Classical renewal in the air

Vienna orchestra's latest visit to China turns into a harmonious ode to joy, Chen Nan reports.

World-renowned conductor Adam Fischer is visiting the Chinese mainland for the first time, performing with the Wiener Symphoniker, or Vienna Symphony, in a tour of China that began on May 28 and finishes on Thursday.

On May 29, the conductor took the baton to lead the orchestra in performances including Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major, Op 77 and Richard Strauss' symphonic poem Don Juan, Op 20, featuring violinist Julian Rachlin, at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

"I didn't have time to walk around the city yet. But I was impressed by the venue and the Chinese audience," Fischer says.