On the "first stage" of life, they took instruments and played their deepest emotions and desires, like rising stars. Today, 25 children took to the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's "Wonton Skin Star Stage" to play their own music using violins, pianos, cellos, flutes, clarinets and other instruments. The eldest among them is 14 years old, and the youngest is only 5. Although the cute children are a little immature, their confident and sincere performance won the full house.
Zhou Ping, head of the submission team, said: "In the 'Wonton Skin Star Stage', children can find a free stage, communicate with peers of the same age, and make progress together. More importantly, we hope that they can use music as a medium , inspire exploration of art and the whole world, protect children's curiosity, imagination, and creativity, and ignite the 'starlight' in their eyes."
The original intention of the "Wonton Skin Star Stage" was to provide a platform for children learning musical instruments. A space to express yourself and accumulate stage experience. Children aged 4 to 16 can participate, regardless of instrument type or professional level. Everyone has the opportunity to stand in the spotlight and become a shining star.
8-year-old Shen Jiani applied for the program last year, but regrettably failed due to fierce competition. Today, after a year of hard training, she "breaks through" again and finally stands on the "star stage" through selection. Father Shen Chunhua said that because of this small goal, her daughter became more active in learning the piano. She took piano lessons twice a week and continued practicing for half an hour every day. Fu You and Dong Xia are a brother and sister. The older brother plays the violin and the younger sister plays the piano. They appeared on the "Star Stage" in the third and fourth issues. Father Fu Bin said that after a few minutes of performance on stage, they practiced day after day behind the scenes. Learning the piano exercised their willpower and taught them the power of persistence.
Now, the "Wonton Skin Star Stage" has entered its sixth phase, and Zhou Ping was pleasantly surprised by the child's changes. Many young contestants were still nervous when they walked on stage, but things changed immediately when the stage lights came on. Giving them a stage not only allows children learning musical instruments to feel the spotlight, but also allows them to share their musical insights through selection and presentation.
Shanghai Jiaojie is the first professional orchestra in the country to establish an education center. Over the years, it has been committed to establishing a diversified, multi-level, and international aesthetic education and art development system. Through repeated practice and polishing, it has gradually launched a series of programs covering all ages. , art education projects that meet the needs of different groups of people. Among them, there are "Map into Campus" that focuses on popularizing appreciation, "Music Map Classroom" that focuses on interactive experience, and "Misa Student Festival Orchestra" that allows children to participate in person. Last year, the launch of "City-wide Symphony, Hand in for You" brought music into the streets of the city. This summer, young performers who stand out on the "Star Stage" will also have the opportunity to appear on the stage of the "City Symphony" of the Shanghai Summer Music Festival.
Zhou Ping said: "The 145-year-old Shanghai Symphony Orchestra was nurtured and grown in this city. Today, as we deepen the implementation of the 'Social Aesthetic Education Plan', the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra hopes to feed back its professional artistic resources to the city that nurtured us. , bringing the symphony to every corner of the city, allowing the public to enjoy high-quality public art resources, and empowering the city with aesthetic education." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan)
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