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 …
Tianxu An, the first Chinese pianist in 17 years to win a prize at the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition – Piano, embarked on a month-long major recital tour of 21 performances in 19 cities. Mr An presented two programmes, including Scarlatti, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev and Brahms. In 2021, he also collaborated with the …
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, together with its Music Director Joshua Bell, completed their tour in Asia from 26th May to 31st May in 2018. Armstrong Music & Arts was pleased to cooperate with Sally Rogers, representing Wright Music Management (formerly ICA) on this tour. The tour repertoire, as selected by Joshua …
Conductor David Stern and his Opera Fuoco ensemble signed a three-year cooperation agreement with the Jiangsu Grand Theatre (Nanjing). In the coming three years, David Stern will come to China annually and the two parties will cooperate in Chamber Music/Choir/Young singer training and the creation of opera productions. David Stern and Opera Fuoco performed …
Hailed as one of the best modern dance companies in China, Beijing Modern Dance Company gave the world premiere of its new work “The Great Wall” in early 2021 and has been touring for a total of 10 performances for a month since April 29th. In each movement, we see the history that the bricks …
