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Orchestra to perform in Shanghai
2009. 8 September
by Peter Dobrin
(philly.com)
The Philadelphia Orchestra's tour of Asia next spring will deepen its China ties with a stop at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the orchestra is set to announce today.
Orchestra leaders are in Shanghai, where they expect to participate in a signing ceremony today with officials from the World Expo, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Consulate.
The orchestra, which is the first international performing group to be signed, will give its concert in the new Shanghai Expo Performance Center during opening week.
The orchestra's spring tour of Asia will start in late April, last three weeks, and take the ensemble to China, Japan, and Korea. The itinerary is not set, but confirmed so far are concerts in Tokyo, and a first visit to Miyazaki.
It would be the orchestra's first tour with Charles Dutoit as titular head.
A part of Dutoit's title has been excised, the orchestra said yesterday for the first time. He had been chief conductor and artistic adviser.
"We shortened his title to chief conductor," said orchestra spokeswoman Katherine Blodgett. "His role hasn't changed, but we had gotten feedback that people were confused by the title. Maestro Dutoit wanted the change and we all feel it is clearer." Dutoit does not have the full responsibilities of music director, even as the orchestra's search for one continues.
Both Dutoit and the orchestra have strong profiles in Asia. Dutoit was music director of the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo. The Philadelphia Orchestra was the first American orchestra to perform in the People's Republic of China, and has returned there often. The Philadelphians were also the first U.S. orchestra to visit Vietnam, in 1999.
Contact culture writer Peter Dobrin at 215-854-5611 or pdobrin@phillynews.com.