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2024 China, November 15–16: Shanghai—Nanchang—Shanghai

November 17, 2024
Photo: 2024 Todd Rosenberg Photography
Nov. 15, Shanghai: The final residency activities were in Nanchang, a first-time visit to the city. The group departed from the massive Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. The main waiting hall is more than 107,639 square feet and can accommodate 10,000 passengers at one time.

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Nov. 15, on the way to Nanchang: Principal Librarian Nicole Jordan and violist David Nicastro relax on the four-hour train ride.

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Nov. 15, on the way to Nanchang: On every tour, musicians write notes to supporters back home. This year, the project was led by violinist Amy Oshiro-Morales.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: The tour party went straight to the Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre. Upon arrival, snacks were waiting, including bagels with Philadelphia brand cream cheese.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: The concert that evening included members of the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra. Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales shares a laugh with a musician from Nanchang.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Cellist Ohad Bar-David warms up.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Violinist MuChen Hsieh prior to the beginning of the rehearsal.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Violist Che-Hung Chen runs through a few sections before the rehearsal.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: The exterior of the Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre, which opened on September 30, 2024, is wrapped in a ceramic veil. The building lights up like a lantern at night.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: The musicians from the Nanchang Symphony, led by Zhong Xin, open the program with Frances Roots Hadden’s "The Lushan Suite." Hadden was born and raised in Lushan and the piece became the first musical tribute to US-China relations, premiering on October 3, 1972, in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Philadelphia Orchestra Executive Director Ryan Fleur makes remarks during the intermission.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Violinists Mei Ching Huang and MuChen Hsieh and violist Che-Hung Chen performed the first movement from Kodály’s Serenade and the third and fourth movements from Dvořák’s Terzetto.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Amy, violinist Daniel Han, Ricardo, Udi, and David perform the third and fourth movements from Weber’s Clarinet Quintet.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: There wasn’t a seat to be had in the 450-seat smaller theater in the Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre complex.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: The program closed with all the musicians coming together to perform the Chinese folk song “Azalea.”

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: David and his stand partner from Nanchang shake hands following the performance.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Christopher Green, consul general of the United States Consulate General in Wuhan, greets the musicians.

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Nov. 15, Nanchang: Ricardo and Amy take a selfie on stage.

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: The final residency concert was at the Jianxi Provincial Museum. Prior to the performance the tour party was served tea.

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: MuChen, Che-Hung, and violinist Mei Ching Huang pose prior to the concert.

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: The trio opens the program with an arrangement of the introduction to Gang Chen and Zhanhao He’s "Butterfly Lovers" violin concerto.

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: And the quintet closes the program with an arrangement of the Chinese folk song “Swan Goose.”

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: The audience at the pop-up concert films the performance on their phones.

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: Following the concert the tour party was invited to a banquet hosted by the Jianxi government. Ryan and Wan Guangming, vice governor of Jiangxi Province and mayor of Nanchang, exchange gifts before the meal.

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: The group toasts to wonderful performances in Nanchang and to the possibility of future partnerships.

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Nov. 16, Nanchang: Ryan presents Maggie Sullivan from the United States Embassy in Wuhan with a Yannick bobblehead.

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Nov. 16, Shanghai: With the final residency activity in the books, the tour party returned to Shanghai for the next day’s flight home. But first there was a farewell dinner at Loon Fung House. Ryan thanks everyone for their hard work and a successful tour and residency.

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Nov. 16, Shanghai: One final group shot.

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