{"id":6602,"date":"2026-09-05T11:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2026-09-05T11:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:12:52","slug":"china-national-symphony-orchestra-chamber-ensemble-to-tour-canada-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/canada\/6602\/","title":{"rendered":"China National Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble to Tour Canada in September"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Yi Tian<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

TORONTO<\/span><\/b> \u2014 The China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) Chamber Ensemble will launch a concert tour across Canada from Sept. 19 to Sept. 29, marking a key milestone in the orchestra\u2019s 70th anniversary celebrations, organizers announced at a press conference on Sept. 4<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 11-day journey marks the orchestra’s first Canadian tour in years<\/span>. The ensemble will perform four concerts in major venues across Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organized by the Canada-China Cultural Development Association and the China National Tourist Office in Toronto, the tour is sponsored by Bank of China (Canada) and supported by the Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General in Canada<\/span>. The project is integrated into the Ministry of Culture and Tourism\u2019s 2026 “A Moonment to Remember” global Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Led by Associate Concertmaster Liu Zhiyong, a First-Class National Actor, the ensemble will present a program blending Western classical repertoire and traditional Chinese works<\/span>. The first half features Western classics, including Edvard Grieg\u2019s Holberg Suite<\/i> and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\u2019s Serenade for Strings in C Major<\/i><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second half showcases re-arranged Chinese classics such as Dance of the Golden Snake<\/i>, The Butterfly Lovers<\/i>, and Dance of the Yao People<\/i>, alongside the original composition Qipao<\/i> and Harmonious Resonance<\/i>, a work combining Chinese and Canadian folk melodies<\/span>. To honor the Mid-Autumn Festival, the program also includes pieces themed around reunion, such as Clouds Chasing the Moon<\/i> and Full Moon and Blooming Flowers<\/i><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dignitaries attending the press conference included Bian Zhouzhou, Deputy Consul General of China in Toronto; Wang Yanjun, Cultural Counsellor; and Gao Rudong, President of the Canada-China Cultural Development Association<\/span>. CNSO Deputy Director Yang Ying and Associate Concertmaster Liu Zhiyong delivered video remarks<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Directly affiliated with China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the CNSO traces its origins back to the Central Philharmonic Orchestra founded in 1956<\/span>. As one of China’s premier orchestral institutions, it plays a leading role in promoting classical music domestically and advancing international cultural exchange<\/span>. Composed of elite musicians from the main orchestra, the chamber ensemble regularly performs at the Beijing Concert Hall and frequently participates in major state diplomatic events<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Audiences can visit the official website of the organizer, the Canada-China Cultural Development Association (https:\/\/www.cccda.net\/<\/a>), or the ticketing systems of partner venues in each city to access detailed performance schedules, venue locations, and ticket information<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Yi Tian TORONTO \u2014 The China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) Chamber Ensemble will launch a concert tour across Canada from Sept. 19 to Sept. 29, marking a key milestone in the orchestra\u2019s 70th anniversary celebrations, organizers announced at a press conference on Sept. 4. The 11-day journey marks the orchestra’s first Canadian tour in years. The ensemble will perform four concerts in major venues across Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. Organized by the Canada-China Cultural Development Association and the China National Tourist Office in Toronto, the tour is sponsored by Bank of China (Canada) and supported by the Chinese […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6607,"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6602\/revisions\/6607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victoriamedia.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}