Concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of Shanghai Band Academy.
On the evening of July 7, a chamber music concert titled "Along with You" was held at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall and Performing Arts Hall - to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Band Academy, including Huang, the principal of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Eight performers from the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, including Xin Xin, joined hands with a total of ten alumni of the college who are still studying and have graduated to take the stage to bring the audience the different styles of composers such as Haydn, Debussy, and Copland. Large-scale chamber music works.
In September 2014, Shanghai Band Academy welcomed its first class of students.
In September 2014, co-founded by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the Shanghai Band Academy officially opened. "More than 100 musicians from all over the world applied for the first session, and 19 young musicians stood out and formed the first batch of students." He Dageng, CEO of Shanghai Band Academy, recalled the scene when the academy was first founded. Now ten years later, the Shanghai Band Academy has trained a total of 158 young band performance talents. Among them, more than 90% of alumni are admitted to professional orchestras. They shine in 22 orchestras in 16 cities, from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, to Kunming in Yunnan, Guiyang in Guizhou, Lanzhou in Gansu, Hohhot in Inner Mongolia and other local orchestras in my country. They are all present. Among them, 27 people hold important positions such as chief and deputy chief.
Establishing professional standards for band performance
At the graduation ceremony of the 2024 performance certificate students of the Shanghai Band Academy on July 2, Yu Long, the founder, dean and conductor of the academy, said emotionally: "Ten years ago, we founded Shanghai The Band Academy hopes to cultivate China's own young symphony leaders to promote the development of China's symphony industry. Over the past ten years, we have witnessed the growth and transformation of young performers, who have grown from young students to unique talents on the stage. Professional performers. We have witnessed the vigorous development of China's symphony industry and the gradual establishment of professional standards. "
Yao Tianhao is the first graduate of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy.
Yao Tianhao, the first graduate of the college, is one of them. At the first student graduation ceremony in 2016, he spoke as the graduate representative. At this year’s graduation ceremony, he once again spoke as an alumni representative. In the past ten years, he has served as the principal trumpet of the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra and obtained a master's degree from a foreign music school. In 2023, he joined the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra as deputy principal trumpet. "It can be said that the two years at Shanghai Band Academy were the most fulfilling and rewarding time in my life. The concentrated and high-intensity training and the strict requirements of each instructor have made us who we are today."
violinist who graduated this year Major Zhou Yanni is born in 1995. After graduating from Shangyin University, she enrolled in Shanghai Band Academy and gradually found her career direction in the academy. Not long ago, she passed the selection process and was admitted to the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and will soon start working after graduation. "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, I felt that music connected us."
Zhou Yanni at the graduation ceremony She performed in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra recently.
They are not alone in pursuing their music dreams. There are peers with the same goal and from different regions who encourage each other and grow together; there are performers and professors from the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music who work hard day and night and teach each other everything they have; there are first-class players in the country and even the world The professional symphony orchestra provides a wealth of stage practice and employment opportunities; masters from various orchestras "fly" to give step-by-step guidance and perform side by side... These "fellow colleagues" together create a ten-year landscape of the Shanghai Band Academy. Cultivate young professional band players who can act independently.
Rehearsing side by side with world-famous orchestras
On the morning of July 3, the entire New York Philharmonic Orchestra, under the command of the orchestra’s music director Jaap van Zweden, publicly rehearsed Brahms’s “Fourth Symphony”, which was the same as the previous night’s “Brahms’ Fourth Symphony”. "The difference in the performance is that this time all the students from the Shanghai Band Academy sat in the band and played side by side. 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.
Flute professional Duan Yayuan completed the solo part alone with the encouragement of Robert Langevin, principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic.
The whole orchestra of the New York Philharmonic came to Shanghai this time and had a very tight schedule. However, they specially rehearsed the same piece of music the next morning after performing "Bosi" the night before. The purpose was only one - to let the orchestra of the college students Get full exercise from zero distance. After the rehearsal, van Zweden sat down and answered the students’ questions. "It's extremely dangerous to get a job in a band and then think you're done with it for good. It's the beginning of a 'honeymoon' for you and everyone in the band, and that honeymoon period lasts for 50 years. You should tell your partner that : 'I am a professional band player, and I will stay with my band for the rest of my life.'"
Conductor Jaap van Zweden gave a lecture to the students.
After the two Summer Music Festival concerts on July 2 and 3, five New York Philharmonic musicians, including band leader Huang Xin, continued to stay in Shanghai to conduct a week-long master class and chamber music for the college. Rehearsal and other guidance, and participated in the college's 10th anniversary celebration concert performance on the evening of the 7th.
Yu Long, Dean of Shanghai Band Academy, gave a message to young people at the graduation ceremony.
"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, and use your talents and knowledge to bring more to the world "It's beautiful and moving." Dean Yu Long hopes that this group of young performing talents trained by the Shanghai Orchestra Academy can truly promote the development of China's symphony industry, establish professional standards, and allow my country's local talents to stand on the world stage and use music to show their love and respect. image of China.
Author: Jiang Fang
Text: Jiang Fang Picture: Shanghai Band Academy Editor: Li Ting Editor: Xing Xiaofang
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