's mountainous dazzling performance interprets the relaxed and cheerful theme, creating a mysterious and fantastic atmosphere, perfectly shaping the image of the "Devil"; the "Devil's Dance" from the international super soundtrack master John Williams (selected from the movie "Witches of East Town") surges and flows under the bowstring of Andrew Ling, instantly transporting the audience into a fantasy world. At 19:30 on the evening of August 29, the second "Music Salon" (Ling Xianyou's special session) of Futian CBD Cultural and Financial District's new art IP "Futian CBD Sky Art Season" was held on the 48th floor of Shenzhen Radio and Television Financial Center.
This event joins hands with Ling Xianyou, a highly influential young man in the classical music industry in the Greater Bay Area - viola violinist, conductor, and music educator, to convey musical concepts and ideas through the innovative model of "live performance + master class" With many years of performance experience, and through the live broadcast of "One Shenzhen", it brings a unique cultural feast to music fans. The event was hosted by the Lianhua Street Party Working Committee, the Lianhua Street Office, the Lianhua Street Financial Business District Party Committee, and the Broadcasting Integrated Media Center of Shenzhen Radio and Television Group.
Solo, chamber music, orchestra ensemble "decathlon", free switching between violin and viola
Ling Xianyou's official identity is the principal viola of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, but he also "wears many hats", not only playing the viola, but also good at Play the violin. ; He is also a conductor and music educator. At the event on the evening of August 29th, all the audience were immersed in Ling Xianyou’s music world and felt his powerful musical charm.
That night, he played a total of 5 classic pieces for the audience, namely "The Devil's Dance" by John Williams (selected from the movie "Witches of Easttown"), "Elegant" by William Bolcom "Ghost", Sergey Rachmaninoff's "Vocal Exercises", Alexander Glazunov's "Elegy" and Niccolò Paganini's "The Bell"; the first three of which are for violin repertoire, the last two are viola repertoire. These repertoires not only have different styles, rich timbres, and diverse techniques, but are also extremely difficult to perform in the same concert. They are both audible and technical. The arrangement and planning of the repertoire can be described as very careful and sincere. Ling Xianyou also used different musical instruments to perform and present. Among them, the first two are for violin and the last two are for viola. Two instruments, multiple styles. Ling Xianyou freely switched between the two instruments. His relaxed and smooth performance made the audience immersed and mesmerized, and the shouts of "Bravo" were endless. Representatives from the Futian District Lianhua Street Financial Business District Party Committee and the Futian District Lianhua Street Co-construction Committee of the Communist Youth League attended the event. They all praised Ling Xianyou, saying that the sound of the piano was clear and soft, and the lingering sound was lingering. The three violin pieces from this performance will also be performed in Ling Xianyou's violin solo concert "Elegant Elf" at the City Concert Hall in Chengdu on October 4, at the Yunnan Grand Theater in Kunming on October 5, and at the Yunnan Provincial Grand Theater in Kunming on October 4. On the 6th, they performed at the Zhengzhou Grand Theater in Zhengzhou during the National Day holiday mainland tour.
For Ling Xianyou, this is just the tip of the iceberg in his multi-faceted music life.
As a performer in the orchestra, he participates in almost all the orchestra's concerts every year; as a soloist, he has performed with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, China Film Orchestra, Kunming Nie'er Symphony Orchestra and Sichuan Symphony Orchestra He has performed with the group and has held solo concerts in Hong Kong, China, North America and Europe; as a chamber music performer, he has performed with musicians including Yuja Wang, Zhaoliang Lin, Ning Feng, Jaime Laredo, Michael Guttman ), Andreas Ottensamer and the Shanghai Quartet, etc.; as a conductor, he has conducted the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Pan-Asia Symphony Orchestra, the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra, the Seina of Finland Yorki Symphony Orchestra and Kuopio Symphony Orchestra, etc., and will serve as the music director of the Pan-Asian Symphony Orchestra in September. At the same time, he is also an experienced music educator and a slash young man in the classical music world.
The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.
The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Ling Xianyou's musical achievements today come from his decades of continuous practice and accumulation.The results come from decades of practice and accumulation. Ling Xianyu is a native of Hong Kong. He began to study violin at the age of six with the late Professor Lam Yaoji of the Central Conservatory of Music. He later studied with Henryk Kowalski, Mauricio Fuks, Alan de Veer Alan de Veritch and the late Ik-hwan Bae, and became a student of Professor Zhaoliang Lin at Rice University in Houston; he graduated from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in the United States with a bachelor's degree in violin performance and Master's degree, and viola player diploma.
In that night’s event, Ling Xianyou shared his “music journey” with the audience. He said, “In my world, music makes everything in my life wonderful. My life cannot be without music. "Ling Xianyou thinks that he seems to be "born for the piano." He shared: "I started learning piano when I was 4 years old. When I was 6 years old, I took the initiative to ask my parents to learn the violin. At that time, I had to practice the violin 2-3 times a day. When I was young, I practiced piano all day long on weekends. But I never felt it was hard at that time. I only loved the long nights of practicing piano and experienced the fun in the boring repetition." From then on, Ling Xianyou secretly inspired him to become a musician. After high school, he studied abroad and had the opportunity to receive a scholarship to major in violin at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University on the other side of the ocean. From bachelor's degree to master's degree to performer's diploma, in the late student years, he completed the switch from violin to viola. This is unusual for a professional performer.
