"I've been to Shanghai many times, but this is the first time I've appeared as a conductor, and no matter how my identity changes, I use music to talk to the fans." On July 6, the 2023-2024 closing concert of the Cadillac Shanghai Concert Hall was staged. At the age of 22, Andrés Odensom, who became the youngest principal clarinet in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker, made his conducting debut in Shanghai, bringing an unforgettable musical feast to the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the "dark horse" of the European classical music scene.
Andrés Odensamer, a member of the Odensamer family and a member of a musical family, interrupted his studies at Harvard University in 2009 to study at the Berlin Philharmonic. In just two years, at the age of 22, Odensamer became the youngest principal clarinet in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker, which is undoubtedly the greatest recognition of his extraordinary talent. At the same time, Odensamer was also the first clarinet player to sign with Deutsche Grammophone, a major German classical music recording company. His collaboration with pianist Yuja Wang on the album "Blue Time" (Blue Time) has given music fans a new way to listen to classical music.
Odensamer, who combines beauty and talent, has expanded his music career to the field of conducting. He studied conducting with Professor Niklas Pasquet under the tutelage of Maestro Riccardo Muti, Jaap van Zweden and Johannes Schlavelly. In 2021, Odensamer made his conducting debut and received the Nim Järvi Prize from the Conducting Academy of the Gstadmenuhin Festival.
How does a change in identity make it feel different? Odensomer admits that the change in stance has given him a deeper understanding and thinking about music, "As a conductor, I need to inspire the members of the orchestra, not to force them to accept my ideas, but to move hundreds of people in the same direction." In addition to the musical treatment, he also needs to "pay attention" to the team organization, time arrangement, psychological construction and other aspects, Odensummer, for example, "If a player is sick or in a bad mood today, the conductor needs to be guided and mediated in time." ”
In this concert, the audience not only witnessed the 35-year-old young conductor's debut in Shanghai, but also saw the "spark of youth" that he rubbed with a young and powerful orchestra.
The Basel Chamber Orchestra is internationally renowned for its authentic performances. Founded in 1984, the orchestra of young musicians quickly established itself in the world of classical music, becoming a benchmark for Swiss classical music.
The Basel Chamber Orchestra is known for its authentic interpretation style, with 47 musicians of various styles. The diverse style of the orchestra gives the orchestra a wide range of concert repertoire, ranging from early music performed by authentic instruments to contemporary music.
Returning to Shanghai after a seven-year hiatus, the Basel Chamber Orchestra has chosen a repertoire for the final leg of the tour, showcasing the unique styles of different periods, regions and composers. From the overture to the famous Italian opera composer Giucchino Rossini's first opera "The Marriage Contract" when he was 18 years old, to the "Symphony No. 4 in A major "Italy" composed and premiered by Felix Mendelssohn when he was 24 years old, "Italian elements" ran through the audience.
"As a Swiss symphony orchestra, we also chose the Summer Pastoral, composed by Swiss composer Arthur Oneg when he was 28 years old, so that the audience can experience the magnificence and harmony of Swiss nature." Marcel Faulk, director of the Basel Chamber Orchestra, added.
With the concert, the 2023-2024 concert season of Shanghai Concert Hall has also come to a successful conclusion. In this past season, the Shanghai Concert Hall held nearly 300 concerts and public welfare aesthetic education activities throughout the season with the theme of "Encounter in the Wind of Music". The successive visits of famous artists and troupes, as well as the successive performances and debuts, have brought high-quality artistic enjoyment to the Shanghai audience.
Reporter / Liu Yi
Editor / Fan Lujia
Photo / Shanghai Concert Hall
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