1956年7月3日，中國的國家樂團(tuán)-中央樂團(tuán)成立，在北京舉行了樂團(tuán)成立后的第一場音樂會，音樂會的內(nèi)容為紀(jì)念莫扎特誕辰200周年，1996年樂團(tuán)進(jìn)行了重組，更名為中國交響樂團(tuán)。從那一天算起，這支代表中國交響樂藝術(shù)水準(zhǔn)的“旗艦”樂團(tuán)已經(jīng)有了55年的歷史。在這段歷史中，著名中國指揮家李德倫、韓中杰為樂團(tuán)演奏藝術(shù)的提高打下了雄厚的基礎(chǔ)。指揮家奧曼迪、卡拉揚(yáng)、小澤征爾、迪圖瓦、馬祖爾、羅日杰斯特文斯基、潘德列茨基、范斯卡、哈丁、津曼、陳佐湟、湯沐海、邵恩等；演奏家大衛(wèi)?奧依斯特拉赫、梅紐因、斯特恩、穆特、阿格里奇、馬友友、郎朗、李云迪、王健、王羽佳、阿爾布雷赫特·梅耶等世界音樂大師曾與樂團(tuán)共鑄輝煌。全部由中國人演出的中文版貝多芬第九交響曲，就是中央樂團(tuán)于1959年10月1日在北京首演的。樂團(tuán)不僅演奏了大量的貝多芬、勃拉姆斯、柴科夫斯基、瓦格納、馬勒、理查·施特勞斯、肖斯塔科維奇、潘德列茨基等大量西方交響樂文獻(xiàn)。還推出了以冼星?！更S河大合唱」和由此作品改編的鋼琴協(xié)奏曲「黃河」為代表的眾多當(dāng)代作曲家的交響樂作品。樂團(tuán)還演奏過貝多芬、瓦格納、普契尼和理查·施特勞斯的歌劇。
樂團(tuán)先后在世界性巡演中出訪了歐洲、亞洲、南美洲的許多國家，2006年，樂團(tuán)攜關(guān)峽新創(chuàng)作的交響幻想曲《霸王別姬》和李姆斯基-科薩科夫的交響組曲《天方夜譚》等作品到美國8個城市巡演，在紐約林肯藝術(shù)中心和芝加哥交響樂大廳等主流音樂廳給觀眾留下了美好的印象。樂團(tuán)以令人信服的藝術(shù)表現(xiàn)力和獨(dú)具特色的中國神韻贏得了各國聽眾的高度贊譽(yù)，并受到英國《泰晤士報》、美國《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》等權(quán)威媒體的好評，稱“中國交響樂團(tuán)是一個非常成熟的、扎實(shí)的、熱情充沛的、受過精心訓(xùn)練的樂團(tuán)”；“樂隊(duì)的精彩演出贏得了聽眾，掌聲經(jīng)久不息，令人感到不虛此行”。韓國媒體稱樂團(tuán)是亞洲最好的交響樂團(tuán)，是“十三億中國人民的驕傲”。2010年6月，世界著名指揮大師米歇爾·普拉松帶領(lǐng)樂團(tuán)在莫斯科交響樂團(tuán)音樂節(jié)上演奏了圣-桑的第三交響曲和中國作曲家關(guān)峽的《大地安魂曲》，音樂節(jié)的組織者盛贊樂團(tuán)“美妙的東方之聲”。
中國國家交響樂團(tuán)室內(nèi)樂技藝精湛，曾在許多重要國際外交場合有卓越表現(xiàn)。2011年4月金磚國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人第三次會晤，成功為胡錦濤主席、俄羅斯總統(tǒng)梅德韋杰夫等國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人演出，在2011博鰲亞洲論壇上為各國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的演出獲得各國元首及政要廣泛贊譽(yù)。2011年8月18日在人民大會堂為習(xí)近平副主席和美國副總統(tǒng)拜登等中美國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人演出，8月26日在外交部為各國駐華大使演出。
樂團(tuán)現(xiàn)任團(tuán)長為著名作曲家關(guān)峽。2010年3月，世界指揮大師米歇爾·普拉松擔(dān)任了樂團(tuán)的首席指揮，使樂團(tuán)的音響增添了法國式的細(xì)膩、典雅和豐富的色彩。樂團(tuán)榮譽(yù)指揮湯沐海，首席常任指揮李心草，首席客座指揮邵恩，特邀指揮陳燮陽，樂隊(duì)首席為劉云志。
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China National Symphony Orchestra
The Central Philharmonic- the China national orchestra was founded in July 3rd 1956. The 1st concert in commemoration of 200th anniversary of the birth of Mozart was held in Beijing after the founding of the orchestra. In 1996, the Central Philharmonic was restructured and renamed as the China National Symphony Orchestra. Regarded as Chinese orchestras’ flagship, it represents the China’s symphony artistry and had gone through 55 years’ history.
