The second phase of the Conductor Charity Program
html On April 26, the second phase of the "Conductor Charity Program" of the Chinese Musicians Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance came to Changchun, Jilin. Yuan Ding, chief permanent conductor of the Central Opera House, conducted the Jilin Provincial Symphony Orchestra in Jilin Province. The symphony concert "Vienna on the Musical Map" was held in the Library Concert Hall. Before the performance, Shi Dongsong, director of the Jilin Symphony Orchestra, presented Yuan Ding with a conducting public welfare certificate on behalf of the alliance. Zhang Chenyuan, deputy director of the Jilin Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and Shi Zhenjiang, deputy secretary-general of the Symphony Orchestra Alliance of the Chinese Musicians Association, also attended the concert.
The "Second Conductor Charity Plan" of the Chinese Musicians Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance will be launched in September 2023. This program is jointly participated by 12 conductors and aims to help the alliance orchestra gradually establish professional norms and promote standard formats. This visit to Changchun is the fifth stop of the "Second Command Charity Plan", which has been successfully held in Nanjing, Changsha, Chengdu and Nanchang.
The "Three Masters of Vienna" Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart are extremely important in European classical music schools and literature. For this concert, Yuan Ding specially selected three masterpieces of the Vienna School for the Jilin Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's "The Ruins of Athens Overture, Op. 113", Mozart's "Symphony Concerto in E flat major, k.297b" and Haydn's "Symphony No. 104 in D major". The three works are all the first performances of the Jilin Symphony Orchestra. Under the baton of Yuan Ding, the "Jijiao" is neat and uniform, the music is quiet and free and easy, sometimes fresh, sometimes very singing. The audience feels like they are walking in Vienna in the 18th century. , appreciate this unique nature and humanity. Yuan Ding said that these three works sound simple, but they are very suitable for training orchestras: " this time hopes to use the cleanest works to train the cleanest sounds." This is exactly the same as the original intention of the "Conductor Charity Program" It coincides with each other, that is, rehearsals and performances "for the purpose of training the orchestra."
It is worth mentioning that the four musicians of "Jijiao" - clarinetist Luo Jin, oboeist Dai Zhongyu, bassoonist Jiang Kuan, and horn player Liu Te jointly participated in Mozart's "E flat major" Symphonic Concerto". Arranging musicians from our troupe to participate in seasonal concerto performances has become the norm for mainstream international orchestras. It not only increases the solo performance opportunities of "one's own members", but also greatly improves their performance level and collective sense of honor . Yuan Ding said: "The most important thing in the construction of an orchestra is the fifteen chief leaders in the part. In daily life, they rarely have the opportunity to really stand in front of the stage. All orchestras will face this problem. Once they are allowed Standing in front of the stage, I believe that when returns to the orchestra in the future, they will definitely bring this particularly valuable experience back
The Jilin Provincial Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1954, is a band in Northeast my country. An important symphony force, 2024 also coincides with the orchestra’s 70th anniversary. In 2019, the Jilin Provincial Symphony Orchestra officially joined the Chinese Musicians Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance. In 2021, the orchestra cooperated with the famous conductor Zhang Jiemin in the first phase of the "Conductor Charity Plan" and gained a lot. Director Shi Dongsong admitted that thanks to the Chinese Musicians Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance, maintaining cooperation with domestic first-line conductors has greatly helped and improved the orchestra: "The public welfare support of the Symphony Orchestra Alliance to various orchestras is a great contribution to the national symphony orchestra. The development of the group has been greatly improved and promoted. "
Shi Zhenjiang said: "The command charity plan is not 'poverty alleviation', but dialogue and exchange, mutual promotion and learning are more important." It is precisely because of the last beneficial experience. Cooperation, Jilin Symphony Orchestra found that "professional music season" is imperative for the orchestra's development. Beginning in 2023, under the active promotion of leader Shi Dongsong and artistic director and chief conductor Kane Ye, the orchestra officially launched the New Year's Eve music season, which has greatly enriched the repertoire of Chinese and Western classical and modern classic works. "Standardization and professionalization are the only steps for a symphony orchestra," Shi Dongsong said.
Creating a "music season" is not easy for "Jijiao" who does not have a strong family background, but the alliance brothers' group has greatly touched the leader Shi Dongsong, and "hugging together to keep warm" also moved him: "The conductor's charity plan is for us Open the door to another world. Every time the Symphony Orchestra Federation meets, all the conductors and directors talk about the importance of the music season. As the director, I feel very deeply if our orchestra does not start making music. Season, I feel like I have let down this time! ”
It is reported that the second phase of the “Command Charity Program” will reach its peak from May to July this year and will continue to be held in Xinjiang, Tibet, Fujian and other provinces.
Source: Symphony Orchestra Alliance
