HARBIN, China, Sept. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Harbin
Summer Music Festival, one of the top three music events in
China alongside ones held in
Shanghai and Guangzhou, kicked off to the sonorous melodies
of a Chinese-style symphonic chorus extolling economic
revitalization and modernization drive of Northeast China in the Harbin Grand Theater on
September 15.
The music festival, the 35th of its kind, features an opening
gala, public cultural activities, national performance tours, theme
forums, art activities and series concerts among others and will
last until late November.
While putting COVID-19 prevention measures in place, this year's
music festival highlights integration of professional performance
with public cultural activities. It also aims to combine culture
with tourism and fashion industry.
Initiated in 1961, the 60-year-old Harbin Summer Music Festival
has developed into an internationally renowned and influential
cultural event. In the past few years, each edition staged close to
1,000 performances involving more than 10,000 people in the cast
and attracting millions of spectators. Now it is an icon of
Harbin, capital of northeast
China's Heilongjiang Province.
Another recent feature of the music festival is that it is
becoming increasingly international, serving as a musical gateway
to the world. Over the past years, it has attracted artists and
performing troupes from 37 countries and regions including
the United States, the
United Kingdom, Russia, Israel, Japan
and South Korea. It has also
hosted solo concert by Sarah
Brightman, piano recital by Richard Clayderman, performance
of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra headed by Zubin Mehta, and world-famous opera
Turandot, bringing the charm of music from around the world
to the Chinese audience.
The ongoing event is co-sponsored by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism and
the municipal people's government of Harbin, and co-organized by the art department
of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Harbin municipal administration of culture,
radio, television and tourism.
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