China News Service, July 20 (Ye Ying Wang Ji) Under the leadership of music director Yu Long, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra performed Sibelius’s "The Swan of Tuvonella" in Shanghai on the evening of the 20th. Melancholy Waltz, Stravinsky's "Fire Bird" suite, and joined the singer Gong Linna to bring Lao Gong's "Quiet Night Thoughts" and "Mountain Ghosts", which opened a period of 10 with the "mix and match" of symphony and new folk music. Day of the 2020 Shanghai Summer Music Festival.

  The opening of the Shanghai Summer Music Festival this year is a great encouragement to the music industry and Shanghai audiences. Although the festival has undergone several changes of artists and programs, the quality has not diminished. It is rare to gather a group of Chinese musicians to present the development and style of Chinese music.

2020 Shanghai Summer Music Festival. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

  According to reports, the Shanghai Summer Music Festival will present 21 performances on 17 stations in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall and Shanghai City Lawn Music Plaza. The Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras will take turns on stage, and musicians with their own talents such as Tan Dun, Shen Yang, Huo Zun and Jin Chengzhi will show their talents. Music lovers who are unable to visit the scene in person can also watch the live concert online and watch the performance while sending out barrage.

  It is worth mentioning that the opening concert of the evening was performed twice at 7 o'clock and 9 o'clock in the evening. On the one hand, it adapts to the fast lifestyle of modern people. On the other hand, it also keeps the attendance rate of 30% while trying to do everything possible. Let more audiences walk into the concert hall and hear live performances.

2020 Shanghai Summer Music Festival. Photo courtesy of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

  Zhou Ping, director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, said, “Now that the times are changing rapidly, how the Shanghai Summer Music Festival should turn around and how to get closer to the young people are what we have been thinking about. We hope that the Shanghai Summer Music Festival can remain vigorous and not afraid of changes. The close connection between the music festival and the city will continue to explore the infinite possibilities of music, expand the various forms of connection between music and young people, and try to provide outstanding young musicians with more high-quality stages at home and abroad, making Shanghai Summer Music Festival a one The base and cradle of young artists in China and around the world." (End)