Chinanews client, Beijing, June 29th. On the 29th, the "July 1st Medal" was awarded for the first time. Composer Lv Qiming entered the Great Hall of the People with his symphony "Ode to the Red Flag".

"Enter the Great Hall with the BGM written by myself" quickly appeared on the hot search.

　　Lu Qiming was the first group of symphony composers cultivated in New China. He has composed more than 10 large and medium-sized symphony works, including "Ode to the Red Flag" and "Mission", and more than 300 songs. Songs such as "Playing My Beloved Soil Pipa" have been widely sung.

Composer Lv Qiming.

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Write "Ode to the Red Flag" in a week

　　From TV, radio...many viewers have heard "Ode to the Red Flag", and it can be called the memory of generations.

Many people know Lu Qiming because of "Ode to the Red Flag."

　　In 1965, the opening ceremony of the "Shanghai Spring" concert required a magnificent new work. The older generation of musicians gave him this task and gave him a title called "Ode to the Red Flag."

　　Being entrusted with an important task, Lu Qiming was nervous and excited, thinking repeatedly to cut into the angle.

This theme triggered his memories of the prosperous years and his feelings for the red flag. "The red flag is a symbol of revolution. Wherever there are revolutionaries fighting, there are red flags flying. It is under the guidance of the red flag that we ushered in. One victory after another."

　　He forgets to sleep and eat, he sleeps for a while when he gets tired of writing, and then gets up to fight when he wakes up.

After a week of hard work day and night, "Ode to the Red Flag" was written.

　　"Ode to the Red Flag" premiered at the opening ceremony of the sixth "Spring of Shanghai" in 1965. It deeply depicted the solemn scene of the first five-star red flag rising at the founding ceremony on October 1, 1949, by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. , Shanghai Film Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra after their joint debut, quickly spread throughout the country.

　　"For so many years, "Ode to the Red Flag" can still be loved by the audience. The most fundamental reason is the love for the motherland and the red flag permeated in the music, and the audience's love for the motherland and the red flag, which has had a real resonance and moved. "Lu Qiming once said so.

A composer who grew up in a revolutionary family

　　Lu Qiming was born in Wuwei, Anhui and grew up in a revolutionary family.

During the Anti-Japanese War, his father Lu Huisheng actively participated in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement. He was once the director of the Wanjiang Anti-Japanese Base Administrative Office of the Seventh Division of the New Fourth Army. Lu Qiming was deeply influenced by his father since he was a child.

　　In 1940, the anti-enemy troupe of the Second Division of the New Fourth Army wanted to perform the opera "Rural Songs", which required a small actor to play Xiao Mao, the escaped child. Lv Qiming was taken in favor of Lu Qiming, who became a member of the anti-enemy troupe at the age of 10 years.

　　When he was 15 years old, he joined the Communist Party of China and swore an oath under the shining of the oil lamp in his hometown to fight for communism for life.

　　In May 1949, Shanghai was liberated. As a literary and artistic soldier, Lu Qiming followed the East China Military Region Art Troupe into Shanghai.

After changing his career, he came to the Shanghai Film Studio and worked as a violin player in the orchestra, and at the same time studied composition seriously.

　　The opportunity finally came. The 26-year-old Lv Qiming was invited by director Zhao Mingzhi to compose for the film "Railway Guerrillas", a song "Playing My Beloved Soil Pipa", which spread all over the country.

　　According to some statistics, 95% of Lu Qiming's works are eulogizing the motherland, the people, and the revolutionary cause. They are all the main themes.

　　He once mentioned that all his creations are fulfilling the oath he made on the day he joined the party-writing for the motherland and the people. For him, it is by no means a slogan, but a lifelong lofty mission and sacred mission.

"I'm still young, I can continue to create"

　　Today, Lu Qiming, 91 years old, still insists on creating.

　　Some time ago, "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China, the Red Classics Show Season" held a press conference, and Lu Qiming also came to the scene to witness the "starting" of the "Red Classics Show Season".

　　He said: "I am 91 years old this year. I think I am still young and can still continue to create. These days, I am fighting day and night to modify a new version of the work. For me, this work is the same as "Ode to the Red Flag". It has an equally important weight, and it is also a memorable gift for the centennial of the Communist Party of China."

　　Serving and creating for the people wholeheartedly is the starting point of all Lu Qiming's actions, and also his belief and pursuit in his musical life.

　　In Lu Qiming's view, an artist can only create outstanding works worthy of the times if he has the motherland and the people in his heart. "A truly outstanding work of art can be spread and retained, not a gust of wind." (End)