On the evening of April 8, 22-year-old Xue Yifei, an undergraduate from the Central Conservatory of Music, appeared on the stage of the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival for the first time. His work "Drunken Cold Youth" premiered at the Shanghai Concert Hall. Two hours before the performance, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, led by sheng player Zhong Zhiyue and conductor Zhang Jiemin, was still struggling to adjust, and Xue Yifei looked a little uneasy.
"Perhaps some of my immature ideas have brought some difficulties to the performers. But being able to cooperate with such excellent performers and turn the notes in my head into real music is very important to a young creator. It’s the feeling of ideals coming into reality,” said Xue Yifei.
This is the 16th performance launched by the "Shanghai Spring" original music display platform "Sea New Dream", with the theme of "Chinese Music Praises the Golden Age of China" to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Through a nationwide collection, "New Dream on the Sea" has received a total of more than 50 original folk music concertos. The submitted authors are from home and abroad, mostly young and middle-aged, with the youngest only 13 years old and the oldest 73 years old.
After selection by the jury, 8 works were finally presented at this concert. Among these works, the erhu, suona, zhongruan, pipa and other national musical instruments were innovatively integrated with the symphony, using international musical language to show the enduring and enduring influence of Chinese civilization. Endless charm.
Wang Ruiqi's work "Leaping over the Dragon Gate", Han Yan's solo
's super lineup "supported" it, allowing newcomers to boldly explore
For young composers who have not yet become famous, it is extremely difficult to stage a huge symphony work. This year’s “New Dream on the Sea” has a “luxurious” performance lineup. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra joins hands with suona player Liu Wenwen, erhu player Chen Ziwen, zhongruan player Zhang Biyun, pipa player Han Yan, dulcimer player Niu Fanqiong and other performers to escort young creators.
Wang Yong, vice chairman of the Shanghai Musicians Association and dean of the Shanghai University School of Music, said: "Inviting the best orchestras and Mesozoic performers with their own 'fans' to 'support' newcomers and new works is a testament to the 'Shanghai Spring'" 's courage. I also hope that such excellent performers and a spotlight stage can attract more audiences to pay attention to these new creators."
performed 8 new works in one concert, which was a great blessing to the performers. It’s a challenge, but it’s also a challenge for the audience. Wang Yong said: "This year's 'New Dream on the Sea' has more new faces, which may bring more successes or more failures, but we cannot deprive ourselves of the opportunity to perform many new works just because we are afraid of failure. Every time Each generation of listeners has different aesthetics, and they must be tolerant enough, because new people need to grow up, and new works need to be polished. "
Lin Hu's "Love in the Green Mountains", Chen Ziwen's solo
Zhejiang Normal University Professor Liu Jian brought a performance of guzheng and music. "Lotus" composed by the symphony orchestra, this is not her first time to "Shanghai Spring". Liu Jian said: "I like 'Shanghai Spring' very much because this platform is inclusive enough. Many ideas that I would not dare to try elsewhere can be boldly tried in 'Shanghai Spring'."
Liu Jian once brought Sir John, Three different types of music, Kun Opera and Bel Canto, collided in the "Shanghai Spring", clashing with each other and causing sparks to fly. Unexpectedly, her unconstrained creativity was welcomed by the audience. "In Shanghai, there is a feeling of 'the sky is high, you can fly'. Whether you are managers, organizers, or ordinary viewers, they will seek innovation and change. They will not set limits for you, allowing you to explore and innovate."
Wu Yue’s work "Full Qiang", Liu Wenwen solos
Young people give the national musical instrument a different color
htmlAt the end of February, Niu Fanqiong, a dulcimer player and associate professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, received the score of the new work "Sky" by Wang Siguang, a doctorate student at the China Conservatory of Music, and began Start practicing. "Sky" is a work full of challenges. The composer added a metallic sound to the dulcimer and also incorporated a jazz style. Among national musical instruments, compared to erhu, guzheng and other instruments, the dulcimer, which is larger in size and has 144 strings, is slightly less popular, and the number of concertos composed for the dulcimer is also relatively small.But what makes Niu Fanqiong happy is that with the revival of traditional culture, young people are becoming more and more fond of folk music, and more and more young composers are beginning to understand the dulcimer and compose music for it. "Many new works are shelved after being performed once. The birth of a true classic requires the right time, right place and right people. I hope there will be more opportunities to perform "Sky" in the future. I also hope that after continuous performance and continuous polishing, this work can stay in the precipitation of time. , liked by more people. "
Wang Siguang's work "Sky", Niu Fanqiong's solo
Chen Zeyu, a third-year PhD student at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, composed "Looking into the distance" for Zhong Ruan and the symphony orchestra. There are five paragraphs: The coolness is rising, the time is coming, and spring is coming in the distance. They are inspired by the changes of the four seasons and show the expectation for beautiful things.
Chen Zeyu said that the inspiration for "Looking into the Distance" came from ancient Chinese poems such as "Late Clear" and "Chasing the Cold on a Summer Night". The creation process was also a process for him to study and explore traditional Chinese culture more deeply. "Thank you for your trust and encouragement from 'Shanghai Spring'. It makes me think and imagine what kind of creative path our generation of young creators should take in the future in order to create works that are worthy of the times and the audience."
Chen Zeyu's work "Looking Away", Zhang Biyun solo
Zhou Xianglin, vice chairman of the Shanghai Musicians Association and director of the Composition and Conducting Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, said that during the review of the collection of works, many were found to be both technical and artistic, and both symphonic and traditional. Works with Chinese heritage. "The works of young people give us many surprises. They are very creative and give different colors to national musical instruments such as erhu, pipa, and Zhongruan. I hope that more young people will use Chinese national music and art as the key to open up culture in the future. The door of communication conveys the voice of China on the world stage.”
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