China National Symphony Orchestra

The China National Symphony Orchestra (Chinese: 中国国家交响乐团; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Jiāoxiǎng Yuètuán; abbreviated CNSO) is China's national orchestra.

It was founded as the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China (CPOC) in 1956 under the baton of the conductor Li Delun. In 1996, it was restructured and renamed the China National Symphony Orchestra.[1]

Xia Guan is the orchestra's executive director.[2] The orchestra's principal conductor is Michel Plasson, principal resident conductor is Xincao Li, Muhai Tang is the conductor laureate and En Shao is the principal guest conductor.[3]

  1. ^ "Prominent Conductor: Li Delun". China Culture. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. ^ "China National Symphony Orchestra". Columbia Artists Management Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.cnso.com.cn Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine China National Symphony Orchestra Official Web Site.