Broadway hits

China Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate its 13th anniversary with a concert on Saturday, featuring the well-known soprano Deborah Voigt (pictured). Voigt has enjoyed a positive reputation from critics and the world's opera audiences for her performances in operas by Wagner, Verdi, Strauss and others. On Saturday, she will collaborate with CPO to sing classics of Broadway, including songs from Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and Porgy and Bess. Since its beginnings on May 25, 2000, CPO's music director Yu Long has aimed to establish China's best orchestra and one of Asia's leading orchestras, a goal which has been achieved. The world's most influential classical music magazine, Gramophone, listed CPO among the "top 10 most inspiring orchestras" in 2009.

7:30 pm, May 25. Forbidden City Concert Hall, inside Zhongshan Park, Beijing. 400-600-4100, 010-6551-3348.