This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. On June 7, as one of the important activities of the China-Russia Cultural Year, the National Center for the Performing Arts May Music Festival charity performance went to the Russian Embassy, and was jointly presented by some artists from the National Center for the Performing Arts Octet, the National Center for the Performing Arts Chorus, and the Opera Singers Team A wonderful performance.
Piano playing poured out, and songs full of Russian style were sung one after another. The beautiful singing seemed to take people to the vast Russia. The male chorus "Night at the Harbor", "Evening in the Suburbs of Moscow" and "Youth Song", presented by some artists from the National Center for the Performing Arts Chorus, left a deep impression on people with their unique melodies. "The Nightingale and the Rose" presented by Zhang Wenqin, a soprano from the National Center for the Performing Arts, perfectly combines poetry and music, and the poignant and lyrical singing is melodious. "My love is like a cup of fine wine. My sweetheart, please accept it..." The Uyghur folk song "A Cup of Fine Wine", which also has a strong oriental color, brings a completely different musical charm to people. The National Center for the Performing Arts actor Soprano Wang Kai's delicate emotional processing deeply moved the audience. In addition to classic songs from China and Russia, there are also world classic opera excerpts such as "Oh, My Lovely Girl" presented by soprano Zhou Xiaolin and tenor Kou Jing of the National Center for the Performing Arts.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics theme song "You and Me" was presented by the National Center for the Performing Arts Octet. Its warm and lyrical melody evokes common memories for everyone. The excerpts "Guess the Tune" and "Yangliuqing" from the "Yanhuang Customs Suite" with the theme of Chinese folk songs seem to take the audience to the Jiangnan water towns and Yunling Plateau of the motherland to appreciate the unique customs and customs. With the singing of "Song of the Yangtze River" and "My Motherland and Me" at the Russian Embassy, the performance atmosphere reached a climax. Finally, the concert came to an end with the encore song "Drinking Song".
Before the performance, Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov awarded the Russian Federation’s national award “Medal of Friendship” to Wang Ning, Director of the National Center for the Performing Arts of China, issued by the President of the Russian Federation. Igor Morgulov said, “Mr. Wang Ning has always been one of the most active supporters of Russia-China cultural cooperation. Since taking office as the director of the National Center for the Performing Arts, he has been promoting Russian-Chinese artistic exchanges and showing Russia to the world. This heavy medal "
" not only represents the Russian government and president's high recognition of my personal efforts in promoting the development of Chinese and Russian culture. The highest praise for the National Center for the Performing Arts to deepen people-to-people and cultural exchanges also reflects the long-standing and profound friendship between the people of China and Russia and mutual cultural learning." Wang Ning, director of the National Center for the Performing Arts, said, "In the future, I will continue to work to enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples. , deepen traditional friendship and make more active efforts to promote friendly people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, and will also lead the National Center for the Performing Arts to work with Russian art institutions and artists to promote friendship and move forward hand in hand, continue to play the role of bridge and link, and carry out cultural exchanges between China and Russia A promoter, leading culture and art to inherit China-Russia friendship from generation to generation and injecting new impetus into the mutual understanding between the two peoples. "
The National Center for the Performing Arts, as a national cultural platform, plays an important role in promoting people-to-people and cultural exchanges. It is not only art. It is also a bridge for cultural exchanges and has made positive contributions to promoting cultural understanding and friendship among countries around the world. The friendship between China and Russia blends and learns from each other on the stage of art, blooming with moving brilliance. For more than ten years, many Russian art institutions and art masters have appeared on the stage of the National Center for the Performing Arts, including the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Red Flag Song and Dance Ensemble, World-class art institutions such as the Eifman Ballet performed on the stage, leaving a deep impression on the Chinese audience. In terms of artistic production, the National Center for the Performing Arts and the Mariinsky Theater jointly produced the opera "Eugene Onegin".In addition, in 2018, the National Center for the Performing Arts also toured Russia with its original opera "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" and performed a wonderful performance of this classic work that has influenced generations of people in China and Russia, while promoting friendship and exchanges between the two countries. , and also deepened the Russian audience’s understanding of Chinese culture.
In the second half of this year, the Russian Alexander Red Flag Song and Dance Ensemble, Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet, and Mariinsky Theater Ballet will successively perform at the National Center for the Performing Arts and Beijing Art Center. The National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra will also tour three cities in Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Vladivostok.
Photo courtesy of the National Grand Theater
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
editor/Gong Lifang
