2015 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOvSKY To celebrate its opening, Carnegie Hall invited perhaps the most famous musician of the time to compose and conduct for the 1891 events: Tchaikovsky. He used Marche Solennelle as the opening piece, which he originally composed in 1883 for Tsar Alexander III’s coronation; hence its paraphrase of…

2016 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra JOHANNES BRAHMS In 1869, Brahms presented his publisher with 10 of his most successful arrangements of Hungarian and Gypsy (Roma) style folk melodies. These piano duets enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout Europe and, eventually, beyond, bringing both Brahms and his publisher, Fritz Simrock, unexpected success. The works furthermore fostered a trend…

2012 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com.

2013 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky An elegant ballroom with distinguished guests dancing the Polonaise opens the final act of Tchaikovsky’s three-act opera Eugene Onegin. The young man Eugene encounters Tatyana, whose innocent love he once harshly rejected. Tatyana is now a married, sophisticated woman. This time Eugene pledges his love to her,…

Part of an Easter celebration by Fei Tian College students and teachers. – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com.