A vocal performance
Under the baton of conductor Jiao Miao, the China NCPA Chorus will perform a concert of songs including Four Seasons, adapted from a Mongolian ethnic folk song with the same title, A Snowflake's Happiness based on a Chinese poem by Xu Zhimo and composed by Zhou Xinquan, and Bidding Farewell composed by J.P. Ordway and written by Li Shutong. Founded in 2009, the China NCPA Chorus is the resident chorus of the National Center for the Performing Arts.
7:30 pm, Dec 10 and 11. National Center for the Performing Arts. No 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6655-0000.
Drawing cultural lines
Making drawings is not only a basic practice for artists to hone their techniques. Drawings are also seen as an independent piece of art. Chinese Drawing, an exhibition now underway at the National Museum of China in Beijing and running through Jan 30, teams up modern and contemporary artists whose drawings offer a glimpse at the evolution of Chinese art throughout the 20th century. Works on show include those by masters, such as Xu Beihong and Pan Yuliang, who were among the first-generation of Chinese to study and live in Europe, and who helped introduce Western art and build a modern art education system at home. Drawings by well-established artists of the 1940s and throughout the '70s show the dominating socialist realism, and members of the working class were recurring subjects. While works since the 1980s have taken a more diverse approach, looking to reflect the coexistence of different artistic methods and concepts.
9 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. Reservation needed. 16 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng district, Beijing.010-6511-6400.
National composure
The China National Symphony Orchestra will perform under the baton of conductor Xia Xiaotang, with repertories by Chinese composers, including Du Mingxin's piano concerto Awakening, Zhao Jiping's Towards Glory and Festival Rhapsody 2020 by Xu Changjun. Pianist Chen Sa will perform with the orchestra.
7:30 pm, Dec 13. National Center for the Performing Arts. No 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6655-0000.
