Poly Night – China Philharmonic Orchestra Vancouver Debut Concert
November 30th, 2016
On November 30th, 2016, Poly Night – China Philharmonic Orchestra Vancouver Debut Concert had its successful debut at the Chan Center for Performing Arts in the University of British Columbia.
The China Philharmonic Orchestra came to Vancouver to perform with a team of more than 100 artists, led by the internationally renowned conductor and philharmonic artistic director, Long Yu. Serna Wang, a 12-year-old piano prodigy, was invited to perform with the China Philharmonic Orchestra. The China Philharmonic Orchestra's repertoire includes "Good News from Beijing Reaches the Frontier", "Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1", "Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9: New World”, and other wonderful encores.
The China Philharmonic Orchestra represents the highest level of the symphony in China and is rated as "one of the ten most influential orchestras in the world" by Gramophone magazine.
This performance provides Vancouver audiences with a world-class concert that has been recognized by Vancouver's local mainstream community and music industry. It has achieved great success and attracted distinguished guests from all walks of life, including the Consul General of the Chinese consulate in Vancouver Liu Fei and Federal senator Yuen Pau Woo. After the performance, the whole audience gave a standing ovation and prolonged applause.
This event is listed by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and the Chinese consulate in Vancouver as one of the activities of the “year of cultural exchanges between China and Canada 2015-2016”. The Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark, sent a message of congratulations: "I can't think of a better way to celebrate the grand opening of Poly Culture's North American headquarters in Vancouver than bringing the world-renowned China Philharmonic Orchestra," said British Columbia Premier Christy Clark. "Poly Culture Group's investment in British Columbia is not just offices, but a new medium for cultural exchange that will create jobs, add to our already rich multicultural arts scene and will further build on our strong cultural and business relationship with China."
The success of this performance cannot be achieved without the strong support of numerous sponsors. 16 sponsors in total cooperated with us to accomplish this event. Thanks again to the title sponsor Alligga, Co-organizer China Construction Bank(Canada), gold sponsors Advantage BC, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada), Eton college, Fasken Martineau, KPMG, FFAF Cargo, Freedom 55 Financial, Green Mountain Jade, Chef Tony Seafood Restaurants, Phantom creek estates and RBC global asset management. Special thanks to the Vancouver symphony orchestra and the Vancouver Academy of music for their support and assistance.
