“Ride of the Valkyries” in Beijing
March 9, 2018: Music Director Designate Jaap van Zweden and the Orchestra rehearse the rousing “Ride of the Valkyries” from Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Beijing’s picturesque National Centre for the Performing Arts — which opened in 2007 and is colloquially known as The Giant Egg — as a possible encore that evening. It’s a good thing, too: the audience demanded more and were treated to this! The March 8 and 9 concerts, presented by China Merchants Bank, opened the Philharmonic’s ASIA 2018 tour. (Video: Chris Lee) For more information visit nyphil.org/asia2018 Subscribe at www.youtube.com/user/NewYorkPhilharmonic Facebook: www.facebook.com/nyphilharmonic Twitter: twitter.com/nyphil Instagram: instagram.com/nyphilharmonic Tumblr: nyphil.tumblr.com/
