The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's new "Mozart's Music Party" will kick off on January 18 and will be performed 12 times in 2022. Its mystery, in the words of program planner and conductor Zhang Qiu: "Just sit in front of the concert hall, you won't know what to perform tonight." ”
Buying tickets only depends on the date, the track is all based on luck, can such a "rule" make the audience buy it? The reporter specially came to the ticket counter today, checked the ticket version and found that the two blind box concerts in January and February had been sold out. The young lady at the counter said: "On the day of the invoice, the Internet was already sold out. ”
Photo: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra launches "Mozart's Music Blind Box" series of concerts Official picture (the same below)
Why Mozart?
There are so many world composers, for the choice of Mozart? The creators' answer was the same - "Mozart is the most famous!" "Mozart has the widest audience!" "Mozart was the threshold of classical enlightenment."
Whether it is cello, violin, piano, harmonica, accordion, almost all of the introductory repertoire of the piano child who became a performer has "Little Stars", and all of the "Little Stars" are derived from Mozart's piano song "Little Star Variations" composed in 1778.
Mozart composes music in all corners of life, film soundtracks, mobile phone ringtones, BGM background sounds, his name has long been at the top of the most popular prenatal music charts.
For the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Mozart was chosen for a simpler reason – he is the most popular textbook in classical music. "Whether it's playing tricks on the repertoire or innovating in form, our ultimate goal is to popularize classical music and break the circle to attract new fans." Zhou Ping, the head of the shanghai regiment, said.
Triple surprises await you
Of course, Mozart's music party is not only Mozart, Zhou Ping said: "Our party, there is but not limited to Mozart. He's our signature dish, but there's more to unlock. ”
Zhang Qiu counted the three surprises that the concert gave to new and old fans – first of all, the diversity of the repertoire. Mozart was a very prolific composer, who completed more than 600 musical works in different genres and forms in the course of his short 35 years, including operas, symphonies, concertos, sonatas, quartets, etc. The 12 concerts will be randomly selected from the repertoire, and Zhang said: "All we want to give everyone is a chef's hidden menu, and you won't know what to listen to tonight until the moment you sit in the theater." ”
The second surprise comes from tapping into the potential of the turning players, who may be familiar with the violinist who became keyboardists one night. What Zhang Qiu was looking forward to was: "The best of them can grab my baton, and I can sit in front of the piano and 'return to my old business'." ”
The third surprise comes from the audience itself. After the track and the form are played, it is waiting for the spark of inspiration from the audience. Zhang Qiao revealed: "Although the basic repertoire of 12 concerts is now scheduled, we are changing at any time, and this music cube also welcomes you to change your face. ”
Pictured: Zhang Qiu
Every game is different
Mozart's series of concerts launched 12 times this year, once a month, the venue is different, so that old music fans can learn the new from the past, so that new music fans can follow mozart's footsteps to explore a broader classical music map. Zhou Ping said: "We don't have any limited editions to grab, every game is a limited edition; there is no such thing as gathering or not gathering, Mozart's more than 600 (first) works, and three years of performance can not be collected." We want everyone to relax their mentality, put aside the chagrin that is entangled in the repertoire and difficult to collect in the pocket, no longer have to choose the difficulty, hear what is what, the field is good. ”
Corresponding to the original intention of popularization, there is also a "buy one get one free" package for old members and new friends, who can buy two tickets at the price of one ticket, but the other ticket must bring a new friend who is not a member. Lu Jing, marketing director of the Shangjiao brand, said: "On the stage and in the music world, artists need to pass on the help, and under the stage, the audience, the fans, the fans of the music also have the process of bringing the old to the new, we let Li launch the practice of 'old friends leading new friends', that is, we want to popularize the classical audience, let young people walk in, let good music go out." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan)
The reporter's handwritten | recital of the father-to-be
Zhang Qiu's encouragement of musicians to "grab" his baton is not a joke. Those who know him well know that he is no less accomplished on the piano than he is in conducting, and lately he has been busy at home giving recitals. This high-profile private custom recital has only two listeners, his wife and the upcoming baby.
Zhang Qiu after the 80s, with about 6 days to go, will usher in the most important small life in his life. What gifts can a father-to-be who has been spinning on the sheet music and keys since he was a child have? It's nothing more than those beautiful melodies. "I don't know what the child looks like, but he should like the rhythm of the notes as much as I do, because every time he plays for him, he will react." Zhang Qiu broke his finger and counted the days: "The due date is January 20, but maybe it will be early, if he is in a hurry to meet with us on the day of the 18th performance, I will probably miss the appointment, but it doesn't matter, when he is full moon, double full moon or even one year old, he has the opportunity to hear the blind box concert, we have to perform for a year!" ”
Taking music and other artistic qualities as a gift is the choice of many parents in this era of relative material abundance, and they want to give their children more than enough to eat and wear warmly, but the confidence and courage to chase their dreams, the resilience to not be defeated in the face of setbacks, and the calmness to deal with them regardless of the peaks and valleys.
Music nourishes the soul, strengthens the heart, people do not know how many ditches and bumps will be encountered in their lives, even in the era of peace, they will also experience such a sudden and calm barrier as the epidemic, as a parent may not be able to teach him eighteen martial arts, but at least, it can pave a musical path for him, open a spiritual channel, to relieve, to repair, to wander. (Zhu Yuan)