Yesterday was World Autism Awareness Day
There is a 97-year-old grandpa Cao
He has accompanied children with autism for more than ten years
This old man was a famous conductor
He is also a veteran of the New Fourth Army
This "post-90s" conductor
It turned out to be a veteran of the New Fourth Army
Remember "Junior" that swept the screen of the whole network last year?
On the stage of the main station 2022 network Spring Festival Gala
Tsinghua University Shanghai Alumni Association Art Troupe
Brings version 2.0 of "Love and Youth"
The average age of the singers is 75 years old
The conductor is Cao Peng, 97
Cao Peng is a famous conductor and music educator
When Cao Peng was 4 years old
My father went to the northeast to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance
Mother pulled the six of them together alone
Due to Japanese aggression
The family's house was burned down
Cao Peng's family was forced to flee to Jiangyin
then
The gates of Jiangyin were guarded by the Japanese
When ordinary people come in and out
The Japanese had to take off their hats and bow
Cao Peng has been very stubborn since he was a child
I didn't take off my hat when I passed the city gate
Nor do you bow
"The Japanese gendarmes came up
Take off the hat on my head and throw it away
Gave me a slap in the face
He scolded me again and again, forcing me to bow
I've always remembered this humiliation."
With a bitter hatred for the Japanese
Still reading
Cao Peng participated in the work of the underground party
"Rise up, people who don't want to be slaves"
Because the organization chorus of anti-Japanese songs
He was also arrested by puppet soldiers and sent to the police station
Later, it was the principal who guaranteed it
He was released
In 1944
Cao Peng, 19, graduated from high school
He joined the New Fourth Army
To protect the family
The first thing to do when you get to the unit is to change the name
"My original name was 'Cao Xuan'
I heard that I want to change my name
A poem by Li Bai immediately popped up in his head
Dapeng rose with the same wind one day and soared up to ninety thousand miles
I'm in the name column
Fill in the word 'Cao Peng'
from now on
I have a new beginning in my life."
He introduced Liang Zhu to
The first person in an overseas audience
Cao Peng showed a musical talent from an early age
At the age of 9
Jiangyin held the "Anti-Japanese Anti-Smoking Movement" and "Anti-Smoking Song" music competitions
He won the first place in the county
During the troops
He often led his comrades in singing
Sometimes they also direct the beats
Later he became
A member of the East China Military Region's Cultural and Labor Corps
In 1955
Cao Peng, who has transferred to a local area
Selected by exam
Enter the Moscow Conservatory
During the 5 years of study abroad
He systematically studied music theory and the art of conducting
In a foreign country
Cao Peng had a strong desire
I hope to let the world know about China through music
This wish was fulfilled on October 5, 1960
Concert of "Chinese Symphony Works"
Held in the Cylindrical Hall of the Moscow Trade Union Building
This is also the history of mainland music
The first time it was held overseas
A special concert of Chinese symphony works
It was at this concert
Newly released violin concerto "Liang Zhu"
First introduced to overseas audiences
Cao Peng recalled:
"Liang Zhu was premiered in Shanghai in 1959
After I heard about this work
Hurry up and call the international long distance
To my wife Hui Ling
Ask her to send a copy anyway
The score of "Liang Zhu" came over
Hui Ling sent it to me as quickly as possible
Playing "Liang Zhu" requires the use of Chinese drums
I went to all the museums in Moscow
I finally found one..."
He uses love and music
Open your ears for the "children of the stars"
Since 2008
Cao Peng is an autistic child
Established the "Angel Companion Salon"
Hope to open their hearts with music
"Parents were incredulous at first
Kids don't even watch cartoons
How is it possible to read the score and play the rhythm?
But after training over and over again
We make the impossible possible
According to the child's strengths and hobbies
We also established the 'Angel Companion Choir'
More professional projects such as 'Brass Ensemble'
All these years
On children with autism
Something has changed dramatically
They come out of loneliness through music training
Start communicating with others
Gradually integrate into society
Now there are children
I was already able to take the stage to perform the symphony
These changes surprised Cao Peng
It also brings hope to their families
Cast pen from Rong
He was a passionate revolutionary youth
Beacon Years
He was a soldier of the New Fourth Army who fought in the north and south
Music serves the country
He is a titan of command who stands for the people
Love warms the child's heart
He is Grandpa Cao who uses music to open the world for the "Children of the Stars"
Source: CCTV-7 "Hello Veteran"