According to the Hungarian "New Herald" reported on January 1, on the evening of December 30, local time, the chamber concert jointly organized by NYO-China (Chinese Youth Symphony Orchestra) and the Hungarian Liszt Conservatory of Music was held in the George Salty Jazz Concert Hall of the academy. Eight orchestra members from NYO-China and piano students from the Liszt Conservatory gathered in Budapest for a meaningful chamber music concert.
Performance of Mozart's Quartet of the First Flute in D major. Photographed by Rojo Taumash
The "Belt and Road" is the best carrier for the spread of Chinese culture to the outside world, and Hungary is the first European country to sign an intergovernmental cooperation document with China on jointly promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road". In response to this initiative, NYO-China cooperated with the Liszt Conservatory of Music, a top music school in Hungary, to build a bridge of cultural communication between the two countries with music under the theme of "Music Friends, Exchange and Progress". Presented by young chinese and Hungarian musicians, the joint concert featured chamber music by Hungarian composers Liszt Ferenc, Bartók Bela and Dokhnany Elno, as well as a number of repertoire by Chinese composer Zhou Long based on Chinese folk songs, including "Orchid Flower", "Little River Flowing Water", "Jasmine Flower", "Fangma Mountain Song", "Walking West Exit" and other familiar works.
The Chinese members who participated in the performance were all studying at top music academies in Europe, and most of the members performed in Hungary for the first time. The young people of the two countries took advantage of the rehearsal and performance opportunity to enhance exchanges and friendship between them. Yu Yuan, a flute player from Beijing who is studying in Paris, and Magdale Valanting, a piano student at the Liszt Conservatory, played The Hungarian composer Baltók's "Hungarian Peasant Suite" on the same stage, and his exquisite piano skills and tacit cooperation won warm applause from the audience. Yu Yuan said, "It is rare to have such an opportunity to perform on the same stage with hungarian friends, which allows me to further appreciate Hungarian culture, especially Hungarian music education, which benefits me a lot." Magyar also praised his partner's performance, "The musicians from China are very good, I enjoy this cooperation very much, and I look forward to having such opportunities in the future." ”
Yu Yuan and Magyar Varantin performed The Hungarian Peasant Suite. Photographed by Rojo Taumash
The concert is purely public welfare, and the tickets are free for the audience to register. In the face of repeated epidemics, the enthusiasm of the local audience for this concert is still undiminished, and the concert seats are all booked three days before the start of the performance, and the audience is eagerly looking forward to the performance of young Chinese musicians. At the concert site, Mr. Li Zhen, a Hungarian cultural knight, served as the host, and the audience gave warm applause to the wonderful performance, especially the Chinese works that triggered a climax.
Group photo after the successful performance. Photographed by Rojo Taumash
NYO-China was founded in 2016 by founder Ms. He Mei, headed by Ye Xiaogang, president of the Chinese Musicians Association. Since its inception, it has been adhering to the concept of "telling Chinese stories with music", providing free learning and performance opportunities for outstanding Chinese music talents, displaying the style of Chinese young music talents on stages around the world, and promoting the world's multi-angle and multi-faceted understanding of China with melodies. At the time of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, NYO-China also hopes to cheer for the Olympic athletes through music, and wishes the Beijing Winter Olympic Games a successful hold. (Huajie)