Pacific Symphony, conducted by Music Director Carl St.Clair embarks on its first tour to China with soloist Pinchas Zukerman.

The five-city tour launches 9 May with a concert at the Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre, followed by performances in Hefei, Wuxi, Chongqing, and Beijing. The final concert takes place at the National Centre for the Performing Arts.

The Symphony’s tour will include works by Leonard Bernstein in celebration of his centennial, as well as Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No.2; Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky (arranged by Ravel); and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3, featuring violinist Pinchas Zukerman.

This tour of China is the first international tour since the Symphony toured European capitals in 2006. The tour follows another important tour this season to New York City for the Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall debut on 21 April.