On the first day of 2007, Maestro Zubin Mehta greeted the new year
by performing works of the Strauss family at the Golden Hall of
Musikverein in Vienna. On December 31, the conductor will farewell
the year by bringing Strauss' melodies to the Great Hall of the
People in Beijing.
With the noted Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Mehta will also bring
audiences a special gift - the opening performance of John
Williams' Olympic Fanfare.
Metha will also conduct Chinese composer Lu Qiming's Ode to the
Red Flag, an orchestral work paying tribute to China's National
Day.
Highlights also include Mehta's personal favors, including
Johann Strauss' Die Fleidermaus Overture and Edmund Strauss' Ohne
Bremse Polka Schnell, Op 238. Antonin Dvorak's eminent From the New
World, Op 95 is also on the list.
Due to high demand for tickets, Mehta will also perform a
similar bill on December 30.
It will be Mehta's sixth trip to China. Before the Beijing
performance, he will conduct two concerts, one in the Shenzhen
Concert Hall on December 27 and another in the Shanghai Grand
Theater on 29.
Another New Year's Concert will be staged in the newly built
National Center for Performing Arts, featuring internationally
acclaimed conductor Seiji Qzawa leading the China National Symphony
Orchestra.
(China Daily December 21, 2007)
