How many of us consider that epithet when describing a performance of, say, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony or Paganini’s Violin Concerto no. 1, and would pass judgment of such a rendition as ...

A New Year concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing performed by the symphony orchestra of China Conservatory of Music, under the baton of Li Xincao, on Dec 27, 2024.