Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Li Yineng) Last night, the first performance of the 2024 North Bund "Flowing Notes" concert series kicked off at the World Living Room. With the theme of "Dreaming on the North Bund", young composer Luo Wei used the piano to lead the public to experience the century-old Shanghai style through chapters such as "Walking in Shanghai", "The Temperature of Music", "Picking up Light·North Bund" and "Dreaming on the North Bund". The urban charm of Shanghai.
Caption: Hongkou launches the "Flowing Notes" concert series. Photo courtesy of Hongkou Information Office
With the flowing notes, under the dome of the World Hall, and the conversation with the famous host Yan Hua, this concert also led the audience to return to some special moments and some healing in the city. time. People seem to be able to follow the flowing piano and string music all the way from the flowers on Zhapu Road to the sycamores on Hengshan Road, from the 7 o'clock ferry at night to the whispers of the sunset on the riverside, from the spring and summer in the world's living room to the morning and evening on the Suzhou River. Lowe worked with his friends on this special performance. The "Flowing Notes" concert series is a new art form organized by the Hongkou District Bureau of Culture and Tourism to promote the implementation of the "Three Cultural Places" three-year action plan, launch the Hongkou music brand, and deepen the construction of the North Bund art coastline. It is a follow-up to the North Bund last year. After the "Rooftop Concert" on the Bund,
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turned the North Bund into a music gathering place. Hongkou will continue to transform the North Bund coastline into an urban stage, integrating culture, art, performance, tourism, and commercial units into a cultural collection, and create a new platform for sharing art and cultural resources in the North Bund by holding various activities from time to time.
It is worth mentioning that Luo Wei, the protagonist of this concert, after premiering the symphonic poem "Ode to Peace" at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during the "United Nations Chinese Day", he devoted himself to the post-recording and rehearsal of the "Hongkou Symphony Concerto" , the concert performed three original new works, including the ensemble piece "Walking on Zhapu Road", "Nocturne" performed by specially invited saxophonist Li Shihai, and the concerto piece "One Day: Sunset Dialogue on the Riverside" that can cure the fatigue of a day's work. This performance not only brought a wonderful auditory feast to the audience, but also allowed the audience on the Pujiang River to experience the immersive urban landscape. It was also the official opening ceremony of Luo Wei's upcoming "Hongkou Symphony Concerto·Dream of the North Bund". The performance kicked off. After a year of preparation and creation, Luo Wei's "Hongkou Symphony Concerto·Dream of the North Bund" is about to be released. This work will be divided into nine chapters, including the romantic and gorgeous "Dream on the North Bund" and "Nocturne", the eloquent "Sunset over Suzhou River", and the urban fireworks on Zhapu Road and Sichuan North Road. descriptions, as well as "Opening 1927·To Lu Xun" which is like opening a historical book.
In addition to Luo Wei's performance in the World Living Room, the world-renowned pianist Song Siheng will also come to Hongkou in a few days to perform an interactive piano concert in Paris and Shanghai. Hongkou District will invite artists to create and perform works with the theme of Hongkou and the North Bund through the "Flowing Notes" series of music activities in the North Bund, enrich the carrier of the North Bund's artistic shoreline, and present a dreamy North Bund to the general public. The music expresses the spirit of the city and opens the window of music to the world, allowing everyone to hear Hongkou and meet the world in the North Bund, fully displaying the image and style of the North Bund tourist resort, and establishing Hongkou's "Three Cultural Places" brand.
