On this day, 47 years ago, on April 27, 1978 (March 21, 1978, the first foreign symphony orchestra to visit after the Cultural Revolution performed in Beijing. On April 27, 1978, the first foreign symphony orchestra to visit after the Cultural Revolution performed in the Red Tower Auditorium not far from the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. In this place with the best acoustics in the capital at the time, Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony Orchestra to hold a three-day performance.