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 "Meet Beijing meet Jiangnan" Suzhou Symphony Orchestra special concert "Infinity Shostakovich" 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".
This concert is also the second performance of the trip to Beijing led by Master Chen Xieyang. 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 form of "Symphony + Chinese Music", leading the audience to listen to the "wonderful dialogue" between national music and world music.
Chen Xieyang, famous conductor and music director of Suzhou Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 1 in E minor is one of the most frequently performed symphonies in Shostakovich's 15 symphonies, chen Xieyang heard this work at a very young age, and after becoming a conductor, he personally conducted the baton in 1985 and completed 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 once said, "To tell the truth, 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.
Chen Xieyang said that he had led Su Jiao into Beijing many times before, performing special concerts at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, presenting a number of classic foreign works and outstanding ethnic works to Beijing audiences. The trip to Beijing was performed in two famous venues, the Tianqiao Art Center and the Beijing Concert Hall, "Sujiao has been established for 5 years, and this performance in Beijing is precisely through concerts to show the development achievements of the Sujiao over the past five years to all sectors of society and the audience, and sincerely accept everyone's test." Composed of more than 70 outstanding musicians from 20 countries and regions, the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra is a young professional symphony orchestra. As one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the New Era Cultural And Sports Exhibition Group, 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. Since its establishment, the orchestra has successfully held large-scale music events and international music competitions, and built a bridge between Suzhou and world cultures.
Suzhou Symphony Orchestra special concert "Infinite Shostakovich" performance site
The "Meet in Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival and the 22nd "Meet in Beijing" International Arts Festival are hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, the State Administration of Radio and Television, the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, and jointly organized by China International Culture Group Co., Ltd. and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. This year's festival will focus on the Beijing Winter Olympics, set up five major sections of performing arts, visual arts, film screenings, urban activities and celebration activities, in the form of "online + offline", to provide audiences with 100 performances from 22 countries and regions, as well as art forums and performance promotion meetings. Create a rich cultural atmosphere and a good public opinion environment for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and present the unique cultural charm of Beijing as the world's first "city of two Olympic Games".
As an important part of the "Meet in Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival and the 22nd "Meet in Beijing" International Arts Festival, the Suzhou Culture and Art Exhibition Week will last from January 6 to 20, 2022, and will add color to the Winter Olympics with high-quality repertoire, showing the world the original Gusu with a very Jiangnan texture.