Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Gao Qian
Wu Yuxia plucked the strings, and the pipa and the orchestra intertwined into the elegant and graceful "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night"; Lu Siqing waved the bow, and the orchestra set off the violin, playing the broad and turbulent "Violin Concerto No. 1" by Zhao Jiping Emotions... On the afternoon of December 31, in the concert hall of the Beijing Art Center, clusters of flowers surrounded the large characters "2024 New Year Concert", complementing each other with the lingering music. The famous conductor Xu Zhijun conducted the National Orchestra of the China Conservatory of Music and delivered well-known Chinese works such as "Festival Overture" and "Yao Dance" to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new on the last day of 2023.
Although the New Year's Concert is an imported form of performance, the audience Ms. Qin felt a strong Chinese sentiment from this performance: Zhao Jiping's "First Violin Concerto" played by Lu Siqing was originally performed in the form of a Western orchestra. After being transplanted to national musical instruments, it has a unique charm; the musicians on the stage are dressed in ink-colored clothes, elegant and pleasant. What makes her even more delighted is that Wu Yuxia, Lu Siqing and other famous artists performed on stage only 20 minutes away from home. "Performances that you could only see at the National Center for the Performing Arts or Beijing Concert Hall in the past can now be seen at your doorstep." On."
According to statistics, from the official opening on December 27 to 17:00 on December 31, the Beijing Art Center has received a total of 13,750 visitors and audiences. The ticket sales rate of the drama "Sherlock Holmes" currently being performed Reaching 99%, the ticket sales rate of the New Year’s concerts on December 31 and January 1, 2024 both exceeded 90%. Throughout the New Year's Day holiday, the Beijing Art Center is expected to receive 12,000 visitors.
The radiating attraction ability and cultural cluster effect of the three major cultural buildings of Beijing Art Center and the city sub-center are emerging. Take Ms. Qin’s tour route as an example. In the morning, she took her children to visit the Beijing City Library and the Beijing Grand Canal Museum. The 9-year-old child particularly liked the “book mountain” in the library. After finding a book of poetry, she sat down and settled it. After watching quietly for two hours, in the afternoon, the mother and daughter walked into the Beijing Art Center hand in hand. "There are books and music. I believe this must be a meaningful holiday for the children."
Next, the conductor Shui Lan, the British Philharmonic Orchestra, Beijing Peking Opera Theater and other powerful lineups will successively perform at the Beijing Art Center. In addition, the lively canal market in the public area, chamber music ensembles in various forms, and the "Essence of Art" exhibition of sculptures from the collection of the National Center for the Performing Arts, which brings together more than 50 pieces by three generations of Chinese sculpture masters, will continue to be created. A full-space, all-weather art experience.
