"Along with You" concert scene Photo by Zheng Guozhang
In September 2014, the Shanghai Orchestra Academy, co-founded by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, officially opened. He Dageng, CEO of the Shanghai Band Academy, recalled that in the early days of preparation for the academy, he encountered many obstacles when recruiting students across the country while carrying his wallet and dragging his trolley suitcase. However, with the support of all parties, more than 100 musicians from all over the world applied for the exam in 2014. In the end, 19 young musicians stood out and formed the first class of students.
In 2014, the first class of students from the Shanghai Band Academy opened.
Now, ten years later, the Shanghai Band Academy has trained a total of 158 young band performance talents. Among them, more than 90% of the alumni are admitted to professional orchestras. They shine in 22 orchestras in 16 cities, from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to local orchestras such as Kunming, Guiyang, Lanzhou, Hohhot and so on. Among them, 27 people hold important positions such as chief and deputy chief, and have played an important role in promoting the development of local culture.
At the graduation ceremony of the 2024 performance certificate students of the Shanghai Band Academy held on July 2, Yu Long, the founder, dean and conductor of the academy, said: "Ten years ago, we founded the Shanghai Band Academy. The dream is very simple. It is also great - it is to cultivate China's own young symphony leaders to promote the development of China's symphony career. Today, we can proudly say that everyone's efforts have bore fruitful results over the past ten years. The growth and transformation of young performers from young students to independent professional performers on the stage. We have witnessed the vigorous development of China's symphony industry and the gradual establishment of professional standards. "
President of Shanghai Orchestra Academy. Yu Long sent a message to young people at the graduation ceremony
Yao Tianhao, the first graduate who graduated in 2016, served as the principal trumpet of the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra and later obtained a master's degree from a foreign music school. In 2023, he joined the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra as deputy trumpet chief. He said: "The two years at Shanghai Band Academy were the most fulfilling time in my life. It was the two years of high-intensity training that created successive generations of outstanding graduates and musicians."
The first graduate Yao Tianhao
This year Zhou Yanni, a graduated violin major, is a "post-95s generation". After graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with an undergraduate degree, she entered the Shanghai Band Academy, where she gradually found her career direction. Not long ago, she passed the selection process and was admitted to the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. "We went from being young and immature to being able to show confidence and enjoy music on the stage without the guidance and encouragement of our teachers. When we played together on the stage, the music closely connected us."
Zhou Yanni at the graduation ceremony She recently passed the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
. At the Shanghai Band Academy, she was taught by performers and professors from the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and was provided by first-class professional symphony orchestras across the country and even the world. Enriching stage practice and employment opportunities, masters from various orchestras will provide step-by-step guidance and perform side by side.
On the morning of July 3, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra publicly rehearsed Brahms's "Fourth Symphony" under the command of music director van Zweden. All students from the Shanghai Band Academy sat in the band and played side by side with professional musicians. Duan Yayuan, a flute major, was encouraged by the orchestra's principal flute Robert Langevin to play the most classic flute solo in four movements.
Duan Yayuan, a flute major, completed the solo part with the encouragement of Robert Langevin, principal flute of the New York Philharmonic.
The whole New York Philharmonic Orchestra came to Shanghai this time and had a very tight schedule. The same work was rehearsed early in the morning, with only one purpose - to allow the college students to get up-close training in the orchestra. After the rehearsal, van Zweden also answered the students' questions. He said: "You should spend the rest of your life like students and study hard every day. It is extremely dangerous to find a job in the band and then feel that you are done once and for all. . Work is the beginning of your 'honeymoon' with everyone in the orchestra, and this honeymoon period lasts for 50 years."
Conductor Jaap van Zweden communicated with the students on two consecutive nights on July 2nd and 3rd. After attending the Shanghai Summer Music Festival, five performers from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, including band leader Huang Xin, continued to stay in Shanghai to provide a week-long master class, chamber music rehearsal and other guidance for the Shanghai Band Academy. On the evening of the 7th Participated in the college's 10th anniversary celebration concert performance.
"Music is a long and arduous road, but it is also a road full of charm and infinite possibilities. I hope you can maintain your love and persistence for music, use your musical talents and the knowledge you have learned at the Shanghai Band Academy, Bring more beauty and excitement to the world." Yu Long hopes that the young performing talents cultivated by the Shanghai Orchestra Academy can promote the development of China's symphony industry, stand on the world stage, and use music to express China's image.
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