The symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is about to tour nationwide
World premiere in Shanghai on July 30
The long-awaited symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was recently composed by composer Zhao Lin.
On July 21, the national tour of the symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and the China Philharmonic Orchestra's national tour press conference were held in Beijing, announcing that this masterpiece, jointly commissioned by 23 ensembles of the China Music Association Symphony Orchestra Alliance, will be launched in 2022. At the end of July, the national tour was launched. At that time, the China Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra and other orchestras completed 20 performances in various places to welcome the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Victory held.
Based on "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"
Created the symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"
The volume of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" now collected in the Palace Museum is the only work handed down by the painter Wang Ximeng of the Northern Song Dynasty.
This picture undulates and undulates, and the rivers and rivers are vast. It expresses the majesty of the mountains and rivers of the motherland with concise and concise techniques, brilliant colors and fine brushwork. It has always been regarded as a giant masterpiece in the green landscapes of the Song Dynasty.
The symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" based on "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was proposed during the China Symphony Orchestra Art Management Forum in 2021. Under the advocacy, 23 symphony orchestras across the country jointly proposed to the composer Zhao Lin to commission the composition.
"Director Yu Long and I have collaborated on many works. After each work is completed, we will think about what to do with the next one. We have discussed this work for more than a year." Zhao Lin said.
It is well known that Zhao Lin and his father Zhao Jiping are both famous composers, but little known is that the father and son were born in a family of calligraphy and painting, Zhao Lin's grandfather Zhao Wangyun is one of the founders of the Chang'an School of Painting.
Influenced by family heritage, Zhao Lin has been interested in painting, especially traditional Chinese painting, since he was a child.
"Our family paints more than makes music. I saw my grandfather paint when I was ignorant when I was a child, including my uncle and uncle painting later. In fact, the painting is permeated with strong Chinese aesthetic concepts, and our music creation has many There are similarities, so I have always wanted to use music to express Chinese painting."
The structure of six movements is adopted
Compose different styles of music
This time, Zhao Lin used music as a brush to create a symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", indulging in depicting the beautiful mountains and rivers in his heart.
In his creation, the composer Zhao Lin turned this famous scroll into a musical poem. His creation is not limited to interpreting pictures with music, but focuses on reflecting the inner feelings of Chinese people when facing nature.
Zhao Lin said, "The most important thing in ancient paintings is the expression of artistic conception. To show people's heart and spirit through artistic conception is what I want to express in this work."
In the volume of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", the painter Wang Ximeng divided the scene into 6 parts, which are relatively independent and interrelated, and are skillfully connected together to achieve the artistic effect of different scenery.
Correspondingly, the symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" adopts the structure of 6 movements, and through the different instrumental forms used in each movement, 6 music pictures with completely different styles are formed.
The orchestral movement "Flying Clouds, Chutian Thousands of Miles" first outlines a panoramic landscape painting scroll; Sheng, Pipa, Erhu, Piano, Soprano and Bamboo Flute are successively presented in the following five movements.
In the last movement, the ancient poem sung by the soprano is Meng Haoran's "Looking at Mount Lu from the Pengli Lake".
"We discussed with a number of experts, and also read a lot of related books, and finally chose this poem. Its feeling is closest to "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". According to research, part of the painting itself is also related to Mount Lu." Zhao Lin said .
World premiere on July 30
20 national tours
On July 30, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of the symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" online at the closing concert of the 2022 Shanghai Summer Music Festival under the baton of young conductor Sun Yifan.
On August 3, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Yu Long will lead the China Philharmonic Orchestra to hold a concert of the symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" at the Chanba Poly Theater in Xi'an, kicking off the tour.
Starting from Xi'an, the orchestra will travel to 10 cities including Zhuhai in Guangdong, Hohhot in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shenyang in Liaoning, Jinan in Shandong, Weifang in Shandong, Tianjin, Chongqing, and Wuxi in Jiangsu in the five major regions of east, west, middle, south and north.
Yu Long, artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, will conduct all the performances except for the concert at the Hohhot Station, and permanent conductor Huang Yi will perform in Hohhot.
In the 20 performances of the symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", the China Philharmonic Orchestra will perform 10 of them during the tour, and the other 10 concerts will be performed by various symphony orchestras across the country.
Among the performances in various places, the concerts in Shenzhen on August 5th and Guangzhou on the 10th were particularly noticeable.
2022 is the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, so the two performances will be completed by the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Festival Orchestra" composed of musicians from Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
On September 24, at the Poly Theater in Beijing, the China Music Association Symphony Alliance-Beijing International Music Festival Festival Orchestra led by the China Philharmonic Orchestra will open this year's Beijing International Music Festival with this magnificent orchestral work.
Text/Reporter Tian Wanting
Coordinator/Liu Jianghua