The Xicheng-Salzburg Music Week has commenced at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center! This week-long event, running until November 3, is backed by the state government of Salzburg and the Mozart Foundation. It marks the first authorized Mozart-themed exhibition by the Mozart Foundation (and the inaugural one in China), showcasing several unique features. Celebrate Mozart's life and artistry with various exhibitions, musical performances, and family-friendly activities.
The exhibition's central theme is “Mozart's journey through space and time,” which reimagines Mozart's legendary life by blending technology and art. It is organized into sections covering the composer’s childhood, his career at the Salzburg court, the three phases of his later creative work, and includes static exhibition areas like reproductions of manuscripts, historical images, and scene reconstructions, along with immersive technology, interactive spaces, and cultural and creative exhibits.
A series of six professional musical performances will provide a captivating experience for audiences. This evening, October 28, at 7:30 PM in the Lyric Theater of the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre, the Mozarteum Quartett Salzburg will kick off the week with a concert. Comprised of top musicians from the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, the quartet will perform three of Mozart’s masterpieces for string quartet: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major K. 387, String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor K. 421, and String Quartet No. 17 in B Major K. 458. Tickets for the concert start at RMB 100 and can be obtained via the mini program of the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center by scanning the QR code below.
Admission to the Mozart Week exhibition is free. Visitors can access it from 10 AM to 5 PM from Tuesday to Sunday, with the last entry at 4:30 PM.
Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre, Bldg 9, Tianqiao South Street, Xicheng District 西城区天桥南大街9号楼
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Images: Beijing Xicheng, Wenhua Xicheng, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre
Xicheng-Salzburg Music Week Introduces Mozart to the Capital