People's Daily Sydney, February 7 - The 2022 "Chinese New Year Concert" was held on the evening of February 5 at Hammer Hall, the Art Palace in Melbourne, Australia.
In the evening, nearly 100 musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra joined hands with three local Chinese musicians - Qin Liwei, one of the "three masters" of cello, Wang Kang, a lyrical tenor, and Zhai Huijuan of "Madame Butterfly" of the Sydney Opera House, to present a musical feast of mutual learning between The East and the West for the local audience.
The concert featured "Cello Concerto in D minor" composed by Outstanding Chinese composers such as Zhao Jiping and Wang Xilin, "Zhuang Zhoumeng" in D minor, the symphonic suite "Yunnan Music Poems: Torch Festival", "Sunny Day" from "Madame Butterfly", and the aria "Nobody Sleeps Tonight" in "Turandot". The climax of the whole concert was repeated, and the Chinese and Western classic works won the warm applause of more than 2,000 audiences under the wonderful interpretation of the artists.
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian sent a congratulatory letter, praising the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's "Chinese New Year Concert" as a shining brand in the Australian music industry, believing that this music festival that takes into account the traditional charm of the East and the West will certainly enhance the courage of mankind to jointly defeat the epidemic and trigger more hopes for a better life in the future.
In his video message, Long Zhou, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Melbourne, said that music transcends borders, skin color, race, age and language, and is a bridge to communicate hearts and minds, and the "Chinese New Year Concert" will help enhance the friendship and cultural exchanges and mutual learning between the two peoples. Victorian Governor Andrews also sent a congratulatory message for the Chinese New Year concert.
It is reported that the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's "Chinese New Year Concert" has been successfully held for nine sessions, which is widely welcomed by the Australian people and has become an important brand project of Melbourne's "Happy Spring Festival" activities.