Bringing a world of sound around the globe

The China NCPA Orchestra performed in the world premiere of the 23-minute cinematic-musical production, See Me: A Global Concert, which opened the World Economic Forum on Jan 24.

Marin Alsop, one of the world's most acclaimed conductors and winner of the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award, initiated the international collaborative effort.

Filmed in different locations over the fall and winter of 2020 despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, the production features cellist Yo-Yo Ma; the Chamber Orchestra of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music; the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra; the Choir of the State Orchestra of Sao Paulo; the Orchestra della Toscana of Italy; the Drakensberg Boys Choir of South Africa; the China NCPA Orchestra; and US sand artist Jim Denevan.