Talking about this professional switch, Ling Xianyou felt that it seemed to be destined. "About 30 years ago, I formed a chamber music group with 6 classmates. We were all violinists and there was no violist." Ling Xianyou said, "Maybe my sight-reading ability is better than others. I am The only person who could sight-read the alto clef and tenor clef at that time, so people started asking me to play the viola part on the violin. I remember that the first time I played on the viola was when I was 13 years old. The performance was Schubert's "Trout". I have always liked the violin and the viola. However, when I was a graduate student, I still majored in violin. After a year of adjustment, I finally switched to the viola major. "Music has no boundaries, and different instruments are just different media of expression. After studying for the Viola Performer Diploma, Ling Xianyou also continued to study violin with famous teachers. After completing the degree, he was awarded the position of principal viola of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2010. It can be said that he was the "first principal at the beginning" and has been working ever since.
The road to becoming a professional performer is tortuous and full of thorns. After studying in the United States, Ling Xianyou discovered that there are people outside the world and there are mountains outside the mountains; it is actually very difficult to stand out from the crowd. A year before graduation, he saw a vacancy in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, so he seized the opportunity and applied for it. In the end, he successfully obtained the position of principal viola in the orchestra. Ling Xianyou said: "In the past, as a soloist, I would be more concerned about my pitch and timbre. After becoming the principal viola, I have become more of a bridge between the entire voice and the conductor, making the overall performance more harmonious; I hope that I can The love and understanding of music are integrated into the performance of the entire orchestra."
As the principal viola, Ling Xianyou pays full attention to every orchestra performance. "The spirit is highly concentrated. Just like the string quartet, I need to pay attention to the cello all the time. And the first violin, listen first and then respond correctly. I need to provide harmonic changes and provide support for the main key, which is also an important reason why I love this job." Ling Xianyou said, "In the orchestra , the principal viola is not as busy as the first violin, and I have enough time to listen. I feel that this is more rewarding than letting me play the violin alone."
The tide is flowing in the Greater Bay Area, and the wind is strong enough to sail; it will never change The yellow face
Whether it is a solo, a chamber music ensemble or an orchestra ensemble, whether it is a violin or a viola, in Ling Xianyou's eyes, these are all different paths to music. Shortly after becoming principal viola of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, he tried his hand at conducting.
"I never thought that one day I would be a conductor," Ling Xianyou said. "This is due to the appreciation of the orchestra director Jaap van Zweden." Ling Xianyou believes that as a conductor, he can give suggestions to the performers, adjust and change the band's performance, and lead everyone to paint a multi-layered painting, which is a very different experience compared to solo performance. He believes that reading scores and learning conductors is more important than practicing the notes on the instrument, because technology is not the music itself, but the way to music. If you can understand music more deeply and know what music you want, then whether it is a baton or a bow in your hand, it will definitely dance with your brain. Before this, Ling Xianyou never thought that one day he would be a conductor, nor did he think that one day he would be the music director of a symphony orchestra. In his heart, he only had his own unremitting efforts and pursuit of music. "A sword is sharpened by sharpening it." In September this year, he will serve as the music director of the Pan-Asian Symphony Orchestra.
The Pan-Asian Symphony Orchestra was founded by Dr. Yip Wai Hong in 1976 and serves as its music director. It has been performing in various concert halls and performance venues in Hong Kong for the past 50 years. It hopes to promote music to the general public through guided tours and music education explanations. At the same time, the orchestra has also conducted cross-border cooperation with artists from different fields to create animation music brands such as "Picture Exhibition" and "Peter and the Wolf" series. In recent years, the Pan-Asian Symphony Orchestra has also frequently toured several cities in the Greater Bay Area.
Talking about his expectations for the reform of the orchestra as the new music director, Ling Xianyou first expressed his gratitude to the audience for their recognition of the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra's past achievements. In recent years, he led the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra to perform Mahler's "Fifth Symphony" ", Piazzolla's "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" are stylistically different and technically challenging pieces. He hopes that as a native of Hong Kong, he can lead the Pan-Asian Symphony Orchestra to a more professional and professional "new world" as a cultural exchange envoy co-constructed by Shenzhen and Hong Kong. At the same time, he also hopes to lead the Pan-Asian Orchestra to integrate into the Greater Bay Area. There will be more opportunities to lead this orchestra to Shenzhen, the Greater Bay Area, and other cities in the mainland for performances and cultural exchanges. "The tide is surging in the Greater Bay Area, and the wind is strong enough to sail." Ling Xianyou hopes that the Pan-Asian Symphony Orchestra will continue to improve itself in the new era, while giving full play to its advantages in "aesthetic education" to help Hong Kong strive to integrate into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and assume its responsibilities. Responsibility for building a cultural exchange center between China and foreign countries.
In addition to performing, Ling Xianyou, who has both political integrity and talent, is also committed to cultivating and supporting a new generation of musicians. He currently teaches at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), and has previously taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He has served as a tutor in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Quartet Teaching Period at the Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA) and the Taiwan Youth Music Camp of the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO). He has also chaired the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation "Resident Academy Training Program" as co-music director. ". At the same time, he is also the music director of the "Happy Gabby" children's music picture book series.
During the interactive session of the master class that night, three children, Lu Honghan, Wu Keke, and Ding Yishu, performed live. Ling Xianyou patiently and carefully commented, demonstrated and guided the three children's performances. Ling Xianyou was very pleased and praised the innocent, cute and hard-working little piano boy from Shenzhen. He said: "Young people give birth to talents! I didn't expect that music education in Shenzhen has developed very rapidly in recent years. The three children are all very hard-working and talented. Music education should start from an early age to cultivate children's curiosity about art. and enthusiasm to prepare for their all-round development in the future."
Ling Xianyou expressed his hope that in the future, he will have more opportunities to come to Shenzhen to participate in meaningful activities such as the "Futian CBD Sky Art Season". He wants to Let everyone know that classical music is not far away from our lives, and the inheritance of music requires generations of young people to work hard and move forward.He hopes that through his efforts, he can help children who love and are passionate about music to develop their talents and continue to inherit and develop music in China.
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