The concert hall of the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing erupted in thunderous applause on the evening of November 11. The excitement was palpable as the sound cascaded through the nearly full auditorium. Another wave of enthusiastic cheers echoed as the spotlight shone brightly on cellist Jan Vogler and eight members of the Philadelphia Orchestra on stage upon the encore invitation of the young conductor Sun Yifan.
“This was more than just a concert, it was a masterpiece of collaboration,” Wang Jingying, a Beijing-based classical music lover, told Beijing Review. “The harmony between the orchestral artists from home and abroad was transcendent, especially their joint rendition of Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B Minor, which left us with a feeling of both nostalgia and anticipation.”
Still going strong
In a resonant tribute to cultural harmony,
