Accompanied by the fiery and majestic melody of "The Sun Comes Out" by Chinese composer Bao Yuankai, the Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra, dressed in costumes like "a touch of red morning glow", played lively on the stage.
html On July 26 and 27, the Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of artistic director Lu Jia, and pipa player Wu Man, performed at the National Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall and the Beijing Art Center respectively, completing their first performances. One week later, on August 4, the orchestra will take the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York, on the stage of "Wow! World Youth Orchestra Week", showing the style of Chinese youth and Beijing youth in the new era to audiences around the world.
The Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra, jointly created by the National Center for the Performing Arts and the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, was officially established on June 23, 2024. Nearly 130 people from the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing 101 Middle School, and the Middle School Affiliated to Renmin University of China are full of musical enthusiasm and Young musicians with outstanding talents form this group that represents the vitality, vision and talents of Chinese young people in the new era. In just one month since the establishment of
, the young musicians have experienced amazing leaps in their understanding and performance of the orchestra ensemble, and they have also shown exciting youthful vitality and energy. From the life-filled folk song "Dui Hua" in "Yanhuang Style", to composer Zhao Jiping's ingenious use and narrative development of Suzhou Pingtan rhythms in "Second Pipa Concerto", to the music master Tchaikovsky's "e Symphony No. 5 in a Minor, the four movements of "Symphony No. 5 in a Minor" were full of ups and downs and integrated with profound expressions. Their full devotion and excellent understanding in three masterpieces of Chinese and foreign music won the audience's long and warm cheers and applause.
"I am delighted with the great progress they have made in the past month. They have shown their love for music, art and life." Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director Lu Jia was very satisfied with the orchestra's debut performance. He believes that the orchestra's understanding and control of the current repertoire "contains many shining and touching moments, no less than that of many well-trained Chinese professional orchestras."
After several days of rehearsal, pipa player Wu Man and Beijing Youth The children in the symphony formed deep bonds. "During the rehearsal, each of them was wearing a red uniform, and they were in great spirits. It reminded me of my school days." Wu Man revealed that during the entire rehearsal process, the children were very focused and would do their jobs seriously. Notes, and progress is very fast.
As the premiere performer of Zhao Jiping's "Second Pipa Concerto", Wu Man has a unique understanding and interpretation of the work, "Teacher Zhao Jiping's music has visual effects. When I hear this piece, I feel like I have seen the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Moreover, his works give the performers a lot of creative space, and different performers will have different interpretations." During the rehearsal process, Wu Man met face to face with the orchestra and deepened the children's understanding of the work through his own interpretation. . After the orchestra's premiere, Wu Man spoke highly of the orchestra, "The children of the Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra performed very well, with excellent integrity. They were truly immersed in the rhythm and breathing of the music. During the cooperation process, they even let I felt 'goosebumps', and the beauty of the musical works completely flowed out of their hearts." Li Zhe, artistic advisor and mentor of the
Orchestra and chief conductor of the National Center for the Performing Arts, believes, "Although this year's 'Beijing Youth Festival' is In the first session, although there was only less than ten days of training, the orchestra's performance today is already at a 'proofing' level among similar orchestras, and it has undoubtedly shown the highest level of performance among the capital's youth symphony orchestras."
Many of my classmates are delighted with their progress this summer. Su Qi, from the Central Conservatory of Music and the principal of the Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra, said, “I never thought that I would be able to stand on such a high stage at such a young age, and I never thought that there would be so many top teachers and a strong team. Supporting our scene, it really made me realize with my eyes, my ears, and my heart the magnitude of what an orchestra plays.”
In August 2024, the “wow!” held at Carnegie Hall! "World Youth Orchestra Week" will kick off in New York, USA. As the world's first international music festival with the theme of youth symphony orchestra, "Wow! "World Youth Orchestra Week" will bring together seven youth orchestras from five continents to perform at Carnegie Hall, collaborating with top artists in the field of classical music on the same stage, allowing outstanding young people from all over the world to make friends through music and learn from each other's civilizations.
in “wow! During the "World Youth Orchestra Week", the Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra will also participate in a variety of multilateral exchange activities, including the "Thousand-person Ensemble Gala" conducted by Dudamel and several youth symphony orchestras, and the "Thousand-person Ensemble Gala" prepared by Carnegie Hall. "Wish the World" youth exchange event, and the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of the United States will perform a joint chamber music performance of "Winning Friends Like Music and Carrying Distance", and will also observe Dudamel and the Venezuelan Children's Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop and the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of the United States , Ivan Fischer and the European Youth Symphony Orchestra and other performances of this music week’s partner orchestras.
After watching the Beijing Youth Symphony Orchestra’s premiere concert, Wang Ning, director of the National Center for the Performing Arts, expressed his appreciation for the orchestra’s artistic standards and spiritual outlook. He spoke highly of it and was confident that the orchestra would perform in the United States in a week. Wang Ning expressed the hope that the artists of the "Beijing Youth Exchange" would be ambassadors of Chinese culture, demonstrate the magnanimity and demeanor of a cultural power, and represent the vitality of Asian youth. Take this opportunity to improve your skills, broaden your horizons, and make friends. Use what you think, learn, and gain from this trip to irrigate the fertile soil of Chinese culture and contribute to the country’s cultural construction.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
Photography/Beijing Youth Daily Reporter Li Na
Editor/Qiao Ying
