Cincinnati Pops trip to Olympics ‘extremely successful’

Despite bouts of inclement weather, Cincinnati Pops conductor Erich Kunzel calls their trip to Beijing “extremely successful”.

A concert at Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday was so well received that the orchestra was asked to return.

Although he isn’t sure whether the Pops can return to open a festival next summer, Kunzel describes the experience as a landmark event.

Sunday’s stormy weather forced the cancellation of a scheduled concert on the Olympic Green, but the orchestra was treated to a tour of the green by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.

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