The Central Philharmonic () is a

symphony orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, ...

(with chorus,

chamber orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

, and group of soloists) based in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

, China. Its predecessor was the Central Opera Company Orchestra. In 1996, it was renamed the

China National Symphony Orchestra The China National Symphony Orchestra (; abbreviated CNSO) is China's national orchestra. It was founded as the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China (CPOC) in 1956 under the baton of the conductor Li Delun. In 1996, it was restructured and rena ...

. The orchestra's first director was Zheng Xiaoying. Other directors have included

Li Delun Li Delun (; June 6th 1917– October 19th 2001) was a Chinese conductor who devoted his life to the promotion of classical music in China. Hailed as the father of China's classical music, the Li Delun Music Foundation and Li Delun National Conduc ...

and (). During the 1970s, Wang Jianzhong was its composer-in-residence.China Musicology (2009)
王建中简介 (Wang Jianzhong Introduction)
Musicology.cn. Retrieved 4 December 2013 . The orchestra has performed in China, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as the United States, Spain, South Korea, and Taiwan. It has given the first performances of many new compositions by Chinese composers. Notable works produced by the orchestra include the ''

Yellow River Cantata The ''Yellow River Cantata'' () is a cantata by Chinese composer Xian Xinghai (1905–1945). Composed in Yan'an in early 1939 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the work was inspired by a patriotism, patriotic poem by Guang Weiran, which was a ...

'' and ''

Yellow River Piano Concerto The ''Yellow River Piano Concerto'' () is a piano concerto arranged by a collaboration between Chinese composers, including Yin Chengzong and Chu Wanghua, and based on the ''Yellow River Cantata'' by composer Xian Xinghai. It was originally direct ...

''.

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External links

Article on Zheng Xiaoying
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