Asia tour with Gustavo Dudamel

After the traditional kick-off concert in Frankfurt/Main, our big Asia tour this year sees the orchestra playing in Bangkok, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Shenzhen, Xi'an and Beijing. Besides Taipei and Beijing all concerts are debuts in the respective cities. We are extremely happy, that Gustavo Dudamel, with whom we are already celebrating 10 years as guest conductor, joins us on this tour. We perform works by Bernstein (with soprano Tamara Mumford), Shostakovich, Mahler and Mozart (with pianist Lang Lang).

26 Nov 2018

Don't hurry, be happy! Our flight back home

Our flight back home from Beijing to Berln had a 6 hour delay due to technical problems. No Problem for our orchestra: waiting time is practice time!

26 Nov 2018

Thank you, Gustavo!

26 Nov 2018

Gustavo Dudamel reviews the tour

Video: Magdalena Zieba-Schwind and Jakob von Bernstorff

26 Nov 2018

Thank you to the team!

No tour without Background Team. This is the place to thank everybody involved for making this tour possible.

All photos: Stephan Rabold

26 Nov 2018

Gustavo Dudamel

26 Nov 2018

Shostakovich 5 in Beijing

26 Nov 2018

Mozart with Lang Lang

26 Nov 2018

Backstage before the last tour concert

26 Nov 2018

Meeting with Cai Qi

Cai Qi, the current Communist Party Secretary of Beijing, visited our orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel and Lang Lang backstage before the concert.

26 Nov 2018

NCPA

26 Nov 2018

Talking with Lang Lang

Magdalena Zieba-Schwind and Jakob von Bernstorff had the chance to talk to Lang Lang after the rehearsal.

26 Nov 2018

Dress rehearsal with Lang Lang

Our second concert in Beijing, also the last concert of this tour, had a new work on the programme: Mozart's piano concerto No. 24 in c minor with soloist Lang Lang. Enclosed some pictures from the dress rehearsal taken by Stephan Rabold.

25 Nov 2018

First concert in Peking

25 Nov 2018

Backstage in Beijing

..with Stephan Rabold

25 Nov 2018

Rehearsal in Peking

25 Nov 2018

Birthday tune

Klaus Wallendorf, orchestra poet and French horn player, celebrated a special birthday. The orchestra played him an appropriate tune (arr. Joshua Davis) at the begin of the rehearsal.

Video: Magdalena Zieba-Schwind and Jakob von Bernstorff

25 Nov 2018

Press conference in Beijing

At the NCPA press conference in Beijing Gustavo Dudamel, Andrea Zietzschmann and Olaf Maninger were joined by our soloist Lang Lang. A big pleasure to see him again!

25 Nov 2018

On the streets of Beijing

25 Nov 2018

Part 3

25 Nov 2018

Forbidden City part 2

25 Nov 2018

In the Forbidden City part 1

...with Stephan Rabold

25 Nov 2018

First evening in Peking

24 Nov 2018

Masterclasses in Beijing

After our arrival in Beijing several orchestra members gave masterclasses at the music university. Magdalena Zieba-Schwind and Jakob von Bernstorff joined them.

24 Nov 2018

Concert in Xi'an

24 Nov 2018

Opening ceremony of the Xi'an Music Festival

Our concert in Xi'an celebrated the start of this years Music Festival. Andrea Zietzschmann and Gustavo Dudamel took part at the opening ceremony. Our general manager had to prove her abilities in playing the marimbaphon.