The song "Liang Zhu" has endured for a long time, and through the baton of the famous musician He Zhanhao, who is over 90 years old, it reverberates in the sky over Shencheng in the form of an erhu concerto. The young erhu virtuoso Kong Yanyan served as the soloist, and the Shanghai Hancheng Symphony Orchestra performed as the concerto, and the familiar beautiful melody once again infiltrated the hearts of the audience and pushed the concert to a climax.
With erhu educator Professor Wang Yongde as the consultant, conductor Lin Yousheng as the conductor, and Professor Wang Yong, Dean of the School of Music of Shanghai University, as the host, the "Kong Yanyan - Pearl on the Sea" erhu concert ended last night at the Cadillac Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The whole performance, which is full of traditional Chinese music and cultural characteristics, brought an elegant evening to the audience in Shencheng.
At the concert, three new works composed by Kong Yanyan "Spring Cloud Pink", "Autumn Light" and "Tianfang" were staged.
The first two pieces of music use classic melodic materials of traditional Chinese music such as "Three Alleys of Plum Blossoms" and Kunqu Opera, and the elegant and soothing notes are refreshing. Inspired by the music culture of the Western Regions in ancient China, the erhu ensemble "Heavenly Fang" integrates the musical characteristics of the "Persian-Arabic music" system, uses maqam music elements, and performs both singing and dancing to show the colorful customs and customs on the Silk Road.
As a young erhu player active on the stage, Kong Yanyan's first erhu memory is the dilapidated instrument in her father's hand, the melody of "Song of the Four Seasons", and the cheerful music class between father and daughter. After a period of study in the erhu class of the Children's Palace, Kong Yanyan began to study with the famous erhu educator and performer Wang Yongde, and embarked on a comprehensive, systematic and scientific road of learning the piano. Teacher Wang Yongde teaches students according to their aptitude, and the step-by-step teaching method has laid a solid foundation for Kong Yanyan's erhu road.
In 2006, after graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Kong Yanyan was invited to serve as the principal erhu player of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and began her many years of living abroad. In 2019, Kong Yanyan joined Zhejiang Conservatory of Music and became a professional erhu music teacher. She is also the silver medal winner of the 3rd Golden Bell Award for Chinese Music, and collaborated with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra to record the country's first full version of the erhu "Liang Zhu" CD.
Years of piano learning experience and front-line teaching experience have enabled Kong Yanyan to accumulate some experience in erhu learning. She believes that it is necessary to participate in competitions, but it is necessary to choose the right time to participate according to the student's own situation to maximize the effect of exercise. In the study of erhu instruments, she believes that "the master leads the door, and the practice is in the individual". "To learn an instrument, you should have the spirit and ability to learn independently, and professional learners should also have a certain amount of paper accumulation, which will help increase the depth of playing."