On January 6, the China Symphony Orchestra held a press conference for the 2022 music season at the Beijing Concert Hall and announced the season schedule.
Zhou Yu, secretary of the Party Committee of the China Symphony Orchestra, said that the orchestra will always adhere to the "creation as the core task, the performance as the central link" and adhere to the people-centered creative orientation. In the new year, the orchestra will also fully launch the reconstruction of the new site.
Group leader Li Xincao introduced the main highlights of the new season in detail. In the upcoming 2022 music season, CCCC took the lead in breaking the New Year's Eve model of most Western music seasons and created a music season model that is more in line with the concept of natural years of traditional Chinese festivals and holidays. Famous violinist Lu Siqing will be invited to serve as the artist-in-residence, Chen Xieyang, Tan Lihua, Zhang Guoyong, Lü Jia, Zhang Yi, Lin Daye, Wang Linlin, Yang Yang, Jin Chengzhi, Chen Bing and other three generations of domestic conductors will all appear on the stage, in addition, Chen Sa, Yuan Fang, Luo Wei, Li Yuhe, Li Xiuying, Song Yuanming, Zhang Xueliang, Xue Haoyu, Liu Songhu, Zhang Yuan and other guest artists will also appear on the stage with the orchestra.
In terms of major performances, the new music season specially arranged the opening ceremony performance of the "Ode to Joy" to help the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the large-scale original symphony concert "Ode to Mountains and Rivers" to welcome the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. CCCC will also continue to continue to improve the red gene, launching a special concert commemorating Nie Er, Xian Xinghai, Zhu Jian'er and other famous Chinese musicians, the symphonic music "Sha Jiabang" and the "Love Me China" folk song chorus concert composed of all ethnic minority folk songs. In addition, the State Exchange will also take the 80th anniversary of the Yan'an Literary and Art Symposium as an opportunity to carry out the domestic tour of "Red Heritage" "Yellow River Chorus".
In terms of performance content and presentation, the new season includes classic symphonies and opera works from the Baroque period to the twentieth century, as well as more difficult untraught chamber music performances. For the first time, the CCCC will also launch the long-brewed "Concerto Night" concert "Proud Sons of the Nation", with all soloists or ensembles played by orchestra players.