With the magnificent "Elephant King's Journey" of "National Style", on the evening of January 24, the National Library of China held the "Books and Fragrances building dreams, Golden Tiger Nafu - National Library 2022 Spring Festival Concert" held at the Guotu Art Center and Concert Hall. Zhang Ming conducted the Beijing Chinese Orchestra and brought the audience a concert of ethnic instrumental classics with great national characteristics and charm.
The Spring Festival Public Welfare Performance of the National Library of China has been held for four sessions, which has been widely welcomed by readers and has gradually become a major feature of the National Map During the Spring Festival. In the evening, the audience came to the concert hall early, and the staff sent handwritten blessings and Spring Festival links to the audience, and the scene was full of strong Chinese traditional ink culture and festive Spring Festival atmosphere.
At the concert, the orchestra played the flute solo "New Song of the Herdsmen", the Erhu Qi "New Horse Race", the ensemble "Birds and The Phoenix", the "Dream of the Red Chamber", "The Dragon Leaping and the Tiger Leaping", "Lake Baikal", and the national orchestra "He Xinchun", and the song "My Motherland" pushed the concert to a climax. The whole performance combines traditional repertoire with newly arranged repertoire, and the lively performance shows the unique charm of national instrumental music.
Zhang Ming, conductor of the evening, said in an interview, "The Spring Festival is a traditional and festive festival of the Chinese nation, and this concert not only shows the classic works of national music, but also the popular works adapted by the Beijing Chinese Orchestra. 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, we also played "Dragon Leaping Tiger Leap", I hope everyone can feel the breath of spring in a joyful atmosphere. Ren Yue, the host of the evening and deputy director of the creation and editing department of the Beijing Chinese Orchestra, said, "There are more young people in our orchestra, and everyone has integrated their expectations for the New Year and their enthusiasm for national music into this concert." ”
In addition, the Guotu Art Center will also hold a series of activities during the Spring Festival. From February 2nd to 6th, with the strong support of the "Peking Opera Film Project" Leading Group and the help of the Capital Jinghu Art Research Association, the "Peking Opera Film Project" series of films will be screened in the Guotu Art Center and Cinema Hall, and five classic works will be broadcast: "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang", "Bawang Bijie", "Xiao He Yuexia Chasing Han Xin", "Zhenguan Shengshi" and "The Great Haunting of the Heavenly Palace". At the same time, the WeChat public account of the "Guotu Art Center" will launch the "Fuhu Yingchun - Rongqing Academy's 'Northern Kunqu Traditional Folding Drama' Appreciation", playing classic plays such as "Journey to the West , Borrowing Fans", "Phoenix Mountain • Hundred Flowers point general", "Jade Hairpin • Stealing Poems", "Red Pear Chronicles , Pavilion Meeting", "Lantern Sword • Meritorious Service Banquet" and other classic plays, providing a number of beautiful Kunqu opera art appreciation activities for theater fans and friends.
Photography / Kaige Wang
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
Editor/Cui Wei