Toronto

PACKING THE HOUSE

Pianist Liu Xiaoyu (standing beside the piano) takes a bow after performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, accompanied by the China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Orchestra with chief conductor Lü Jia (standing behind the piano), at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Koerner Hall in Toronto on Tuesday. It’s the sixth stop on the orchestra’s North America tour, which includes Chicago, Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Ottawa. LI NA / CHINA DAILY