Time
7:30 p.m., Jan. 15
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Tan Dun to conduct SSO concert| Jan. 15
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Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E
Tan Dun to conduct SSO concert| Jan. 15
Writer: Debra Li | Editor: Nan Nan | From:
Conductor Tan Dun
Under the baton of Tan Dun, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will present a festive concert at Shenzhen Poly Theater this evening. Star guest performers will include singer actress Tan Weiwei, suona player Liu Wenwen, violinist Zhu Dan, cellist Nie Jiapeng and pianist Wu Yumin.
前不久，谭盾与谭维维在北京新年音乐会的精彩演出，引得北京观众兴奋不已。1月15日，他们将莅临深圳，参加2018南山新年音乐会。本场演出将于深圳保利剧院举行，由谭盾指挥深圳交响乐团演奏。
Tan, born in 1957, is a Chinese contemporary classical composer and conductor most widely known for his scores for the movies “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Hero,” as well as composing music for the medal ceremonies at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His works often incorporate audiovisual elements, use instruments constructed from organic materials such as paper, water and stone, and are often inspired by traditional Chinese theatrical and ritual performance.
All outstanding musicians of the young generation, Zhu, Nie and Wu will perform a four-movement concerto Tan himself wrote based on his movie scores. While the first three movements each highlight one instrument, the fourth, paying homage to Wagner’s “music dramas,” is more dramatic and grandiose.
Tan Weiwei, who graduated a top student from Sichuan Music Conservatory, made a name for herself after coming in second place in the third season (2006) of “Super Girl,” a televised singing contest. In 2015, she also made it to the final round of a similar show, “I Am a Singer.”
Tan will sing the vocal part of a four-movement orchestral piece. Titled “Chinese Stories,” the work co-written by the singer and two others is inspired by the folk music traditions of Northwest China as well as Tibetan and Miao ethnic minority music.
Born into a family of suona players whose tradition of playing the instrument dates back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Liu Wenwen, a Shandong native, is one of the best young suona players today and has performed with major orchestras in China. She also toured extensively in Japan, the United States and Europe. In 2015, she won the gold prize in a national folk music competition organized by the Chinese Musicians’ Association.
Liu will perform a suona concerto that contemporary composer Guan Xia wrote based on the beloved Chinese music “A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.”
SSO will also perform two orchestra pieces alone: “The Firebird Suites” and “Fireworks” by Igor Stravinsky.
“Fireworks,” written in 1908, is a four-minute orchestral fantasy similar in style to that of Rimsky-Korsakov who, at the time, was Stravinsky’s teacher and mentor. “The Firebird,” Stravinsky’s breakthrough piece, is loved by both audiences and critics.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Jan. 15
Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)
Metro: Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E