Maestro Penderecki’s birthday tour, from October 17th to 31st, was a great success. During the first part of the tour, Maestro Penderecki, together with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Sinfonia Varsovia performed Dvorak Symphony No.7 (conducted by Maestro Penderecki), Penderecki La Follia for violin solo and Violin Concerto No.2 “Metamorphosen”,(conducted by Polish conductor Maciej Tworek). Concerts took place at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing), the Henan Poly Art Center (Zhengzhou), the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, the Changsha Concert Hall, the Banlam Grand Theatre (Xiamen) and the Fuzhou Strait Cultural Art Center.
During the final two days of the tour, violinist Yu-Chien (Benny) Tseng joined the orchestra and played Penderecki Violin Concerto No.1 under the baton of Maestro Maciej Tworek at the Wuhan Qintai Grand Theatre and the Zhuzhou Poly Theatre.
Armstrong Music and all the artists are proud to share in the celebration of this important anniversary.
Tour Dates:
Oct 17th National Centre for the Performing Arts
Oct 19th Henan Art Center
Oct 21st Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Oct 23rd Changsha Concert Hall
Oct 26th Xiamen Banlam Grand Theater
Oct 28th Fuzhou Strait Culture and Art Center
Oct 30th Wuhan Qintai Grand Theatre
Oct 31rd Zhuzhou Grand Theatre