It is the resident orchestra of the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) located in the Xicheng District of Beijing.
About 60 musicians were selected from a global pool of candidates with an average age of 27.
[5][6] The NCPA Orchestra undertook its first North American tour in late 2014.
[7] Chen Zuohuang was the founding music director of the orchestra, and now holds the title of conductor laureate.
[8] Apart from performing the operatic and symphonic repertoire,[9] the NCPA Orchestra together with the NCPA Chorus and other musical groups has been performing series of educational Weekend Matinee Concerts and salons at its home venue as well as in schools, hospitals, museums, and other communities.