On May 19, a press conference for the Philadelphia Orchestra's 2024 China Cultural Exchange Tour (Chengdu Station) was held in Chengdu. The two parties will carry out a series of performances in November this year, including a joint performance at the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall on November 6 1 concert. On November 7, the Philadelphia Orchestra presented a solo symphony concert with tens of thousands of people at the Phoenix Mountain Arena. During the Philadelphia Orchestra's visit to Chengdu, it will also carry out music pop-up activities at city landmarks in Chengdu, extending the reach of music to every corner of the city.
The Philadelphia Orchestra, founded in 1900, is one of the five major symphony orchestras in the United States. It is well-known in the world of music for its century-old history and superb "Sound of Philadelphia", and ranks among the top ten contemporary world symphony orchestras.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. This collaborative performance between the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra will not only help the construction of an "international music capital", but also be an important international artistic exchange. It will deepen the friendship between the people of China and the United States and help the two countries. National cultural and artistic exchanges.
The two major symphony orchestras collaborated for the first time
In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra made a historic first visit to China, becoming the first well-known American music performance group to perform in China after the founding of the People's Republic of China, starting an "ice-breaking tour" of Sino-US art and promoting the The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States has played a positive role. Over the past 50 years, the orchestra has visited China more than ten times, using notes to communicate emotions and music to connect souls, building an artistic bridge for the two peoples to get to know each other.
The Chengdu Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1969, insists on high-standard performances to serve the broad audience, insists on high-quality cooperation to enhance its image and brand, and insists on building high-level professional quality and capabilities. Since its establishment, the orchestra has maintained good cooperation with famous music artists at home and abroad. In 2021, the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra raised the flag of reform and carried out innovations, and has become a brand-new professional orchestra with an independent establishment.
In recent years, the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra has used music to dialogue with the world, communicate with the people, tell the story of Chengdu, convey the voice of Bashu, use music to depict a better future, and contribute smart and majestic performances to the beautiful vision of building an "international music capital". The power of music.
This time, the cooperation between the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra is an international dialogue in the field of art. The Chengdu Symphony Orchestra will join hands with the principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Marin Alsop, and the famous Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen. More than 100 performers from the troupe use music as a language without borders, allowing the two troupes to use music as a medium to learn from each other's arts, provide a more diversified music culture and art scene for the cultural development of the city, and highlight the uniqueness of Chengdu as an international music city. charm, and jointly compose a colorful and wonderful urban "symphony" movement.
will jointly hold art popularization activities
In March 2023, the Chengdu delegation went to the United States to participate in the 195th Philadelphia Flower Show, becoming the first Chinese city to participate in the Philadelphia Flower Show in its history. Using horticulture as a medium, it opened a relationship with Philadelphia. Chat friendly and connect with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In July 2023, Rui Ende, executive managing director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, visited Chengdu and held talks on in-depth cooperation with Chengduās symphony orchestras and music companies. In November 2023, Xiao Ying, director of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra, was invited to participate in "Friendship spanning half a century - a concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra's visit to China". Rui Ende once again expressed his intention to cooperate and hoped that the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform for the first time in 2024. On the occasion of the 13th tour to China, we were able to cooperate with the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra to hold a series of cultural exchange activities.
Rui Ende
In March this year, the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra touring delegation came to Chengdu and conducted on-site inspections of Chengdu Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, Phoenix Mountain Sports Park, Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, Chengdu Eastern Suburb Memory and other places, and reached relevant cooperation Initial consensus.
The famous city is noisy, playing the flute and the sheng. Since ancient times, Chengdu has been a famous music city with numerous silk pipes and sequins. It is reported that in addition to performances, the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra will work with the Philadelphia Orchestra to jointly hold art popularization activities in conjunction with the Chengdu urban music brand "Rongcheng Autumn" to communicate face-to-face with the general public, so that elegant art can truly benefit people's lives.The person in charge of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra said, "We hope that through this cooperative performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra, we hope to strengthen international dialogue, strengthen external exchanges, adhere to the art of benefiting the people, and let beautiful music enter the hearts of more people."
Red Star News Reporter Ren Hongwei Editor Jiang Qing
