Shanghai Quartet + Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the "Wang Fried Group" of the "Made in Shanghai", will appear at the "2022 Shanghai New Year Concert".
Initiated in 2009 by Music Director Long Yu, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's New Year's Concert has become a must-see for Shanghai music fans. However, this New Year's concert that knocks on the "gate of time" in 2022 is a little different: led by the Shanghai Quartet, the orchestra's resident artist, and conducted by the first violin Li Weigang.
A change from the traditional and ingenious performance form, the combination of the veteran quartet and the centennial symphony team made this concert quickly empty. Viewers who can't go to the scene don't have to regret it, they can watch the live broadcast!
At 20:00 on December 31st, the surging news, CCTV news, look at the news, the sight of the giant wave, as well as the official website, Weibo, Station B and video number of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will broadcast the New Year concert live at the same time.
The Vienna New Year's Concert brought the Strauss family's round dance music to thousands of households and also into the hearts of Chinese audiences. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra follows the formula of the round dance, and will use the Strauss family's "Sound of Spring" round dance, "Blue Danube" round dance, "plucked string" polka, "Thunder" fast polka, so that the audience can release their nature, swing their bodies, and celebrate the New Year with ease and joy.
In addition, the four performers of the Shanghai Quartet will also "dance" with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra as the lead singers.
At that time, the first violin Li Weigang and the viola Li Honggang brothers will perform Beethoven's "Second Romantic Song in F major", Bruch's "Romantic Song in F major", and cello Nicholas Savaras will create a strong bohemian style for the audience, offering Dvořák's "G minor".
The newly recruited second violin, Yu Xiang, will bring one of the most famous rhapsody pieces of Italian composer Monti, "Chardash", and as an Inner Mongolian, he will also blow the grassland wind on the spot to perform the "Pastoral Song" composed by Chinese composer Sha Hankun based on the folk songs of Inner Mongolia.
The podium in the center of the stage was removed, and the Shanghai Quartet ascended to the C position, and the four people were worried and looking forward to it, especially Li Weigang, who took on the position of conductor of the program.
"This is the first time we have led a band of more than eighty people, and we are curious about the performance effect, after all, it has not yet appeared on the domestic stage." Although there is a little worry, between the lines, Li Weigang's expectations are more.
Li Weigang, 57, grew up with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. In his eyes, the best orchestras in Asia can be counted in one hand, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is one of them, and he is very confident in the professionalization of the orchestra.
"The function of the conductor is mainly to explain the work, and then give hints at the key time, and we will also play this role - in the key time, such as when changing the rhythm, when changing the speed, giving prompts, every musician's brain is very clear, know how to perform." 」 He said.
"For a long time, the Vienna New Year's Concert was also conducted and performed by the concertmaster of the orchestra, and the effect was very good." For the upcoming Shanghai New Year concert, music critic Li Yanhuan is also looking forward to it, "The Shanghai Quartet leads the band to present classic works in a more chamber-based manner, which may allow both the player and the audience to change their perspective and perceive the music they are already familiar with." ”
In fact, today's international music scene is also testing the waters of "no conductor stage" performances. At this year's Lucerne Festival, pianist Wang Yujia collaborated with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and mahler Chamber Orchestra in two concerts, which were led or led by the pianist, and were evaluated by local music critics as "conveying a 'heart-washing' perspective".