Go and listen to the first concert in 2020, a performance full of special sound brought by Mr. Yu Long, the head of SSO, and the musicians of SSO.

The opening song is an unfamiliar modern piece "November Stairs", composed by Toru Takemitsu, Asia's first Grammy-nominated Japanese composer. This piece was composed for two representative Japanese instruments, the pipa and shakuhachi, and was combined with orchestral sound effects. Although the composer was extremely obsessed with Western avant-garde composition techniques in his youth, as he grew older, he began to explore the relationship between the traditional musical vocabulary of his nation and Western musical structures, and on this basis, he created a composition that blended the spirit of Eastern aesthetics. A masterpiece of music in the context of Western music.

"November Stairs" is a set of eleven variations. In Japanese music, "dan" refers to stairs, and "danmono" means "variation". This work uses a certain ingenious correspondence between Eastern and Western musical structures. In the layout of the whole song, the composers are Shakuhachi and Pipa The two instruments arranged large solo passages, giving the performers a lot of room to play. I have been exposed to the shakuhachi before. The sound is somewhat similar to the "Xiao" in the Chinese musical instrument, but it sounds richer. The Japanese pipa is very different from the Chinese pipa. It is played not with fingers, but with a fan-shaped soundboard. This is the first time I have seen it.

Shakuhachi performer Mr. Kaki Sakai and Japanese lute performer Ms. Akiko Kubota expressed the vast and ethereal, ethereal and profound realm of the music, as well as the peerless beauty of "monoai", a unique symbol in Japanese cultural aesthetics. The charm is profound. The band's sound effects are cleverly used as a supplement and extension between the breaths of the notes, giving the entire work a fuller and mellow texture.

The second song is the familiar Beethoven "Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major". Perhaps because this year marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Beethoven’s repertoire will be played in many concerts. Tonight’s piano solo was performed by the well-known pianist Mr. Zhou Ting. As a performer with dual roles of educator and pianist, his performance was very academic, and everything was done well, with the aristocratic feel of classical music. brand. Exquisite and elegant, with delicate emotions, it is like drinking a cup of Vienna coffee with your ears, lubricated with sweet whipped cream, delicious chocolate syrup, and then scalding hot coffee. The dense and rich taste experience is an infinitely satisfying enjoyment.

In the second half, we once again heard the work "Concerto for Orchestra" by Mr. Zhou Tian, ??the composer-in-residence who submitted for the new concert season. Recently, I have listened to the live versions of many of his works, and the biggest feeling is that his music is very good. In the past, my acceptance of modern music was not high, and I always felt that modern music was not pleasant to the ears and difficult to understand. However, Mr. Zhou Tian’s music emphasizes the use of melody, harmony, and polyphony in the inheritance of classical music through modern technical techniques. develop. In his own words, no matter what creative technique he uses, it is all about writing good-sounding music.

This "Concerto for Orchestra" was his Grammy-nominated work. In his works, he explores and continues the mission of each member of the band as a performer, allowing each instrument or part to highlight the soloist's style in the band as a whole. The four movements of "Glow", "Blue Veil", "Explorer's Scherzo" and "Intermezzo and Allegro" are brilliant and each has its own charm, and there is a kind of tension running through the different musical images. In terms of hearing, there is both majestic impact and soft and beautiful romance, passionate and complex orchestration sound effects, colorful harmonic vocabulary, and rhythmic sound patterns with quite a jazzy charm, which make the work transform into endless magic.

Tonight’s work travels through time and space between classical and modern music, and blends Eastern and Western musical aesthetics. In a concert, the musicians' smooth mood switching really brings great enjoyment to the audience. In 2020, continue to be a loyal fan of Shangjiao.