On May 20, the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra's "Complete Tchaikovsky" performance plan for the 2024 music season was officially released in Beijing, and the Wukesong Philharmonic Art Space was officially opened at the same time. All seven concerts this season will be conducted

2024-05-21 13:49:03 entertainment 8529℃

On May 20, the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra's "Complete Tchaikovsky" performance plan for the 2024 music season was officially released in Beijing, and the Wukesong Philharmonic Art Space was officially opened at the same time. All seven concerts this season will be conducted by Fan Tao, a national first-level conductor, as artistic director and conductor, who will passionately interpret the artistic treasures of Russian Romantic composer Tchaikovsky. The concert season performances are presented sequentially from July to the end of this year, aiming to pay tribute to the composer master Tchaikovsky and also romantically reproduce the legendary color and splendid scene of Russian national music to the audience.

At the press conference, Fan Tao, artistic director of the Philharmonic Orchestra, recalled that in 2023, the Philharmonic Orchestra, with the theme of "Complete Beethoven", brought the audience a classical music feast of a complete set of Beethoven symphonies. "This year's Tchaikovsky Music Season will continue the idea of a music marathon, taking the audience from the classical period to the romantic period, creating a more hearty music audio-visual enjoyment."

Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra Fan Tao

Tchaikovsky is a Russian romantic composer and the most famous composer in the history of Russian music. He has received numerous praises in the history of music. His creations involve almost all musical genres and forms, among which symphony creation plays an important role. This year’s music season is themed “Complete Tchaikovsky” and seven concerts will systematically present to the audience a complete set of symphonic works of the “Soul of Russian Music”.

This includes, starting from the first large-scale symphony work "Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Dreams"" in the 1860s, to "The Pathos III" which spans more than ten years of understanding destiny and unremitting struggle. Parts" - the "Fourth", "Fifth" and "Sixth" symphonies. In addition, the music season will also perform "the three brightest diamonds in the ballet crown": "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker". These three works not only occupy an important position in his creative career, but are also landmarks in the history of ballet music and world music. What is also worth looking forward to is that Tchaikovsky’s piano concertos, variations, violin concertos and other classic works with different themes will also be interspersed.

In Fan Tao’s view, “If Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is destiny knocking on the door, then Tchaikovsky’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies are destiny trying to get out of the door.” He told The Paper that Tchaikovsky is affectionately known as "Old Chai" among Chinese music fans. "It can be said that we are no strangers to his works. In recent years, his 'Fourth' , 'Fifth' and 'Sixth' (Symphony) are performed more in China, while 'First', 'Second' and 'Third' are performed less often. The 'First Symphony' "Winter" is performed less. "Dream", for example, is Lao Chai's first large-scale work, which seems to be the beginning of a story. It makes people feel the lightness of falling snowflakes and experience the warmth and tranquility of winter. For music fans who truly love him, it can It is definitely a rare opportunity to enjoy all six sets of works live.”

Philharmonic Orchestra Group Photo

It is reported that special guests for a single performance are one of the highlights of this music season. As an art group with an international vision, the Philharmonic Orchestra collaborates with internationally renowned artists and gathers top-notch musicians at home and abroad to contribute to the cultural construction of the capital Beijing. For the Philharmonic, the 2024 Tchaikovsky-themed music season is also a reunion of old friends. The Philharmonic is honored to have invited: Konstantin Shcherbakov, winner of the first Rachmaninov Piano Competition (1983); Elena Deniso, one of the most charismatic figures among the international violin elite Baby; Christoph Hinterhuber, a famous Austrian pianist who was rated as "one of the best and most charming piano performance records of the year" by the British "Gramophone" magazine. Following "Complete Beethoven", they once again cooperated with the Philharmonic Orchestra, extending the artistic spark into works of romantic music.

Orchestra performance photos

Domestically, among the cooperating artists this music season is Chen Moye, associate professor of piano at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and kawai global artist, a "genius pianist", the honorary award winner in the finals of the 17th Chopin International Piano Competition, and the only one Chinese player Rao Hao was shortlisted for the finals, as well as young cellist Zhao Mingyue, winner of the Concerto Gold Medal at the British World Classical Music Competition. Not only do they have extraordinary creativity, they are also full of infinite vitality and vitality. They will join hands with conductor Fan Tao and the Philharmonic Orchestra to continue to create an unforgettable musical journey.

It is also reported that Wukesong·Ailehui Art Space is the third art space established by Ailehui in Beijing. It consists of two medium-sized performance spaces, "Urban Concert Hall" and "Urban Theater". After the opening of the Ailehui Art Space, the overall content is mainly divided into eight major sections: symphony, chamber music & cross-border series boutiques, orchestra principal series, famous master selection series, concerts & popular live, dance drama, drama, family and parent-child series. It is expected that every year The number of performances can reach 800.