Riccardo Muti's concert to be held in Suzhou in November

In November 2024, the world-renowned top Italian conductor Riccardo Muti will come to Suzhou to perform a concert with the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra. In this performance, Maestro Muti will present the overtures of NORMA, LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, GUGLIELMO TELL, and the entire CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA from PIETRO MASCAGNI .

At the same time, he will bring the Italian Opera Academy Project to Suzhou, China, for the first time. He will conduct a one-week master class in Suzhou, leading the SZS to complete the rehearsals and performances with outstanding young conductors recruited from all over the world. This program is co-organized by China Symphony Development Foundation, Italian Embassy in China, The Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and  Fan Jing Culture (Beijing) Co. 

Suzhou Symphony Orchestra invites you to enjoy this musical feast.

Riccardo Muti Conducts

Suzhou Symphony Orchestra

TIME & PLACE

2024.11.30（SAT） 19:30

SCAC Grand Theatre

PROGRAM

BELLINI

Overture from NORMA

VERDI

Overture from LA FORZA DEL DESTINO

ROSSINI

Overture from GUGLIELMO TELL

PIETRO MASCAGNI

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

*Program is subject to change

*Singers will be announced

TICKETS

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Come and Enjoy a fantastic musical journey face-to-face with the Maestro!

Tickets for sale

RMB 2280/1880/1480/980/680/380

NOTICE TO AUDIENCE

• In order to protect the rights and interests of the audience who purchased tickets, this show is a real-name ticket sales and real-name admission. Each account can only submit one valid order (no more than 4 tickets). Please be sure to purchase tickets through official channels. Before purchasing tickets, please add the real name information of each actual attendee  in advance.
• Tickets may not be resold after the pre-sale of the show, such as I can not watch the show, you can apply for a free refund in the original purchase of tickets in the channel before 18:00 on November 1. November 1 after 18:00 will no longer accept applications for refund of the audience.
• Audience members are required to hold the original valid identification documents reserved when purchasing tickets, one for each person, and will be admitted only after verification of consistency. For children holding other documents or not applying for identity documents (to be accompanied by the guardian holding the ticket for the show, carrying the child's own household register), admission will be granted only after manual verification. Audience members who do not carry original identification documents or whose identification documents do not match the registration may not be admitted.
• Children under 1.1 meters will not be admitted. If you are unable to enter the show due to under-height children, the ticket will not be refunded.
• This performance is not entitled to any preferential policies

Conductor  Riccardo Muti

It is well known that Riccardo Muti is One of the most famous conductors in the international music world today. 

• In 1986 Muti succeeded Abbado as the permanent conductor of La Scala, a position he held until 2005.
• Muti has been music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2010. 
• In 1993, Muti made a deep impression on the global audience after conducting the New Year concert in Vienna with his elegant demeanor and noble temperament. 
• He conducted the Vienna New Year Concert six times in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2018 and 2021.
• In 2025, he will return to the Vienna New Year's Concert, once again conducting this world-famous art event !

Suzhou Symphony Orchestra（SZS）

Co-founded by the City of Suzhou and the Suzhou Industrial Park in 2016, the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra (SZS) has positioned itself as one of China’s most dynamic orchestras. Characterized by experience combined with youth, the musicians of the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra represent 18 countries/regions across four continents. The "Best Practice of SZS", as a model of the reform of domestic performing arts industry, was promoted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.

Under the stewardship of Music Director CHEN Xieyang and Chief Conductor XU Zhong, the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra has conceived challenging, illuminating and entertaining programs that encompass a broad range of repertoire with stylistic diversity and technical rigor. Since its inception the orchestra has enjoyed prestigious collaboration with such musical luminaries and orchestras as Roberto Abbado, Christof Eschenbach, Jaap van Zweden, Daniel Oren, Christian Arming, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maxim Vengerov, Angela Gheorghiu, Xincao Li, Guoyong Zhang, Tan Dun, Tsung Yeh, Xian Zhang, Lio Kuokman, Jian Wang, Shikun Liu, Bright Sheng, He Hui, Guang Yang, Liwei Qin, Siqing Lv, Feng Ning, Xuefei Yang and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, among others.

From 2017, the SZS presented the Jinji Lake International Piano Competition and Jinji Lake International Composition Competition. The “Symphony of a Thousand” concert presented at the Suzhou Olympic Center in 2019 added a milestone to the SZS’s impressive resume of hosting large-scale musical events of international calibre. In July 2023, the "Dedication to The Journey" was selected as the National Excellent Symphony Works, and in October, it was awarded the "Excellent Repertoire Award" of 2023 Zijin Culture and Art Festival. In addition, the orchestra has been invited to participate in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's "Happy Spring Festival", "Meet Beijing" Olympic Culture Festival, CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala and other major projects.

2017 has taken the SZS to France and German. Then the Orchestra shared its music with audiences in the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore, NTCH Concert Hall in Taipei, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Staatsoper Berlin Unter den Linden, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Macao Cultural Centre, Ronarcher Theatre in Vienna and Algiers Opera House. At the invitation of the Chinese Ambassador to the UN, the SZS gave the first-ever concert celebrating Chinese New Year hosted at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in February 2019.

In 2022 and 2023, Suzhou Cultural Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd. and the Suzhou Municipal Education Bureau successively established the Suzhou Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra Affiliated Choir (Suzhou Teachers' Choir). The SZS provides professional instruction for them, which opens a new chapter of high-quality aesthetic education driven by the government and enterprises.

From its home base – the Jinji Lake Concert Hall designed by world-class acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, the SZS has proven itself a leader in organizing premier musical events and spearheading the education of classical music in Suzhou with fully implemented chamber music series and community engagement programs.

Determined to develop the appreciation of music from the root, the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra remains committed as a culture ambassador and a champion of the arts for Suzhou.