Shen Yun Performing Arts’ rising stars present a range of classical Chinese dance techniques. Physically rigorous and exquisitely expressive, classical Chinese dance involves systematic training in dance fundamentals as well as difficult flips, spins, leaps, postures, and tumbling techniques. It is an incredibly rich art form that has developed over 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, […]

2013 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont, the hero in Goethe’s historical tragedy of 1778, was a Flemish general who bravely fought for the freedom of his people and was sentenced to death by their oppressor. In 1809, Vienna’s Burgtheater commissioned Beethoven to write music for the play. The output, an overture and […]

2016 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra JOHANNES BRAHMS In 1869, Brahms presented his publisher with 10 of his most successful arrangements of Hungarian and Gypsy (Roma) style folk melodies. These piano duets enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout Europe and, eventually, beyond, bringing both Brahms and his publisher, Fritz Simrock, unexpected success. The works furthermore fostered a trend […]

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Antonín Dvořák broke into the international music scene with his first set of Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, in 1878. Modeled after the widely popular Hungarian Dances of Johannes Brahms, Dvořák used melodies of his own creation instead of drawing from traditional folk tunes. That all of his Slavonic Dances feature wholly original melodies […]

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CHARLES GOUNOD Nineteenth-century Parisian composer Charles Gounod is recognized today for his two most popular operas, Faust and Roméo et Juliette. He wrote both in the grand opéra style, an avant-garde culmination of Italian, German, and French traditions. The operas mirrored classical dramas with their five-act structure, but to indulge the tastes of aristocratic patrons, […]

2013 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky An elegant ballroom with distinguished guests dancing the Polonaise opens the final act of Tchaikovsky’s three-act opera Eugene Onegin. The young man Eugene encounters Tatyana, whose innocent love he once harshly rejected. Tatyana is now a married, sophisticated woman. This time Eugene pledges his love to her, […]

Elite dancers from the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, Shen Yun, put on a special technical skills performance for the traditional Chinese holiday, the Mid-Autumn Festival. These dancers demonstrate the four essential components of classical Chinese dance: form, bearing, dance technique, and tumbling technique. Enjoy this exquisite holiday treat! NOTE: This video is only […]

2014 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Hector Berlioz Visiting Hungary for the first time in 1846, Berlioz wrote a piece using the unofficial Hungarian national anthem of the time, the Rákóczi March. The reception of his Rákóczi March, “with a new coda and recently orchestrated” at its premiere in Pest on February 15, 1846 was overwhelming. […]

Composer: Junyi Tan – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenYunCreation Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/sycreations Telegram: https://t.me/ShenYunCreations

Part of a Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration by Fei Tian College students and teachers. – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenYunCreation Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/sycreations Telegram: https://t.me/ShenYunCreations

A native of Bohemia, Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) lived at a time when nationalism was sweeping across Europe, influencing politics, literature, and the arts. Considered the father of Czech national music, Smetana’s style relied on folk influences, traditional tunes, and a conscious attempt to convey the Czech spirit. His second opera, The Bartered Bride, opened in […]

IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo Performed by Shen Yun Artists: Jocelyn Hu, Violin Annie Wang, Violin Paulina Cha, Viola Eric Yin, Cello – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: […]

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Part of a Fei Tian College Chinese New Year party produced and performed by students – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenYunCreation Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/sycreations Telegram: https://t.me/ShenYunCreations

Lana Kuscer, Flute Chia-Jung, Flute Leif Sundstrup, Conductor – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenYunCreation Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/sycreations Telegram: https://t.me/ShenYunCreations

FRANZ VON SUPPÉ Born in present-day Croatia, Franz von Suppé spent most of his life composing and conducting theater works in Vienna. Although his operettas propelled him to wide renown in his time, today we remember him mostly for a handful of overtures to these works. Light Cavalry Overture, which premiered in 1866, features a […]

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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY In 1888, Ivan Vsevolozhsky, then Director of Imperial Theatres in Saint Petersburg, proposed The Sleeping Beauty to Tchaikovsky as the subject for a ballet. Tchaikovsky was immediately enthusiastic upon receiving the libretto, and replied in a letter: “I am delighted and enchanted beyond all description.” He wrote the score with a speed […]

Junyi Tan, Composer Dmitry Russu, Conductor – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenYunCreation Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/sycreations Telegram: https://t.me/ShenYunCreations

RICHARD WAGNER Despite having lived abroad for many years, Wagner had a singular love for his country, one that only grew stronger when the Ger- mans emerged victorious from the Fran- co-Prussian War. He composed the Kaiser- marsch (Imperial March) in 1871 to glorify the newly proclaimed emperor, Wilhelm I, who attended the piece’s premiere. […]

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Leroy Anderson Kaspar Martig, Trumpet Eric Robins, Trumpet Wilson, Trumpet YOHEI SATO, Conductor – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenYunCreation Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/sycreations Telegram: https://t.me/ShenYunCreations

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Performed by Shen Yun Artists Gustavo Briceño, Violin Tse-Yu Chang, Violin Paulina Cha, Viola Alexander Dardykin, Cello – Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Shen Yun Creations are available at ShenYunCreations.com. Follow ShenYunCreations on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenyuncreations/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shenyuncreations/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShenYunCreation Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/sycreations […]