Music, from nature, is the sound of nature; music, from the heart, is the common language of mankind; music, from perception, is the confidant of life; music, is transparent water, bouncing out of beautiful notes; music, is a warm light, dazzling and holy.
On the winter night of January 14, cellist Xu Yulian's solo concert "Bloom" was warmly staged at the Beijing Concert Hall, which Xu Yulian prepared for a long time, not only because it was an inspiration for this extraordinary year of 2021, but also blew the horn of a new journey in 2022.
The note jumps on the finger, and the emotion flows through the heart. The deep, full, charming and affectionate voice of the cello inadvertently flows quietly in the hearts of all the audiences, leading the audience into the fantastic music world.
The scene was full of people, which was extremely rare during the epidemic period, which shows that everyone not only loves the cello as an instrument, but also looks forward to and loves Xu Yulian!
Loving music with life, interpreting music with soul, and letting music bloom brilliantly in our hearts is the theme of this concert. The meaning of "blooming" life lies in those wonderful moments, the real "blooming" may only be a few times, this time Xu Yulian meets us, and we will never miss it! The "blooming" of her playing career will also be witnessed by hundreds of spectators on the scene, witnessing her yearning for life and life.
Xu Yulian had the honor to invite Huang Mengmeng, a famous pianist and chamber musician, Chen Guang, professor trumpet of the Orchestra Department of the Central Conservatory of Music and general secretary of the Party Branch of the Orchestra Department, Su Zhen, viola player, viola professor and director of the Viola Teaching and Research Office of the Central Conservatory of Music, the Gold Medal of the Junior B Group of the Sixth China (Tianjin) Accordion Competition, and the Gold Medal of the Junior Group of the Shenzhen International Accordion Competition. Liu Yiwei, the first winner of the International Open Group of the 70th Accordion World Championships in China, performed several assistants, and one by one the well-known names were enough to make all walks of life look forward to this concert.
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At 7:30 p.m. on January 14, the Beijing Concert Hall was full. Everyone is quietly waiting for the protagonist of this concert, the cello player Xu Yulian, to appear. With the pursuit of the light, cellist Xu Yulian and the famous pianist and chamber music player Huang Mengmeng slowly walked. Xu Yulian appeared gracefully in a very elegant black print off-the-shoulder long dress, and she sat idyllicly in the middle of the stage. With the audience listening with bated breath, a song covered by thanks? Vasilyevich? Rachmaninoff's Etudes kicked off the concert. Xu Yulian in the center of the stage, immersed in the expression of music, the piano and song blended, harmonious, listening carefully, as if to let the listener have a stunning tenderness, a kind of healing life wonderful...
Subsequently, the three tracks of "Pastoral Song", "Silent Forest" and "Greetings of Love" once again brought the audience into different emotions, playing a melody full of affection, which came from the different mood of "wind blowing grass and low to see cattle and sheep"; it was also like nostalgia from homesickness, with a lingering and gentle musical language with thoughts, as if recalling the hazy shadow of the hometown in a dream, the soft and contemplative language of nostalgia, the tone of the soul, and the expression of emotions full of affection; and the gentle love words from lovers. They all spoke deeply and eloquently on Xu Yulian's strings. And a song "Jacqueline's Tears" has a strong sense of emotion in the poignant tune. The repertoire slowly strikes the audience's hearts with a cello-like melody. The long-precipitated strings release endless mourning. Accompanied by a thick and deep music, it slowly slipped down. Sadness, loneliness, and helplessness bring the viewer into a complex intertwined emotion. "Love with life, interpret with soul", this is the best expression of Xu Yulian's performance. Or exquisite or magnificent music erupts into new vitality under her fingertips, allowing the audience to appreciate the immortal charm of the masterpiece. There is no shortage of skilled players in the era, but there are only a few sincere and moving performers. Xu Yulian is a performer who really puts emotions on the sound of the piano, so that the moving timbre conveys not only the melody and notes, but also a moving story that makes people feel immersed.
In addition to Xu Yulian's wonderful performance, the audience also heard the famous pianist and chamber music player Huang Mengmeng at the concert scene, Chen Guang, professor trumpet of the Orchestra Department of the Central Conservatory of Music and secretary of the General Party Branch of the Orchestra Department, Su Zhen, viola player, viola professor and director of the Viola Teaching and Research Office of the Central Conservatory of Music, and Liu Yiwei, a young gold medalist of the Sixth China (Tianjin) "Parrot Cup" Accordion Competition, who jointly performed "Forgetting", "Century". The two tracks of "Fengxing" are not so much a dialogue and exchange between cello and piano, viola, trumpet, and bayan, but rather a display and fusion of Western musical culture; it is not so much a competition and competition of Western instrumental performance techniques, but rather an invitation and collision of different music and art genres... Compared to the magnificent symphony, the ensemble is more delicate, melodious and meaningful. This is the highest level of the domestic ensemble, two songs down, so that the audience listened to it, feasted their ears, and the performers on the stage also sighed!
