Synopsis:

Flight is possible, only because one is grounded.
As the ancient pagoda tree seeks its roots, the music takes off.
As its thousand-mile journey ends, the tree finds its home.

A master of music, an icon in the Chinese music circle, Zhao Jiping has touched generations of music lovers around the world with the many classics he composed over the decades of his career. This evening, Zhao Jiping's works will take flight. Dormant roots of Zhao's ancient pagoda tree, awakened by the graceful melodies flowing from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, will be transformed into soaring dragons that will take us on the search for one's roots.

Conducted by SCO Music Director Tsung Yeh, the In Search of the Roots - A Musical Conversation with Zhao Jiping concert will be livestreamed on the online platform SISTIC LIVE from the SCO Concert Hall on 27 March 2021 (Saturday), 8pm.

The digital concert video will be available for unlimited playback on SISTIC till 4 April 2021 (Sunday), 8pm. The approximate concert duration is 50 minutes long. This concert will feature Zhao Jiping's excellent music works. Sit back and relax, as 36 SCO musicians present an evening of thought-provoking master pieces and television series music.

Programme
Song of Heroes 《好汉歌》
In Search of the Roots of the Ancient Pagoda Tree 《古槐寻根》
Symphonic Suite: Qiao's Grand Courtyard《乔家大院》| Orchestration by
Jing Jianshu
The Silk Road Fantasia Suite, Mvt V: The Dance of Qiuci
《丝绸之路幻想组曲》第五乐章《龟兹舞》
Impressions of Macau《澳门印象》