Xinhua News Agency, Nanchang, July 13 (Reporter Yuan Huijing) It's sunny and snowy, lacking innovation... Is this your "stereotype" of traditional symphony? Then, the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra, established in April 2021, may subvert your perception. A symphony orchestra can also be very "trendy" and young.
Nanchang Symphony Orchestra currently has 70 musicians, with an average age of 28 years old. In more than three years, this energetic team has brought more than a hundred concerts to online and offline audiences. Zhong Xin, deputy director of the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra and a national first-level conductor, told reporters that since its establishment, the orchestra has implemented a year-round recruitment system and recruits outstanding performers from all over the world through registration and examination. Currently, there are players from Spain, Italy, Russia and other countries. 5 foreign performers.
Nanchang Symphony Orchestra's "Jiangxi Suite" performance scene. Xinhua News Agency reported that the youthfulness of the
team has brought active thinking and allowed more innovation to occur. In June this year, a music pop-up event planned by the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra that integrated symphony, dance, chorus and other art forms was staged at Nanchang Changbei Airport.
"I didn't expect to be able to enjoy a beautiful symphony performance at the airport. Especially when the familiar melody of "My Motherland and Me" sounded, I discovered that symphony can also be very Chinese!" Passenger Mr. Wu stopped to watch until the performance At the end, I excitedly shared my feelings.
Ye Yiqi is the solo violinist at this pop-up event. This is also his first time performing in such an environment. "Symphony performances are usually performed in a quiet environment. This kind of public space with a lot of people is a challenge for us. My colleagues and I need to concentrate very much to cooperate." Ye Yiqi feels that this kind of performance is "trendy" " can realize the expansion of the symphony circle and "attract fans" and infect more people.
The orchestra is constantly trying to innovate performance scenes and performance forms based on contemporary life. For another example, this year's "520", the orchestra invited 99 couples to listen to the concert live and use music to convey the meaning of love.
"The symphony needs a mass base." Zhong Xin said that the performers of the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra often go into communities, schools, enterprises, etc., so that more people can feel the charm of the symphony.
On May 20, Nanchang Symphony Orchestra held a concert with the theme of "Love". Xinhua News Agency reported that
symphony has a long history in the West and is still an emerging market in China. Zhong Xin discovered an interesting phenomenon, “When you walk into European and American concert halls, gray-haired elderly audiences are the main audience; but when you come to the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra’s performance, you will find that more and more young people are devoted to the symphony. "Embrace."
In August 2023, the Youth Symphony Orchestra affiliated with the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra was officially established. Now more than 70 young people have entered the orchestra to study. "Here, I have met many friends, been exposed to more musical instruments, and realized the importance of teamwork." Violin student Li Shengze told reporters that he has participated in two concert performances.
The Youth Symphony Orchestra affiliated with Nanchang Symphony Orchestra is training. Published by Xinhua News Agency:
As an imported symphony, its repertoire in the past was mostly Western classical music; but now, more original works have become a highlight of the city symphony orchestra's service to local cultural construction.
In April this year, the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra entered the Central Opera House as the symphonic accompaniment of the original national opera "August 1st Uprising" to show the "voice of Jiangxi" to the people of the capital; in July, the orchestra appeared with "Jiangxi Suite", telling the story through the symphony Jiangxi Stories... These symphony works that are closely related to the red earth can not only entertain music fans, but also make all walks of life aware of the unique value of urban symphony orchestras. Zhong Shuiming, Party branch secretary of the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra, believes that the connection between the symphony orchestra and urban culture may not be obvious, but it has profound and long-term significance for improving the quality of the city.
In the future, the Nanchang Symphony Orchestra will make the symphony more people-friendly and diverse through education popularization, repertoire innovation and cross-border cooperation, and let the unique charm of symphony music become a business card of Jiangxi’s cultural construction and foreign exchanges.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
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