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(SARFT) of the People's Republic of China. Its inaugural concert was held on December 16, 2000, conducted by artistic director

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and the symphonic

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, their first commissioned symphonic work. The CPO has performed in some of the top classical music venues in the United States during several world tours, in

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in 2002. Its most lengthy overseas tour was in 2005 visiting and performing in 25 cities in seven European countries and in North America. In 2014 the CPO made its debut at The Proms, on July 19, 2014, playing works by

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. The CPO will be a performers for music score for the Indonesian film of the 2000s

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conducted by an Indonesian composer and conductor Aksan Sjuman to records in

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, Beijing, China.

References

SARFT's introductory page of the CPO
(in simplified Chinese)

External links

Official website

China Philharmonic Orchestra Performances on YouTube

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See also

References

External links

China Philharmonic Orchestra Performances on YouTube