Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 14th. The Suzhou National Orchestra's "Symphony in Silk and Bamboo" themed concert was played in the National Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall on the evening of the 13th. The Beijing audience enjoyed a wonderful time in the music of Silk and Bamboo. "Jiangnan Night".

The concert that night was conducted by Peng Jiapeng, a national first-level conductor and artistic director of the Suzhou National Orchestra. Zhu Changyao, a famous erhu player and artistic director of the orchestra, and Wang Yujue, a young dulcimer performer, served as soloists respectively.

The symphonic poem "Four Seasons in the Garden" is based on the different charms of Suzhou gardens in spring, summer, autumn and winter. It uses beautiful and rich tunes to depict the beautiful scenery of Suzhou, a paradise on earth. The third movement inserts the voice-over of the opera narration of the Kun Opera "The Peony Pavilion". Its long, graceful and beautiful Kun Opera singing accentuates the artistic conception of the work with profound meaning; the finale piece "Fantasy of Gan Jiang Moye" is taken from the folk legend "Gan Jiang Mo Xie" The story, through the four movements of "Oath, Mountain Snow, Fire, and Nirvana", shows the spirit of great love, righteousness and bravery, pushing the concert to a climax.

This concert is a useful attempt by the Suzhou National Orchestra to promote the development of Chinese national symphony. The orchestra has invited composer Zhao Jiping to Suzhou for many times to collect music. Drawing inspiration from Suzhou’s humanities, history, traditional music, and people’s lives, they have created a number of outstanding original works of Suzhou quality, Jiangnan characteristics, and Chinese style. Newly created pieces played at the National Center for the Performing Arts for the first time include "Moxie's Fantasy" and "Four Seasons in the Garden", all of which have strong local Suzhou characteristics.