On the evening of September 22, Yun Siqi, a rising piano star born in the 2000s, collaborated with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to perform Prokofiev's "Piano Concerto No. 3" under the baton of Daniel Harding. In addition to conductor, Daniel Harding also has another identity -

On the evening of September 22, Yun Siqi, a rising piano star born in the 2000s, collaborated with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to perform Prokofiev's "Piano Concerto No. 3" under the baton of Daniel Harding. In addition to conductor, Daniel Harding also has another identity - a pilot. Some music fans commented that in this concert, Harding and Yun Siqi were like a captain and a co-pilot, working closely together to handle complex interactions. Relationship, always grasp the direction and speed of music.

Yun Siqi became famous at a young age. At the age of 13, he had already performed publicly with the China Philharmonic Orchestra at the Polish Cultural Festival. He studied at the Middle School Affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music and just graduated from the Juilliard School this year. He has collaborated as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.

Performance scene

Prokofiev's "Piano Concerto No. 3" was composed in 1917 and finally completed in 1921. The difficulty of its piano skills is eye-popping, but the effect is amazing, so it is called "a laborious but pleasing work". Now it has become one of the classic piano songs used by pianists to show off their skills. The whole piece has a dynamic rhythm but also contains lyrical passages.

The earliest record of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra performing "Pu San" was in 1996, with Chen Xieyang conducting and Kong Xiangdong as the piano soloist. The most recent performance was in 2019, with Charles Dutoit conducting and Marta Argerich as the soloist. .

's first official performance of "Pu San" made 23-year-old Yun Siqi nervous and excited. As early as 2019, Yun Siqi collaborated with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. He was impressed by the excellent sound effects of the Shanghai Symphony Hall, and his piano was in perfect harmony with the "Pu San". "Some pianos will 'fight' with the artist. This piano can help you and you can play very relaxedly. Even if you play the weakest note, it may fall apart in other concert halls, but here the sound is very Concentrate."

Yun Siqi rehearses with Daniel Harding

When he was a child, Yun Siqi's sister learned the violin first. He always competed with his sister to play the piano, but he couldn't compete with her. So, when he was 4 years old, his parents bought him an upright piano from a piano store in Beijing because he wanted an instrument larger than his sister's violin. "At that time, I might only practice for 5 minutes a day, but I have been very willing to listen to classical music since I was a child. There was no pressure to learn piano when I was a child. Later, I naturally embarked on a professional path."

Yun Siqi's music education captured the combination of Chinese and Western long. He is grateful that he has laid down solid basic skills in China. After going to New York, his understanding of music has deepened as he grows older. After practicing piano, he likes to go for a run in New York's Central Park, or spend an hour or two running from the Upper West Side to the Upper East Side for a cup of coffee and back again.

Yun Siqi, who has collaborated with famous conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Jacek Kaspuchik, will collaborate with Daniel Harding for the first time. That night, Harding also conducted the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy Overture and Dvořák's "Symphony No. 8". "He has an open mind and is willing to understand and adopt other people's opinions. I feel that the orchestra also likes him very much." Yun Siqi said.

In the future, Yun Siqi hopes to expand his repertoire and learn and perform as many works by composers of different styles as possible, such as Rachmaninoff’s second and third piano concertos, which are also famous for their difficulty. From a student in the ivory tower to a real professional musician, Yun Siqi faces many challenges. He hopes that he will always maintain the mentality of a student, "As a performer, being overconfident is sometimes not a good thing. As a student It may be better if you maintain a state of learning and always reflect on your own performance.”