The annual New Year Concert by the Beijing Symphony Orchestra will be staged over two nights. Now in its 11th year, the concerts will present classical favorites, including Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Johann Strauss' Roses from the South. Concertos adapted from classical Chinese folk music, such as Butterfly Lovers, will also be performed at the concert.
7:30 pm. Jan 1 and 2, 2014. Forbidden City Concert Hall in Zhongshan Park, northwest of Tian'anmen Square.
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