At 11:00 p.m. on 31 December, 2021, under the baton of Zhang Yi, the renowned conductor and Music Director of the National Ballet of China, the NBC Symphony Orchestra will perform the New Year's Chime Concert in National Centre for the Performing Arts, which has been on for 11 consecutive years, to welcome the new year 2022 with music together with our audience friends!

In the upcoming New Year's Chime Concert, we have scheduled an exciting repertoire arrangement and line-up of performers.

The concert will open with the Donna Diana Overture by Austrian composer Reznicek.

The following repertoire is Nezha Conquers the Dragon King composed by composer Jin Fuzai jointly by Guzheng Artist Wang Yi and NBC Symphony Orchestra.

The next is The Comedians Suite by the Russian composer Kabalevsky.

The young Bayan artist Xu Keqing will perform jointly with NBC Symphony Orchestra for Song of Herdsmen and Libertango by composer Shang Peilei.

The last repertoire before the bell rings is Four Yunnan Folk Songs by the famous Chinese composer Yu Jingjun.

After the six repertoires above, conductor Zhang Yi and the musicians will count down together with the audience to usher in the new 2022 in the solemn and touching sound of the bell!

The first repertoire comes following is the Trumpets in Unison from the ballet La P'eri by the French composer Paul Dukas.

In view that Beijing will host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2022, the final repertoire is a special selection: Javelin for the Atlantic Olympics, an orchestral work composed by contemporary American composer Michael Torke in 1996.

Upcoming Performances

December 25 and 26, Beijing Tianqiao Theater, Inspiration and Glory

December 31, Convert Hall of National Centre for the Performing Arts, New Year's Chime Concert

January 4 and 5, 2022, Xiaogan Grand Theatre, Swan Lake

January 8 and 9, 2022, Chongqing Grand Theatre, Swan Lake

January 12 and 13, 2022, Qianjiang Caoyu Grand Theatre, Swan Lake

January 16 and 17, 2022, Ji'an Cultural and Art Center Grand Theater, Swan Lake

January 20 and 21, 2022, Guangxi Culture & Art Center, Swan Lake

January 11 and 12, 2022, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Giselle

January 15 and 16, 2022, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Raise the Red Lantern

January 19 and 20, 2022, Guangzhou Opera House, The Red Detachment of Women

January 22 and 23, 2022, Dongguan Yulan Grand Theatre, The Red Detachment of Women

January 26 and 27, 2022, Bay Opera of Shenzhen, The Red Detachment of Women

January 29, 2022, The Show of Sanya Theater, The Red Detachment of Women

(Please refer to the latest news for any changes in the performance schedule.)