[1] Founded in 1998, XPO plays the majority of its concerts at Music Island Philharmonic Hall, Xiamen.
In 2002, the Orchestra performed in three cities in Japan and received high praise from world-class juries in the Fourth International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians held in Xiamen.
In April 2007, XPO made a European tour, holding very successful concerts dedicated to Chinese symphonic compositions in France, Germany, Austria and Italy.
The orchestra has performed together with world famous musicians including Edward Auer and Midori Gotō.
Coming from all across China, the 80 orchestra members are devoting their efforts to the objective of developing Xiamen into the "Music Island of the Orient" and ensuring that it can live up to this name.