On November 16th, the large-scale community cultural education series "Tribute to the Classics - Youth Classical Music Promotion Plan" initiated by the internationally renowned piano master Lang Lang kicked off at the Shenzhen Concert Hall. In the next 36 days, the series of activities will enter the middle and primary school campuses and concert halls in the form of pure public welfare cultural and educational activities and concerts, aiming to narrow the distance between young people and classical music in Futian District and even Shenzhen City, and inject "youth power" into the dissemination and promotion of classical music.
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Teenage piano geniuses play classics live
The rhythmic piano music poem "Phantom", the dreamy and brisk "Aberg Variations", the representative of the difficult piano song "Hungarian Rhapsody", at a young age, he perfectly interpreted one difficult work after another, and the ripples of music spread in every corner of the scene... On the night of the opening ceremony, Li Junjie, a young pianist known as "Little Lang Lang", brought his first solo recital to the small theater on the fifth floor of the Shenzhen Concert Hall, and played classic and difficult pieces such as Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody" and Ravel's "Phantom" for the audience, and his superb playing techniques and beautiful melodies won applause from the audience. After all the repertoire was performed, Li Junjie returned to the stage in warm applause and presented an additional piano version of "My Motherland and Me" to the audience, and presented the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the SAR with music.
Li Junjie, who began learning piano at the age of 5 and a half, entered the Lang Lang Music World in 2014 to learn piano, and once studied under Zhao Yuanjiao, the teaching director of lang Lang Music World and a young pianist in France, and now studied under Professor Wei Danwen of the Central Conservatory of Music. Li Junjie is known as the rising "star of tomorrow" in the classical piano world, and has the nickname of "Little Lang Lang", often performing with Lang Lang on the same stage, and was invited to perform at the Carnegie Hall in New York, USA. This performance is Li Junjie's first solo concert, whether it is the choice of classic repertoire or the design of the performance, it is quite sincere, and the wonderful live interpretation is even more amazing to the audience.
Big coffee talks about the development of classical music
"Classical music can not only stimulate people's interest and hobbies in music, but also improve people's quality and aesthetic ability, which plays a vital role in guiding and cultivating the value orientation of young people." On the evening of the opening ceremony, the Master Forum invited Zhu Yafen, the mentor of internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang, Nie Bing, director of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Wei Danwen, a piano professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, and other big names in the classical music industry and education circles, to discuss with the audience the current situation and future development of classical music in China. For the enlightenment and education of classical music, Professor Zhu Yafen pointed out that many parents mistakenly believe that learning music and learning culture lessons are contradictory, in fact, classical music should be integrated with cultural lessons and complement each other, because music not only has the role of enlightenment, but also can enrich monotonous life and enrich life.
It is understood that from November to December, the "Tribute to the Classics - Youth Classical Music Promotion Plan" will also jointly hold the "Classical Music into School" activity in Futian District and even the middle and primary schools in Shenzhen City, and many outstanding young pianists who have participated in the "Futian Cup" competition of previous art festivals will return to "home" and walk into the middle and primary schools in Futian District to hold five special "speech" concerts. In addition, on December 21st, at the successful conclusion of a series of activities, the "Tribute to the Classics - Youth Classical Music Promotion Plan" will also usher in its climax - the launching ceremony of the fourth "Lang Lang Shenzhen Futian International Piano Art Festival". At that time, Lang Lang will attend the launching ceremony as the initiator, and four award-winning and energetic young pianists Bi Ye, Rao Hao, Wu Xuanxiang and Yu Mengyun will present a high-quality music feast for the citizens.
Written by: Nandu reporter Zhang Xinyi