In this period, famous Chinese conductor Delun Li, Zhongjie Han had helped lay a strong foundation for the improvement of the artistic level. Throughout its history, the CNSO has collaborated with many world famous artists in order to bring excellence to its audiences. CNSO audiences have been thrilled by famous conductors such as E.Ormandy Eugene, Herbert Von Karajan, Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur,Rozhdestvensky, Krzysztof Penderecki, Osmo Antero V?nsk?, Daniel Harding, David Zinman, Zuohuang Chen, Muhai Tang, En Shao and so on; Other well-known guest artists have included instrumentalists David Feodorovich Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Martha Argerich, Yoyo Ma, Lang Lang, Yundi Li, Jian Wang, Yujia Wang, Albrecht Mayer and among the others.
The premiere of Beethoven Symphony No.9 by the Central Philharmonic was held in Beijing on Oct. 1st 1959 and all the musicians were Chinese. The orchestra has not only played large amount of western classical music by Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Mahler, Richard Strauss, Dmitri Shostakovich, Penderecki and among the others, and also introduce a lot of works by contemporary Chinese composers such as Yellow River Cantata by Xinghai Xian and Yellow River Piano Concerto. The orchestra has also played operas by Beethoven, Wagner, Puccini and Richard Strauss.
The CNSO has toured throughout many countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, giving successful performances to critical acclaim by the international press. In 2006, CNSO brought Xia Guan’s new work Fantasies Symphoniques Farewell My Concubine and Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov to the United States during the concert tour in 8 cities, which strongly impressed the audiences. The concerts were held in major concert halls where world-class symphony orchestras often perform, including Avery Fisher Concert Hall, Lincoln Center of New York, Chicago Symphony Hall, and others. In London, a music critic for The Times praised the CNSO as “ a mature group with a vital sound.” The New York Times, the Washington Post quotes as , “The China National Symphony Orchestra is a solid, energetic and meticulously drilled ensemble.”, “the excellent performance by the orchestra won the audiences, they were given prolonged applauses.” Korean media said CNSO is the best orchestra in Asia and “the pride of 1.3 billion people.” In June 2010, CNSO participated in World Festival of World Symphony Orchestra in Moscow, the concert was conducted by Principal Conductor Michel Plasson with program Saint-Saens Symphony No.3 and Earth Requiem by Xia Guan, the festival organizing committee praises the orchestra as “beautiful sound from the east”.
The superb performances of CNSO chamber orchestra have deserved great praises in many important diplomatic occasions. At the 3rd BRICs Leaders Meeting in April 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Medvedev and a number of state leaders attended the concert by the ensemble with great interests. At Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2011, many state leaders and officials rewarded them with prolonged applause for the splendid performances. On August 18th 2011, in the Great Hall of the People, the Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, US Vice President Joe Biden and the delegation attended the CNSO chamber concert and sang high praises of it. On August 26th 2011, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ambassadors from different countries were moved by a performance full of passion, lyricism, and warmth by the chamber orchestra.
Leading the CNSO into the future are Director Guan Xia (Composer), Laureate Conductor Muhai Tang, Principal Resident Conductor Li Xincao, Principal Guest Conductor En Shao, Guest Conductor Chen Xieyang, and Concertmaster Yunzhi Liu. In March 2010, world famous conductor Michel Plasson was appointed Principal Conductor of the orchestra, which introduces French style delicacy, elegance of music and richness in color into the orchestra.
摘自中國交響樂團(tuán)網(wǎng)（www.CNSO.com.cn)