“Get ready and have fun!” says conductor and pianist Wayne Marshall. Talking about his impression of China, Marshall, who performed on stage in Shanghai for the first time, said, "China is an amazing, rapidly developing country with a lot of wonderful music and many talented musi

“Get ready and have fun!” says conductor and pianist Wayne Marshall. Talking about his impression of China, Marshall, who performed on stage in Shanghai for the first time, said, "China is an amazing, rapidly developing country with a lot of wonderful music and many talented musicians, such as Lang Lang and Yuja Wang. "

Marshall, known as the "spokesman of Gershwin's works", will play and conduct the orchestra to perform "Rhapsody in Blue" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the premiere of this work. The concert repertoire also includes another masterpiece of Gershwin's "An American in Paris" and a series of classic film scores by score master John Williams, such as "Harry Potter", "Star Wars" and "Jura". Memorial Park" etc.

As the world-renowned "Music Capital", Vienna, the capital of Austria, has three world-recognized symphony powerhouses: the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. On the one hand, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra retains and inherits classic works that Austrians are proud of, and on the other hand, it devotes its enthusiasm to the interpretation of modern and contemporary music.

Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

In the field of film music, this symphony powerhouse has not only recorded soundtracks for many films, such as "Measuring the World", "Love is a Cat", "Moonwalk", "The Theory of Everything", etc., it is also one of the world's most famous symphony orchestras. The designated orchestra of the influential film music festival "Hollywood in Vienna". During this visit to Shanghai, the orchestra intends to recreate the wonderful atmosphere of "Hollywood in Vienna" in Shanghai and present many of John Williams' golden songs.

"Ninety percent of rehearsals are about psychology because you're dealing with people and that's really critical. Every orchestra has their own specialty and as a conductor you have to figure out if they can play like this or how can I Let them play like that." Wayne Marshall, who combines organ, piano and conducting skills, explains his conducting method.

"I have played musical instruments since I was a child. Both my parents can play musical instruments and are also singers." When he was 8 years old, Marshall, who was still a little piano boy, met "Rhapsody in Blue" for the first time. Later, he won the Classical Echo Award for his "Gershwin Songbook" album and was called the best "spokesperson" for Gershwin.

"When I was young, I never thought I would become a conductor in the future." In 1986, the collaboration with the conductor Simon Rattle opened the door to a new world for Marshall who focused on the solo path. Not satisfied with the status quo, he began to devote himself to the conducting career. "I didn't start conducting until I was in my 30s. But I had the experience of playing violin, double bass, etc. in the school orchestra before, and I developed an understanding of orchestras from an early age." With talent and hard work, Marshall became a conductor and organ soloist He has collaborated with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted many top orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. From soloist to conductor, from traditional classical music to American works, this versatile musician has made a name for himself.

Wayne Marshall

serves as both conductor and pianist in a concert. Marshall believes that the challenge is "how to make the collaborative orchestra consistent", "After all, I only have two hands, and sometimes I can't do both. In Gershwin works "When the orchestra and piano play together, the piano part is sometimes overshadowed, so I have to make some cuts to balance the overall sound effect."

The first half of the concert will perform George Gershwin's masterpiece "". "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris", the second half presents the soundtrack. George Gershwin was the first person to integrate jazz into classical music. His 1924 work "Rhapsody in Blue" made him famous. This work combined classical, jazz and native American music elements and had a profound influence on future American composers. .Faced with this "unconventional" repertoire, Marshall believes that "the works of George Gershwin would be a good opening. I am sure that his composer has a lot of interest in the music of John Williams." Great influence. Gershwin's style is more in line with the jazz tradition. Although "An American in Paris" is in the classical style, it uses more of the musical language of jazz, while Williams based his creation on the musical styles of many classical composers. Benchmarks, such as Mahler. In his music, you can feel the cinematic feel of a masterpiece"

Wayne Marshall conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra