Shenzhen News Network, June 20, 2024 (Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reporter Liu Shasha) On the evening of June 18, Shenzhen Guangming Culture and Art Center ushered in a performance with "hot pot" as the symbol, compatible with a variety of music style characteristics, unique and A symphonic audio-visual feast rich in cultural heritage. This is the third stop in the Greater Bay Area of the "Hot Pot Symphony" 2024 city tour organized by the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and the Chengdu High-tech Center Performance Theater. It is performed by the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. The concert that night was conducted by Hong Yiquan, artistic director of the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, and Sun Jiayi, a Chinese pianist who has attracted much attention in the music world today, performed the piano solo. The performance was enthusiastically received by Shenzhen audiences.
The picture shows the performance scene. (Photo provided by Sichuan Symphony Orchestra)
Hot and spicy "Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot" opens
The concert opened with the "Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot" rhapsody composed especially for this tour by Hong Yiquan, the artistic director, chief conductor and composer of the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra.
The whole song revolves around the melody motive of the famous Sichuan folk song "The Sun Comes Out Joyfully". From the plucked strings playing some melody fragments to the sound of the magical wooden percussion box, it vividly imitates the gurgling and bubbling of a frying pan when it is first opened. image of. Then the music gradually became louder, various dishes were served one after another, and chopsticks and chopsticks were exchanged, creating a lively scene.
Maurice Ravel was one of the most important composers in the French Impressionist period. Chinese pianist Sun Jiayi, conductor Hong Yiquan and the orchestra opened Ravel's "Piano in G major" with a loud sound of whips. concerto". Sun Jiayi's precise control of rhythm, delicate carving of timbre, smooth processing of musical lines, carefully constructed musical layers and structures, as well as the rich dynamic effects presented against each other with the orchestra, make this late Ravel work one of the most important. The American jazz style and the lyricism of French Impressionism are fully revealed. Especially the second movement has the texture of film music, like the scene of walking in the French countryside, with a touch of sadness and a bit of freedom. This is also one of the most popular large-scale works among pianists since the 20th century. Then, amidst the cheers of the audience, Sun Jiayi returned to the performance with the famous Chinese song "Liuyang River".
The unique symphony "Pathétique" is extremely tense and contagious
In the second half, under the leadership of conductor Hong Yiquan, the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra also brought the audience a soul-shaking masterpiece - b composed by Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in minor "Pathétique".
Hong Yiquan studied conducting in St. Petersburg. He received a complete conducting teaching system inherited from the legendary Russian conductor Ilya Mukhin, which gave him a natural affinity and obvious advantages in interpreting the works of the "Russian School". That night, Hong Yiquan led the band to bring an unforgettable experience of "Pathetique" to the music fans. He devoted himself to combining the lyrical singing of long lines of melody with the exploration of hidden parts in the music, forming a highly tense and contagious emotion. Express.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra took five curtain calls and returned twice, presenting the audience with the familiar Cantonese music "Bubugao" and the Sichuan-flavored Sichuan music "The Sun Comes Out Joyfully". . The two places with very different regional and cultural characteristics are now blending together with music. Music and culture, music and city are deeply connected to each other.
Join hands with Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and Shenzhen Symposium to open a new chapter in cooperation
After the performance, Hong Yiquan was surrounded by enthusiastic Shenzhen music fans for a group photo. In an interview with a local reporter, he said that starting from the large-scale theme symphony "Lighthouse", the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and The Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra has embarked on a pleasant and unforgettable cooperation. It is a blessing and a pleasure to be able to join hands on the stage to perform for the audience in Shenzhen this time. It is also an important practice for the two orchestras to learn from each other and promote growth.
Nie Bing, director of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Artistic Committee, said excitedly after watching the performance: "Welcome the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra to perform in Shenzhen for the first time. The cooperation between the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra deeply reflects the hand-in-hand progress of the two cities of Shenzhen and Chengdu.This "Hot Pot Symphony" tour fully demonstrates our national culture and Sichuan characteristics. The rhapsody of "Sichuan Spicy Hot Pot" is very interesting, which reflects Sichuan's contribution to the Chinese symphony. I hope our two groups can learn from each other and make progress together! "It is reported that from June 20 to 22, the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra will continue to carry out follow-up performances of this tour in Huizhou and Guangzhou together with the Chengdu High-tech Center Performance Theater.
(Shenzhen Special Zone News)