The orchestra first visited China in September 1973, marking a thaw in U.S.-China relations just as the two nations began normalizing ties after Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China’s mainland.
“This constant 50-year connection with China has been really very deep and very wonderful,” Booth on arriving at Beijing’s Capital International Airport.
The ensemble will be performing with the China National Symphony Orchestra at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, starting Friday.
Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe ensemble’s visit coincides with the American Ballet Theatre’s tour in China, which started in Shanghai last week.
Until now, the Philadelphia Orchestra had visited China 12 times, most recently in May 2019, before the pandemic.
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