The US Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra gave a performance in Beijing Thursday, staging world's musical masterpieces for the Chinese audience.
The recitals included La Gazza Ladara Overture (The Thieving Magpie) by Rossini, and the Carmen Suite No.1 by Bizet.
The troupe also performed The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers and West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein.
The troupe has been invited to tour many countries and regions, including Britain, France, Italy, Australia, Japan and Taiwan.
(Xinhua News Agency June 27, 2002)
