International artists return to Chinese stages

Maestro Valery Gergiev and his orchestra, the Mariinsky Orchestra, have returned to the Chinese stage after three and a half years. They performed Russian pieces from Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakav, and Tchaikosky, and have received applause from all around the world. The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) has presented the orchestra, which is among the first set of international musicians that have been presented since the pandemic. The venue will host various international artists and groups later this year, and nearly 1,000 overseas performances have been confirmed for the Chinese mainland in 2023.

Culture exchanges are also being strengthMaestro Valery Gergiev and his orchestra, the Mariinsky Orchestra, have returned to the Chinese stage after three and a half years. They performed Russian pieces from Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakav, and Tchaikosky, and have received applause from all around the world. The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) has presented the orchestra, which is among the first set of international musicians that have been presented since the pandemic. The venue will host various international artists and groups later this year, and nearly 1,000 overseas performances have been confirmed for the Chinese mainland in 2023.ened as more international plays hit Chinese theaters, and more Chinese cultural events and projects head overseas. A collaboration between the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College, the Conservatory of Music in New York, and the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing began in 2018. Students studying Chinese instruments are sent to Bard College, while foreigners studying Chinese folk music get to visit China. The cooperation has been renewed for another five years.

As China reopens, more overseas performances are scheduled, with some even lining up for later years. As Maestro Gergiev said, “Great music belongs to the world, music can break walls and has no boundary.”

Sources: CGTN