China National Symphony Orchestra

The China National Symphony Orchestra is one of the best professional symphony orchestras of China. Originally founded as the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China in 1956, the orchestra was restructured and renamed in 1996 to reflect the changes which had taken place over forty years. 

For almost half a century, the CNSO has introduced Chinese audiences to a vast repertoire of classical, romantic, modern and contemporary orchestral works by both Western and Asian composers.