WuLe Symphony Orchestra
The WuLe Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Shi Wule, will present a symphony concert featuring traditional Chinese and classical European compositions at the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Berliner Philharmonie
The WuLe Symphony Orchestra, the world’s largest symphony orchestra composed entirely of Buddhist monks, brings a message of peace to Berlin together with three musicians from the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Lineup
- WuLe Symphony Orchestra
- Shi Wule, conductor
Programme:
FIRST HALF
1. Orchestral Suite “Farewell”
Ma Ke / Chinese Traditional Music
Including Nanniwan and Ten Farewells to the Red Army
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
2. The Butterfly Lovers Concerto
He Zhanhao & Chen Gang
Violin
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
3. Reba Dance, Orchestral Suite
Fang Kejie
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
4. Méditation from Thaïs
Jules Massenet
Cornelia Gartemann, violin
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Raphael Haeger, guest conductor
5. Carmen Suite No. 1
Georges Bizet
Raphael Haeger, percussion
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
SECOND HALF
6. Overture to Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
7. Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
8. Danse sacrée et danse profane
Claude Debussy
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Raphael Haeger, guest conductor
9. Symphony No. 94 in G major, “Surprise” – II. Andante
Joseph Haydn
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
10. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 – I. Allegro con brio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
FINALE
“Farewell”《送别》
Cornelia Gartemann, violin
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Raphael Haeger, percussion
Maestro Shi Wule, conductor
Additional information
Participating artists
WuLe Symphony Orchestra
Shi Wule
Dates
October 2026
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