On the evening of November 13, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra entered ShanghaiTech University and jointly presented a chamber music concert to more than 800 audiences.
This is the second time the Philadelphia Symphony has visited Shanghai University of Science and Technology for exchanges after the series of performances commemorating the 50th anniversary of the orchestra's first visit to China in November 2023. It is also the first time in five years that the Shanghai Philharmonic has joined hands with the Philadelphia Symphony to hold a series of symphonic art campus tours at Shanghai University of Science and Technology. .
At the concert, performers from the two groups formed different ensembles and performed works by composers such as Beethoven, Dvořák and Weber. The performers also performed the "Holberg Suite" by Norwegian composer Grieg in the form of a string orchestra.
also performed "Suhe Bay" composed and performed by Shanghai Philharmonic resident composer Gong Tianpeng, which expressed his deep emotions for the city of Shanghai with a beautiful melody. Amid applause, Chinese and American musicians returned together to perform the Chinese folk music classic "The Moon Reflects on Two Springs".
Before the concert, the orchestra opened a special rehearsal event to provide teachers and students with the opportunity to observe artists rehearsing up close.
Outside the concert, Rui Ende, executive director and general manager of the Philadelphia Symphony and Philadelphia Kimmel Center for the Arts, and Gong Tianpeng, composer-in-residence of the Shanghai Philharmonic, held a dialogue. Together with Liu Yuchen, a master's student in the School of Information Science and Technology of Shanghai University of Science and Technology and a member of the school orchestra, they discussed their understanding and insights of "music and creativity". The two also shared their ideas on music creation and talked about their personal growth journey.
Rui Ende said that the Philadelphia Symphony hopes to continue to cooperate with the Shanghai Philharmonic and Shanghai University of Science and Technology to promote mutual growth through exchanges. Liu Yuchen said that the school is good at science and engineering, but it continues to provide students with all-round access to art channels and opportunities, and can communicate with the world's top orchestras and masters at close range. These experiences will have a huge impact and inspiration on his future life.
The Philadelphia Symphony was founded in 1900. During its exchanges with China spanning half a century, it has continuously used music to build a bridge of friendship between the people of the two countries.
On November 13, 2019, the Philadelphia Symphony and the Shanghai Philharmonic jointly held a chamber music concert at Shanghai University of Science and Technology for the first time. In the past five years, the two groups have frequently visited Shanghai University of Science and Technology and carried out a variety of music performances, master classes, creative lectures, talent training and other activities.
