The twelfth year of Beijing Music Festival will be celebrated on October 10th and runs through October 30th. The 2009 Beijing Music Festival will see the renowned musicians from China, Japan, Germany, Australia, the US, Africa, Russia and the UK. The co-founder and Artistic Director of the China Philharmonic, and founder and Artistic Director of the Beijing Music Festival, Long Yu will lead the festival.
The 2009 Beijing Music Festival will start with Verdi’s Macbeth, featuring Finland’s Savonlinna Opera Festival and the China Philharmonic – recently crowned one of “the world’s 10 most inspiring orchestras,” by Gramophone magazine. Highlights of the festival include an evening of chamber music with violinist Cho-Liang Lin, pianist Jon Kimura Parker, violist Maxim Rysanov and cellist Mischa Maisky, joined by famed violinist Vera Tsu; a symphony performance by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, featuring extraordinary violinist Sarah Chang; and a violin concerto by Midori.
Other featured performances include Russian repertoire from the Sydney Symphony with conductor Vladmir Ashkenazy, a classic concerti showcase featuring violin virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman, a piano recital by the eminent Gary Graffman; and a three night celebration of Haydn, honoring the composer 200 years after his death. Other variety programs include a recital showcasing the emerging new talent of the 2009 Gold Medalist Winner of the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and New Contemporary works by New York’s Bang on a Can.
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