On the evening of January 9th, invited by the "Meet in Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival and the 22nd "Meet in Beijing" International Arts Festival, Chen Xieyang, the famous conductor and music director of the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and performed the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra's special concert "Infinity Shostakovich" of the Suzhou Cultural and Art Exhibition Week at the Beijing Concert Hall, bringing to the audience two classic works of Russian composer Shostakovich, Symphony No. 10 in E minor and the suite of the movie "Oxfly".
Symphony No. 1 in E minor is one of Shostakovich's longest symphonies, which Chen Xieyang heard at a young age and became a conductor, in 1985 he personally conducted the Chinese premiere of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony. Chen Xieyang has a very deep affection for this work, and he does not hide his love for it, he said: "The Tenth Symphony is 'the triumph of human nature in the world', it is my beloved. Among Shostakovich's many film music creations, "Bullfly" contains some of the composer's most popular melodies, especially the Romantic Song, which has been widely circulated as an instrumental version. Chen Xieyang believes that Shostakovich can write both very modern musical works and works with very beautiful melodies, and the "Oxfly" suite reflects his skill.
This concert is also the second performance of the trip led by Master Chen Xieyang to Beijing. On the evening of January 6th, at the Beijing Tianqiao Art Center, also under the direction of Chen Xieyang, the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and the Central Chinese Orchestra made a stunning appearance at the opening ceremony of the "Meet in Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival and the 22nd "Meet in Beijing" International Arts Festival in the innovative form of "Symphony + Chinese Music". The first cooperation between the two orchestras touched the beautiful state of "harmony and difference, beauty and coexistence".
The Suzhou Symphony Orchestra is a young professional symphony orchestra composed of more than 70 outstanding musicians from 20 countries and regions. In the past five years since its establishment, SuJiao has developed into an influential symphony orchestra at home and abroad. Under the leadership of Music Director Chen Xieyang and Chief Conductor Xu Zhong, Su Jiao planned and completed a music season that combines classical music art and popularization.