto performed by Russian-American violinist Elisabeth Basoff-Darskaja and the New Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Volker Hartung. Arin Mirkan was a commander in the YPJ who sacrificed herself during fighting in Kobane on October 5 2014. When talking …
On the evening of December 5th, the China-CEEC Cooperation New Year Gala was held at Kunshan Grand Theatre in Suzhou. Vice Foreign Minister QIN Gang, ambassadors, charge d’affaires and other diplomats from 15 countries attended the New Year Gala. Beijing Modern Dance Company brought three dance works titled The Birth of Mankind, Disaster and The Builder, while pianist …
