Today, the weekly radio concert, affectionately known by the old audience as "the 50 yuan consumption with the highest happiness index in Shanghai", on the occasion of the 40th anniversary, specially launched a new late edition master class series, talented teenager series, youth support program and 12-hour special edition weekly radio concert and other performances and activities, while adhering to the "high quality, low ticket price, popularization, service" at the same time, the popular quality of positioning classical music will be further improved, opening up a new model of "classic popularization" for the future.
Picture: The scene of the press conference (the same below)
As a "time-honored" music brand under The Classic 947 of Shanghai People's Radio, Star Broadcasting Club has used the interpretation of excellent orchestras and musicians for 40 years to lead the audience to easily enter the door of classical music. This year, Star Broadcasting will upgrade this "explanation + concert" model again, launching the "Master Class Series", inviting three influential conductors in China to become hosts, personally dismantling the music code of classic creations from their subjective perspectives, and cooperating with the band to explain while performing.
The first Shanghai Opera House President and conductor Xu Zhong will lead the Shanghai Opera House to open the door of opera for the audience, through verdi and Bellini's classic opera overture and singing section to explore the style of Italian opera, in addition, Xu Zhong, who is a pianist by training, will also personally play and conduct Beethoven's "Piano Concerto No. 1", a master lesson to appreciate the two musical genres; the second conductor Zhang Guoyong will lead the Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra to bring an appreciation of Russian symphonic works; the third Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra Artistic Director, Conductor Zhang Yi will lead the Philharmonic to bring the "Round Dance" special concert, he will take the "Round Dance" genre as the starting point, tell the secret of the popularity of the round dance in the Vienna New Year's Concert, and will dig deeper into the origin of the Johann Strauss family's round dance and Richard Strauss's round dance. These three "Master Class Series" will be presented in the form of the late edition of the Star Broadcasting Club, which is different from the previous early edition of the 10:30 a.m. performance on Sunday morning, and also provides a richer time and content choice for the philharmonics.
The 40th Anniversary Season also created a corresponding theme series for audiences of different ages and different levels of appreciation to meet the diverse needs of classical music listening. The "Approaching Philharmonic Series" and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra launched a symphonic feast suitable for advanced music fans, including "Deciphering the New Classics" conducted by conductor Fanny, "Deopai vs Russian School" conducted by conductor Zhao Xiaoou, and "French Morning Song" conducted by conductor Cheng Ye. For piano children and parents, the "Talented Teenager Series" launched by Star Canton will show the style of young musicians, composer Mr. He Zhanhao will work with the Huangpu District Children's Palace Folk Orchestra to present the youthful vitality of Chinese music in the hands of children; conductor Mr. Cao Peng and his City Symphony Orchestra and The City Youth Symphony Orchestra will use music to open the ears of autistic children and open their hearts; and the winners of the National Youth Percussion Competition will let the audience see the style of China's best percussion teenagers.
This year, the Star Canton Association will continue to land at the Shanghai Nine Trees Future Art Center, and a number of heavyweight concerts will meet the public. At the same time, the Star Broadcasting Club also expanded the stage to the immersive theater of Shanghai Broadcasting Arts Center, with the technical advantages of multimedia, combined with the spatial attributes of zero distance between stage and offstage, designed and created a series of exquisite and unique chamber music, vocal music, solo and other weekly radio concerts for the audience, focusing on tapping the artistic creativity of young musicians. On April 10 this year, Classic 947 will continue to hold a 12-hour special edition weekly radio concert, from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., the audience can live broadcast through audio and video synchronization, focusing on the classics on the stage of the weekly radio concert in the past 40 years, this special star will be held in the classic 947 new multimedia live broadcast room, Shanghai Broadcasting Arts Center Immersive Theater, Shanghai Concert Hall three venues synchronously, Precious video materials combined with the live performances of musicians from all over the country who came to Shanghai to celebrate the birthday of the Star Broadcasting Club, send sincere birthday wishes to this shanghai time-honored brand. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wu Xiang)