On the evening of June 13th, the Fifth Hunhe River Bank Symphony Music Festival 
was officially launched in Yunyang Pavilion, with Shenyang Music College's 
North Symphony Orchestra playing the most beautiful melody under the night sky 
of Shenyang.

Edin Falto, governor of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Preet Valcke, mayor 
of Pede, Estonia, Imelda Tuasso, vice-president of the provincial council of 
Brasov, Romania, Milomir Premovi, first deputy prime minister and adviser of 
Serbia and other distinguished guests from central and eastern European 
countries, a total of 20 guests, were invited to the Yunyang Pavilion, enjoying 
a wonderful melodious night with enthusiastic citizens of Shenyang together.

Rimantas Klipgius, the mayor of the Lithuanian city of Schevenjonis, gave a 
high praise to this symphonic performance for the benefit of the people. He 
regarded it as a great benefit for the citizens to enjoy the melodious symphony 
by the river and under the stars. 

"This is my first time to visit Shenyang. This city is very energetic and 
charming, both traditional and modern," expressed Yarlena Ioana Sarsz, director 
of the public affairs committee of Romania's Brazov Provincial Council.

Mundet Prender, secretary general of the association of local governments of 
Latvia, said: "I am familiar to tonight's music, such as The Nutcracker and 
Lohengrin, which makes me feel very intimate. When I heard My Country and I, I 
found that enjoying Chinese music is a great opportunity for foreigners to get 
to know Shenyang and China."

The Hunhe River Bank Symphony Music Festival was sponsored by the Publicity 
Department of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee. Mainly performed by 
professional symphony orchestras, the festival invited China Opera and Dance 
Theater Symphony Orchestra, Chengdu Symphony Orchestra, Manila Symphony 
Orchestra and other first-class orchestras in this year.

According to the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee, 
the festival will dedicate to Shenyang audience with a high level of symphony 
concert, and will also hold art exchanges, researches, master classes and a 
series of cultural activities at the same time, further enriching Shenyang 
amateur cultural life, improving the urban cultural atmosphere and enhancing 
the city's cultural taste. The Hunhe River Bank Symphony Music Festival is 
given hope to develop into an international art exchange platform.

Source: The Publicity Department of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee

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