Forty-eight talented musicians of the Symphony’s Youth Orchestra, led by conductor Richard Loheyde, took a life changing Musical Journey Through China, June 17 through June 25, 2015. The orchestra represented Northern California, they performed in renowned concert halls in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. When they were not onstage, the young musicians enjoyed plenty of sight-seeing and cultural exchange. Youth Orchestra received a proclamation from the City of Santa Rosa congratulating them on their tour of China. See the Proclamation here: City-Proclamation-for-YO-tour-to-China
Photos for China tour by Rosalie Abbott
Leaving Santa Rosa for China, June 17, 2015


Arriving in China, June 18, 2015


Travel manager, Shipeng. China 2015
Students enjoyed their tour of the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square. China 2015




Youth Orchestra at Sunrise Concert Hall. Beijing, China 2015

Composer listening to rehearsal and reviewing score with Maestro Loheyde and interpreter. China 2015


Beijing, China 2015




Our kids in yellow t-shirts, at the Great Wall of China. China 2015









Visiting the Jade factory. China 2015






Visiting the Terracotta Museum. Xi’an, China 2015





























Boat ride on West Lake. Hangzhou, China 2015



Tea Plantation. China 2015





Concert Hall in the Hangzhou Grand Theatre. Hangzhou, China 2015






Leaving Hangzhou, headed for Shanghai . China 2015


Shanghai towers. China 2015
















Silk factory. Shanghai, China 2015






Final concert at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. China 2015













