Wuxi Symphony Orchestra is announced on June 18. [Photo provided to wuxi.gov.cn]
The Wuxi Symphony Orchestra was established in Wuxi New District, Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, on June 18, local media outlets reported.
Aimed at becoming a first-class symphony orchestra with international influence in China, the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra is expected to promote the profile of Wuxi, carry out international exchanges, and enrich the lives of local residents.
"Symphonic music is a kind of international language and a symphony orchestra usually is an important sign of a city's internationalization," said Lin Daye, art director and chief conductor of the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra.
He revealed that to better improve the artistic accomplishment of local teenagers, the Wuxi Teenager Symphony Orchestra is under establishment.
Rendering of the Wuxi Symphony Hall. [Photo provided to wuxi.gov.cn]
The orchestra started recruiting performers around the world in March and since then has organized job fairs at renowned conservatories of music in China such as the Central Conservatory of Music, the Chinese Conservatory of Music, and the Shanghai Conservatory Of Music, according to Lin.
Its recruitment notice has also been published in Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea and on-site recruitments will be arranged in Europe, the US, and Singapore.
On the first day of 2024, the orchestra will make its debut with a New Year's Concert and then, it will start a tour of Asia and Europe to promote Wuxi to local residents.
Wuxi is also constructing the Wuxi Symphony Hall in WND. Designed by the United States-based Perkins Eastman Architects D.P.C., the facility includes a 1,500-seat Wuxi Symphony Hall, an Art Exchange Center, and a Performing Arts and Business Center.
