A sold-out anniversary concert: On the occasion of 50 years of diplomatic relations, international virtuosos and up-and-coming young musicians lift treasures of the cultural nations Germany and China. In subtle arrangements, we embark on a journey through the ages, with music from J. S. Bach, F. Schubert, R. Schumann, W. A. Mozart to Y. WANG to masterpieces for traditional Chinese instruments. Supplemented by impulses from literature and image projections, we ponder on what essentially makes our cultures distinct and related. For more information and images, please visit the event’s website (in German).

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In co-production with the world-renowned China National Peking Opera Company, a whole new theatrical language was developed for cultural exchange: building on Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, eastern and western traditions were brought into a thrilling dialogue. The directors Anna Peschke and Wang Huquan, with Liu Dake, melded the stylized traditions of the Peking Opera with the archaic themes of the Nibelung myth to forge a vivid and exciting musical theater production that took us on a journey through exotic worlds and addressed the current issues of our times. New worlds of sound were built on the exciting frictions and musical interplay of modern European and Chinese compositions.

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A year of moving, enduring exchanges replete with new experiences and encounters came to a fitting end. In the presence of the then Vice Premier Liu Yandong and the then Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a German-Chinese ensemble, workshops, panel discussions, and, to cap it all off, a lively party in a nightclub crowned this exciting year of German-Chinese exchange.

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Starting with the Young Euro Classic Orchestra Germany-China, in which German and Chinese musicians met to perform at a ceremony in Beijing marking 35 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, a peerless exchange was born. The innovative connection between the two countries via artistic collaborations led to a cooperation that, year after year, heralded new successes, such as the 40th and 45th anniversaries of German-Chinese relations. Committed partners made the collaborations possible, especially LANXESS AG, as well our unparalled artistic partners at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, the Berlin University of the Arts, Villa Musica Rhineland-Palatinate and John Neumeier’s National Youth Ballet.

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Beijing – Tianjin – Wuhan – Nanjing – Wuxi – Shanghai: that was the route of the German “carriage with the arched hood”. The E-bus provided information, workshops and games addressing themes of education, innovation, and green technology. At schools and universities all throughout China, the bus offered the possibility to get to know Germany better, from the everyday life of its citizens to its literary tradition. Participant numbers exceeded all expectations – around 3,500 schoolchildren and students took part in this intensive programme, while 13,000 visitors and 139 teachers, professors, and instructors engaged in the various events.

The project:

• • Gave visitors of all ages a positive impression of Germany
  • Linked German protagonists with their Chinese counterparts, and vice versa
  • Helped to establish long-term German-Chinese cooperation opportunities

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The 600-year-old Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest theatrical art forms in the world and the origin of the Peking Opera. It fascinates with its colourful masks and engages with its unique interaction between dance and song. The Suzhou Kunqu Ensemble from the Jiangsu Province was established in 1956 and is one of the most renowned Kunqu ensembles in the country. In the piece “Floating Dreams”, the company showed the heroines’ struggle with love, despair and passion in three dreams from Kunqu classics, including the most popular Kunqu opera in China by Shakespeare’s contemporary Tang Xianzu – The Peony Pavilion.

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