The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is on tour in China, where they will perform concerts in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Ningbo. WCLV has signed up three orchestra members as "field reporters" to send back pictures, video, audio, and text of their experiences.
Final update from Jieming Tang, Concertmaster
Tuba player David Burnett interviews Music Director Brett Mitchell on the last day of the tour: https://youtu.be/VgDp7M6FA2A
Brett Mitchell's speech at the farewell dinner in Shanghai: http://youtu.be/AuAd3dRcU-E
Chilling on the flight to Beijing
Enjoying the flight to Beijing
On the flight to Beijing
First rehearsal at the Beijing Children's Palace
Group shot in the Summer Palace
Roomies in the Summer Palace
Selfie in the Forbidden City
In front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace
In front of the Great Hall of the People
Dragon boat in the Summer Palace
Entrance of the Great Wall
On the Great Wall
Funny English on the Great Wall
Buying drinks on the Great Wall
Buying drinks on the Great Wall
At the top of the Great Wall
Playing chess at the top of the Great Wall
A lake in Ningbo
A lake in Ningbo
Chaperones in the Ningbo Cultural Garden
Inside the Ningbo Cultural Garden
Truth or dare at Ningbo Cultural Garden
Condcutor and concertmaster on the bus in Shanghai
