On the evening of November 7, Zhao Zhen, principal of the Sheng section of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, performed a special concert "Sheng in Wonderland" at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall. This is one of the series of concerts of the "Masterpiece Project" of the Shanghai Ch

On the evening of November 7th, the special concert "Sheng in Wonderland" by Zhao Zhen, chief of the Sheng section of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, was performed at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall. This is one of the series of concerts of the "Masterpiece Project" of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra's talent training program. The orchestra commissions composers to tailor original new works for the orchestra's business backbone and hold individual concerts to give full play to their technical level, artistic style and stage performance. expressive and unleash their musical energy.

Following last year’s performance of “Three Chapters on Clouds and Waters” by Jin Kai, principal of the orchestra’s flute section, and “Sound Map” by Wang Yinrui, chief of the percussion section, the orchestra continues to set up a stage for business backbones to help them grow. In the "Sheng in Wonderland" concert, Zhao Zhen, chief of the Sheng section of the orchestra, demonstrated the youthful sound of the ancient instrument through a series of Sheng music works of different arrangements and styles.

Zhao Zhen, principal of the sheng section of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra

Zhao Zhen graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He has performed in "Zero·One|Chinese Color", "National Music Ode to China", "Folk Music on the Sea", "Drinking River Water Together" and "Together" He has served as soloist and leader in original concerts such as "Homeland" and other orchestras. He is active on the folk music stage and his playing style is natural and free. This performance is the first time the orchestra has launched a special concert with the theme of Sheng in the performance season in recent years, showcasing the strength of the Sheng section of the orchestra. Zhao Zhen said: “This performance includes not only the latest works commissioned by the orchestra, but also carefully selected contemporary works from the past ten years. We hope that through this concert, we can show the global nature of the sheng as an instrument and the possibility of development and innovation. "

ht "The East Is White" at the beginning of the ml16

concert was selected from the orchestra's "Zero·One|Chinese Color" China's first traditional Chinese music and AI concert. The play premiered at this year's 39th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival and was performed by the Shanghai Ethnic Group. It was jointly created by the orchestra and Tianqin Lab of Tencent Music Entertainment Group. "The East is White" takes Su Shi's meaning of "I don't know the East is White". Zhao Zhen leads the orchestra's sheng players Wang Yang, Li Chunxu, Wang Shijie and Xu Jingting to show the scene of dawn approaching and the first light of dawn. Zhao Zhen said: "It is very interesting to perform an original new work. There are many possibilities and many unknown challenges that require us performers to create a second time and integrate their own understanding while understanding the connotation of the work."

Performance scene

Curtain call The orchestra premiered the composer Kong Zhixuan’s Sheng Concerto "Carefree World Tour" under the leadership of resident conductor Yao Shenshen. The work is inspired by Zhuangzi's eternally famous poem "Xiaoyaoyou". It consists of three movements: "Peng Migration to Nanming", "The Nameless Saint" and "Xiaoyao Wuji", which is full of romance and fantasy.

"Sheng in Wonderland" was composed by composer Li Yuejin commissioned by the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra. It was premiered by Zhao Zhen. The work is majestic and calm. "Yun Shao" was composed by Lu Yaobo and performed by Zhao Zhen with the orchestra's percussion section chief Wang Yinrui, flute section chief Jin Kai, dulcimer section chief Cao Yun, cello section chief He Xiaotong, and Ruan player Desert.

Resident conductor Yao Shenshen

Performance scene

"In addition to adhering to our own national characteristics, we must also embrace the different types of music languages ​​and characteristics in the world. The Sheng can cooperate with any kind of musical instrument in the world, showing its Unique timbral charm." Zhao Zhen and accordion player Yin Yiwen presented "Like You and Me" by German composer Lao Luo. The accordion, a Western musical instrument, traces its origins to the development of the traditional Chinese sheng, which was introduced to Europe through the Silk Road. The piece highlights the timbre characteristics of the sheng and the accordion, and uses the mutual transformation of different melodies and rhythms as well as jazz improvisation to enhance the atmosphere. Zhao Zhen also presented "Renre: Build" composed by Zhong Zhiyue and "Xunyin" composed by Li Yuanqing together with pianist Wang Yu.

Performance site

On November 16, Ma Xiaohui’s legendary Erhu “Beautiful Rhythm” Chinese Style “New Music Wave” special concert will be performed at the Cadillac Shanghai Concert Hall. Ma Xiaohui, the orchestra’s erhu soloist, has long been committed to the cross-border integration of erhu music and constantly broadens the expression boundaries of erhu art.In her musical life of "traveling around the world with the erhu", she shuttles between Chinese and Western stages, looking for close friends from all over the world. At the concert, she will convey the fashionable temperament and colorful colors of the ancient musical instrument erhu.