Finally, the concert ended with Cesar Frank's Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major, a four-part suite of movements that, although long, was completely immersed in by the audience. This sonata was originally a violin sonata, adapted into a cello sonata, very difficult for the cello, under the affectionate performance of Xu Yulian, the audience's emotions from beginning to end fully engaged, musical interpretation ups and downs, fascinating, the audience is still unfinished. With the end of the last note of this work, the concert is once again pushed to a climax. Xu Yulian's exquisite artistic expression and artistic appeal triggered continuous applause from the audience. Amid the continued applause of the audience, the concert came to a perfect conclusion. Xu Yulian uses her perfect playing skills and musical expression to perfectly present the delicate emotions, inner portrayal and characteristics of the music, bringing great enjoyment and shock to everyone in music and art. After the performance, in the audience's endless applause and cheers, Xu Yulian bowed again and again to express her gratitude to the audience.
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Xu Yulian is a soloist, chamber musician and symphonist. National first-class player, principal cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra of China, professor of the Central Conservatory of Music, guest cellist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, expert judge of the National Endowment for the Arts. During her professional music career, she has frequently collaborated with the world's most outstanding artists and has received wide acclaim. Among them were Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit, Lorin Maazel, Daniel Barenboim and others.
As an excellent and experienced orchestral principal, Xu Yulian has shown excellent artistic talent in solo, chamber music, orchestra cooperation and other arts. In recent years, she has successfully given dozens of recital concerts. Among them, she collaborated as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of China to perform the work "Arirang" commissioned by the China Symphony Orchestra, and the premiere repertoire also included "White Horse" and "Night Song", which was particularly praised in Richard Traus's masterpiece "Don Quixote", which is known as the "touchstone of cello playing". It is worth noting that in the 2018-2019 China Symphony Orchestra Music Season, he planned a special cello concert for him, and at the same time launched Xu Yulian's cello solo album "Greetings of Love" supervised by the China Symphony Orchestra and published by China Records, which was created by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and recorded by recording master Jacob Handel.
As the experienced cello principal of the orchestra, she has been highly praised by both the industry and the outside world for her artistic interpretation of both skill and music, both during her tenure as principal cellist of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra and as principal cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra of China. During his stay in the United States, he served as the principal cellist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's affiliated orchestra, and was recommended by the conductor Barente Im for his outstanding talent, and won the chicago symphony orchestra's lifetime collaboration cellist seat.
Since returning to China in 2006, Xu Yulian is also committed to the inheritance and development of music and art education, and strives to effectively carry out cello education and promotion, training a large number of cello students, students evaluate her teaching style, serious, rigorous, lively, meticulous, her teaching has been unanimously recognized and praised by the majority of students. Many students have been able to obtain professional promotion and have been admitted to many famous schools at home and abroad to go to the world.
In the hall of music, Xu Yulian not only wants to become an interpreter of cello music, but also wants to show her unique musical charm from the height of Western classical music. Master Conductor Daniel Barenboim, after working with her, excitedly shouted: "XU, the best cellist!" After hearing her performance, philippe Muller, the world-famous cellist, lamented: "Her solid playing skills perfectly show the wonderful musical world in her heart, which is unforgettable..."
On the road of music, Xu Yulian has her own persistence and persistence, sincerity and enthusiasm, and she integrates music into life and enjoys it. He always said that people must have faith and dreams. With the love of music, constantly challenging themselves, bravely breaking through themselves, and forming a unique musical style and charm in innovation and pioneering. At the same time, using Western instruments such as the cello to tell traditional Chinese culture has become Xu Yulian's artistic characteristics and spiritual pursuit.
There is still a long way to go in the future, and Xu Yulian is well aware of the role and responsibility she plays. She will always uphold her own musical pursuits and adhere to her own musical philosophy. On stage, as a performer, she will always be loyal to her faith and persistence to perform more excellent works. On the podium, as a cello professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, she will not forget her mission of preaching and teaching to solve puzzles, and the hard work of the three-foot podium will surely cultivate more artistic talents for China's cello.
As Xu Yulian said excitedly after the performance, "I have been carefully preparing for this concert for a long time, and the name 'Bloom' is because I want to show my best side to my leaders, my audience, and my colleagues and friends." Today, I was particularly excited and touched, and I didn't expect so many friends to come to my concert. Along the way, behind the applause of flowers, it is actually incomparably hard and hard, without the help and love of so many teachers, leaders, and friends, I would not be able to go to where I am today, and this gratitude has always been remembered in my heart. I would like to especially thank my veteran leader, Guan Xia, former head of the National Symphony Orchestra, for his continued help and support to me. ”
Nowadays, Xu Yulian has gone through countless spring, summer, autumn and winter on the road of cello performance, and when it comes to the future, she said that in the future, she will put more energy into the teaching of the cello, and she will cultivate more cello talents for the country in the long artistic life in the future, and dedicate herself to the cello cause with more excellent results! (Text/Toyo)
Source: Beiqing Network