tours the global art stage and plays a romantic chapter in the galaxy. On August 24, "Voice of Galaxy Bay - Shen Shizhe Piano Recital" was played in the Xiangjiang Hall of Changsha Concert Hall. Steinway global artist Shen Shizhe perfectly interpreted the classics of Chopin and Liszt for more than 1,000 spectators with his passionate performance.
△ Concert poster
Shen Shizhe, the first Steinway global artist from Hunan, is listed on the Forbes China u30 elite list. His first album was released globally by genuin Records in 2019. It received great acclaim after its release and was released in 2019/20 Included by Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. In 2019, as the only award-winning pianist in Asia, his album "Fire" won the highest award of the GMA Global Music Award.
△ Shen Shizhe
"Some people say that you hold concerts all over the world, when will you hold one in your hometown? Today, I am back!" At the beginning of the concert, Shen Shizhe, dressed in a long skirt, walked onto the stage, first of all with Home folks say hello. As she said, in recent years, she has been traveling around the world, accompanying the audience on wonderful musical journeys through her performances. After four years, Shen Shizhe brought his concert back to his hometown and started the night's "journey" with the famous "First Ballade".
As the first work among Chopin's four ballads, "First Ballade" is also the first instrumental piece with this title in the history of music. It expresses Chopin's strong patriotism, with a large structure and profound content. For performers, "Ballade No. 1" is very difficult to perform, requiring solid skills and rich expressive power. However, relying on his deep understanding of Chopin's musical works, Shen Shizhe's fingertips were nimble on the stage, and the melody of this work came out lightly and filled the Xiangjiang Hall. As enuin classic commented: She interpreted Chopin's works with ultra-high technique and passionate master-level playing... Her performance was simply astonishingly wonderful! ”
△ Shen Shizhe
Subsequently, Shen Shizhe performed a number of "Chopin Etudes" in different styles, showing his gorgeous and brilliant personal performance skills and his unique understanding of the "musical poet". In the second half of the concert, "Moonlight" "Moonlight Sonata" and "Don Giovanni" were staged successively. "Moonlight Sonata" is a work that Beethoven inscribed to Giulietta Guicciardini, the object of his passionate love in 1801. Its emotions are delicate and complex, and it is also loved by pianists. One of the most played sonatas; and one of the most difficult piano works, Liszt's "Don Juan" was played at the concert, which once again demonstrated Shen Shizhe's "dazzling" playing skills. Shen Shizhe and Wang Zixin
According to reports, since 2020, Shen Shizhe has been committed to promoting piano art and holding solo concerts across the country. At the same time, she has also focused on cultivating talents based on her own artistic experience and understanding of music and piano art. Piano playing talent. Under her guidance, many students have been admitted to primary and secondary schools affiliated with professional colleges such as the Central Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, and Sichuan Conservatory of Music. It is worth mentioning that Wang Zixin from Changsha Hongwei Primary School was accepted. She was invited to perform on the stage with teacher Shen Shizhe, which became a highlight of the concert.
△ Audiences queuing up for autographs
“It was such a joy to watch her performance live, Teacher Shen is great! "After the concert, Cai Yuhang, an art candidate from Changsha, couldn't wait to come to the entrance of Changsha Concert Hall, holding an album of Shen Shizhe's works, waiting for the "idol" to sign. At this time, there was already a long queue here. "After listening to this During the concert, I became a fan. "Cai Yuhang hopes to have the opportunity to communicate and learn from Shen Shizhe, "Her performance is very profound. For example, I also played "The First Ballade", but compared with Teacher Shen, there are still many gaps in her performance skills and understanding of the works. There is a lot of room for improvement."
It is reported that "Voice of Galaxy Bay - Shen Shizhe Piano Recital Concert" is hosted by Hunan Pinya Culture Media Co., Ltd., hosted by Changsha Concert Hall and Changsha Binjiang Cultural Park Management Center, and sponsored by Galaxy Bay.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Xu Hairui