On the evening of November 7th, the special concert "Sheng in Wonderland" by Zhao Zhen, chief of the Sheng section of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, was performed at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall. This is one of the series of concerts of the "Masterpiece Project" of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra's talent training program. The orchestra commissions composers to tailor original new works for the orchestra's business backbone and hold individual concerts to give full play to their technical level, artistic style and stage performance. expressive and unleash their musical energy.

Following last year’s performance of “Three Chapters on Clouds and Waters” by Jin Kai, principal of the orchestra’s flute section, and “Sound Map” by Wang Yinrui, chief of the percussion section, the orchestra continues to set up a stage for business backbones to help them grow. In the "Sheng in Wonderland" concert, Zhao Zhen, chief of the Sheng section of the orchestra, demonstrated the youthful sound of the ancient instrument through a series of Sheng music works of different arrangements and styles.

Zhao Zhen, principal of the sheng section of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra

Zhao Zhen graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He has performed in "Zero·One|Chinese Color", "National Music Ode to China", "Folk Music on the Sea", "Drinking River Water Together" and "Together" He has served as soloist and leader in original concerts such as "Homeland" and other orchestras. He is active on the folk music stage and his playing style is natural and free. This performance is the first time the orchestra has launched a special concert with the theme of Sheng in the performance season in recent years, showcasing the strength of the Sheng section of the orchestra. Zhao Zhen said: “This performance includes not only the latest works commissioned by the orchestra, but also carefully selected contemporary works from the past ten years. We hope that through this concert, we can show the global nature of the sheng as an instrument and the possibility of development and innovation. "

ht "The East Is White" at the beginning of the ml16

concert was selected from the orchestra's "Zero·One|Chinese Color" China's first traditional Chinese music and AI concert. The play premiered at this year's 39th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival and was performed by the Shanghai Ethnic Group. It was jointly created by the orchestra and Tianqin Lab of Tencent Music Entertainment Group. "The East is White" takes Su Shi's meaning of "I don't know the East is White". Zhao Zhen leads the orchestra's sheng players Wang Yang, Li Chunxu, Wang Shijie and Xu Jingting to show the scene of dawn approaching and the first light of dawn. Zhao Zhen said: "It is very interesting to perform an original new work. There are many possibilities and many unknown challenges that require us performers to create a second time and integrate their own understanding while understanding the connotation of the work."

Performance scene

Curtain call The orchestra premiered the composer Kong Zhixuan’s Sheng Concerto "Carefree World Tour" under the leadership of resident conductor Yao Shenshen. The work is inspired by Zhuangzi's eternally famous poem "Xiaoyaoyou". It consists of three movements: "Peng Migration to Nanming", "The Nameless Saint" and "Xiaoyao Wuji", which is full of romance and fantasy.

"Sheng in Wonderland" was composed by composer Li Yuejin commissioned by the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra. It was premiered by Zhao Zhen. The work is majestic and calm. "Yun Shao" was composed by Lu Yaobo and performed by Zhao Zhen with the orchestra's percussion section chief Wang Yinrui, flute section chief Jin Kai, dulcimer section chief Cao Yun, cello section chief He Xiaotong, and Ruan player Desert.

Resident conductor Yao Shenshen

Performance scene

"In addition to adhering to our own national characteristics, we must also embrace the different types of music languages ​​and characteristics in the world. The Sheng can cooperate with any kind of musical instrument in the world, showing its Unique timbral charm." Zhao Zhen and accordion player Yin Yiwen presented "Like You and Me" by German composer Lao Luo. The accordion, a Western musical instrument, traces its origins to the development of the traditional Chinese sheng, which was introduced to Europe through the Silk Road. The piece highlights the timbre characteristics of the sheng and the accordion, and uses the mutual transformation of different melodies and rhythms as well as jazz improvisation to enhance the atmosphere. Zhao Zhen also presented "Renre: Build" composed by Zhong Zhiyue and "Xunyin" composed by Li Yuanqing together with pianist Wang Yu.

Performance site

On November 16, Ma Xiaohui’s legendary Erhu “Beautiful Rhythm” Chinese Style “New Music Wave” special concert will be performed at the Cadillac Shanghai Concert Hall. Ma Xiaohui, the orchestra’s erhu soloist, has long been committed to the cross-border integration of erhu music and constantly broadens the expression boundaries of erhu art.In her musical life of "traveling around the world with the erhu", she shuttles between Chinese and Western stages, looking for close friends from all over the world. At the concert, she will convey the fashionable temperament and colorful colors of the ancient musical instrument erhu.