Long Yu with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra recorded the first DG record "The Doorway", which was selected as the "Oscar" in the classical music industry

Long Yu brought the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's first global release of the DG album "Gateways" (Chinese name "Door"), and was recently nominated for the 2020 ICMA (International Classical Music Awards, Chinese name). The

International Classical Music Award is known as the "Oscar of Classical Music." It breaks through national and regional restrictions. The judging is composed of classical music media editors from various European countries, and the awards are selected according to the most authoritative and stringent standards. Also nominated at the same time as the Shanghai handover are records recorded by world-class symphony orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The

International Classical Music Award was first awarded on April 6, 2011, formerly known as the Cannes Classical Music Award (later named MIDEM Classical Award). The award is one of the most important classical music awards in the world. The jury is composed of a number of senior media professionals and voted to commend outstanding contributors to the field of classical music each year. The

International Classical Music Awards this year has 16 regular audio and video awards, including early music, baroque instrumental music, baroque vocal music, vocal solo, choral works, opera, solo instrumental music, chamber music, concertos, symphony, contemporary music, comprehensive programs, history Recording etc. In addition, there are 8 special awards, including Lifetime Achievement Award, Artist of the Year, Young Artist of the Year, Discovery Award, Composer Award, Annual Label, Special Achievement Award, etc.

It is reported that the DG record "The Doorway" recorded by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra was nominated for the 2020 International Classical Music Awards in the category of comprehensive programs. Including 23 records recorded by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Dresden State Orchestra. They competed for such awards with the handover.

The 2020 International Classical Music Awards will announce the finalists after the second round of screening on December 16, and the final results of various awards will be announced on January 21 next year.

link: Communicate the world with door-to-door music, and let the Shanghai cultural brand go global

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Music Director Yu Long and the orchestra signed a contract with Deutsche Grammophon (hereinafter referred to as DG) in Berlin last year, and the first album "Gateways" after signing the contract (The Chinese name is "Mendao") was released globally on June 28 this year.

"I hope this album can witness Shanghai Handover as a Shanghai cultural brand going to the world, so that global music fans can see the integration and inheritance of Chinese and Western cultures in China, and let the world feel the future of Chinese music." Long Yu was interviewed by our reporter Shi said. The release of

"The Doorway" made Shui Jiao the first symphony orchestra in China to release records globally by DG. According to the Shanghai Handover Program Department, as the so-called "Experts Watch the Doorway", the album "The Doorway" will be handed in by Yu Long’s 140-year-old violinist Maxim Vengerov, classical music The configuration of the top label DG slowly opened the door to the mainstream Western music market, paved a cultural avenue full of tolerance and understanding, and communicated the world with doorway music. The cover of

album "The Doorway" is full of elements of Shanghai culture. Under the eye-catching yellow DG logo, Yu Long held a bicycle and looked into the distance. Behind him is the indistinct and charming scenery of the Bund. Since the cover was announced in April this year, it has attracted widespread attention from the domestic and international music circles. Yu Long revealed that he grew up riding a bicycle. In Shanghai, where he lived as a child, bicycles were almost the only means of transportation. "The background on the cover is the high-rise buildings on the banks of the Huangpu River. It contrasts the old and new Shanghai with the bicycle I am holding. At the same time, the bicycle as a means of transportation also metaphors the exchange and interaction of Chinese and Western culture."

"Cultural exchange is not only It is reflected on the album cover and also in the selection of record tracks." According to Yu Long, "Men Dao" includes "Sorrow and Joy" and "Five Elements" by Chinese composer Chen Qigang, and "Five Elements" by Russian composer Rachmaninov. "Symphony Dance" and "Chinese Flower Drum" by the Austrian American composer and violinist Chrysler. "The early development of classical music in Shanghai has its origins in Russia. Nowadays, many Russian composers’ works are frequently performed in Shanghai. In recent years, Russian violinist Vengerov has played the Chinese violin concerto "Blessings of Love" and "Sorrow". "Like the Same Origin" and so on." Therefore, "The Doorway" selectedThe combination of Chinese and Russian works is a look back and tribute to the history of Sino-Russian exchanges. In addition, Chrysler is a violinist who has visited Shanghai. His "Chinese Flower Drum" is full of Chinese folk customs. "

" in "The Doorway", "Sorrow and Joy", once became the required repertoire of the 2nd Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition held last year. At that time, Chinese and foreign contestants had a strong understanding of the performance of this Chinese work. Very great interest, and more people began to pay attention to Chinese composers and Chinese works.” Yu Long said that after "The Doorway", the next two albums submitted in cooperation with DG will still include Chinese composers. His works and Western classics communicate the world through the international language of music.

Picture: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra