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2025 China Residency, Oct. 18: Hangzhou

October 22, 2025
Oct. 18, Hangzhou: The tour party returned to Hangzhou for the final day of the residency, a rehearsal and side-by-side concert with the Zhejiang Provincial Symphony Orchestra at the Hangzhou Grand Canal Theatre.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Violist Marvin Moon chats with Hu Yongyan, artistic director of the Orchestra Academy at the Zhejiang Conservatory, who will conduct the concert.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: The rehearsal begins.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Soprano Yu Xianyao and baritone Liu Tao join the combined ensemble to rehearse Mason Bates’s “Spring River Flowers by Moonlight,” which was given its world premiere by the Orchestra in Beijing on its 2024 Tour of China. The evening’s concert is part of the Liangzhu Forum and the video the musicians filmed at the Archeological Ruins of Liangzhu City on October 14 can be seen on the monitors.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Violist Hsiang-Hsin Ching chats with her stand partner from the Zhejiang Provincial Symphony Orchestra.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Pipa player Yang Jing rehearses the traditional piece “Spring River and Flowers in the Moonlight.” Both this and Mason’s piece are based on the same Ancient Tang poem, which depicts the beauty of the Hangzhou region in spring.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Associate Concertmaster Christine Lim looks over the score of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony with her counterpart from the Zhejiang Provincial Symphony Orchestra.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: The Hangzhou Grand Canal Theatre complex is within Canal Central Park and has two halls: a 1,200-seat Opera Hall and a 300-seat multi-functional hall. The architectural form is inspired by cultural traditions and its immediate surroundings—reminiscent of the strokes of an ink painting, as well as the ripples caused by meandering, flowing water. The building’s facade presents a traditional architectural window pattern in a modern reinterpretation.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: The video from the Archeological Ruins of Liangzhu City plays on a large screen in the lobby.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Audience members pose in front of a large poster for the concert.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Violinist Eliot Heaton and a musician from the Zhejiang Provincial Symphony Orchestra exchange pins before the start of the concert.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts President and CEO Ryan Fleur gives remarks at the top of the concert, speaking about the Orchestra’s 50+-year relationship with the people of China and how music has the unique ability to help us find common ground.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Guo Yijian, president of the Zhejiang Provincial Symphony Orchestra, speaks before the concert begins, saying “Music transcends borders and connects souls. May the harmonies of East and West, classical and contemporary, resonate deeply tonight.”

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Associate Concertmaster Christine Lim, Assistant Concertmaster Marc Rovetti, and violinist Daniel Han during Wu Na’s “Picturesque Zhejiang,” which opened the concert.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Violinist MuChen Hsieh and Associate Principal Cello Priscilla Lee during the opening work.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Violist Marvin Moon, cellist Alex Veltman, Hsiang-Hsin, and violist Che-Hung Chen perform “Picturesque Zhejiang.”

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: The concert drew a capacity crowd.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Yu Xianyao and Liu Tao perform “Spring River Flowers by Moonlight.”

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Yang Jing performs “Spring River and Flowers in the Moonlight.”

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: During intermission Ryan gives an interview.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Ryan meets with Gao Zheng, vice minister of the Minstry of Culture and Tourism.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: MuChen and Eliot pose with Hu Yongyan backstage during intermission.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: The second half of the concert featured Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”).

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: The audience applauds the ensemble at the end of the concert.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Maestro Hu asks each Philadelphia Orchestra musician to stand during the final bows.

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Oct. 18, Hangzhou: Ryan and Guo Yijian give thumbs up to the concert.

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