Myung-Whun Chung

When Sergei Prokofiev was commissioned to write a ballet and given a choice of three stories, he chose »Romeo and Juliet« without hesitation, declaring, »I ›bit‹ straight into the plot, it would have been hard to find a better one!« And no wonder: Shakespeare’s perhaps most famous love story provides the perfect mix of drama, passion and exciting action, allowing the orchestra of the spectacular National Center for the Performing Arts – Beijing’s answer to the Elbphilharmonie – to showcase its full expressive range.