Beijing Symphony Orchestra (
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: 北京交响乐团), founded in 1977, is a
symphony orchestra
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There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...
in based in
Beijing
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,
China
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.
One of its best-known performances was an unfolding of Chinese history and culture performed at
Badaling
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in the
Great Wall
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which was transmitted internationally via satellite.
Conductors
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Jin Xiang
Jin Xiang (20 April 1935 – 23 December 2015) was a Chinese composer and conductor. He studied composition at the China Central Conservatory from 1954. In 1959 he received his Bachelor of Arts in Composition. 1979–1984.
[Edward L. Davis - ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture'' Page 420 2012 "He was conductor and composer in residence at the Beijing Symphony Orchestra (1979–84) and at the same time "]
References
External links
Beijing Symphony Orchestra*
List of Symphony Orchestras in Greater China -PRC. HKSAR. Macao SAR and Taiwan
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Musical groups established in 1977
China orchestras
Culture in Beijing
1977 establishments in China