演出名称:纪念理查·施特劳斯诞辰160周年系列音乐会之一:张国勇演绎俄罗斯经典与理查·施特劳斯
演出时间:2024年9月21日 周六 19:30
演出票价:580元、480元、380元、280元、100元
演出地点:中山公园音乐堂
演出曲目:
阿纳托利·里亚多夫:魔湖,作品62
德米特里·肖斯塔科维奇:为钢琴、小号与弦乐队所作的协奏曲,作品35
理查·施特劳斯:堂吉诃德,作品35
钢琴:杜天奇
小号:杨洵霁
大提琴:王健
指挥:张国勇
长度只有短短数分钟的《魔湖》,呈现了如今几乎被人遗忘的俄罗斯作曲家利亚多夫过人的才华,作曲家本人对这首交响诗无疑也很得意,他在一封写给朋友的信里如此夸赞自己的作品:“它是多么如诗如画!……多么清晰,众多的星星盘旋在深湖的神秘之上。”肖斯塔科维奇的第一钢琴协奏曲同样是一部天才之作,就像英国作曲家、乐评人罗伯特·马修-沃克所说的那样,“只有天才作曲家才能将如此多的方方面面融合为这样具有凝聚力的整体,他成功地创作出了一部剧中不同、坚不可摧的作品。”除了钢琴独奏之外,小号也作为独奏乐器在这部作品里大放异彩,钢琴家杜天奇将携手小号演奏家、中国爱乐乐团小号首席杨洵霁共同呈现这部天才之作。
音乐会的下半场,中国爱乐乐团将用《堂吉诃德》致敬理查·施特劳斯诞辰160周年,大提琴家王健将携手中提琴家、中国爱乐乐团中提琴副首席邱奕枫共同演绎,两人手中的乐器分别在这部交响诗里饰演塞万提斯原作中因阅读骑士小说而精神失常的堂吉诃德,以及他的仆人桑丘。这首充满了幻想风格的变奏曲手法大胆又诙谐幽默,显示出作曲家对交响诗这种题材的掌握已经炉火纯青。
近年来频繁在国内外小提琴赛事中取得佳绩的青年小提琴家蒋熠颖是如今古典乐坛冉冉升起的新星,就如同在青年时代完成五部小提琴协奏曲的莫扎特本人一般——小提琴是属于莫扎特青年时代的乐器,他的父亲列奥波德曾说,所有人都只知道莫扎特是杰出的钢琴家,却不知道他的小提琴技术同样出色。由于是为当时萨尔茨堡宫廷乐团的首席、也被认为是同时代最杰出的小提琴家之一的布鲁内蒂所作,这首乐曲演奏难度相当之高,而如何在技巧的展示与古典主义的精致迷人之间保持平衡,是莫扎特为小提琴家们出的一道难题。
2024年适逢安东·布鲁克纳诞辰200周年,世界各地的交响乐团都纷纷将布鲁克纳的交响曲列入音乐季。中国爱乐乐团邀请了曾多次合作过的波兰指挥家卡斯普契克,作为浪漫主义作品的演绎大师,他对布鲁克纳交响曲有着独到的理解,第四交响曲尤其是他的拿手好戏,曾多次携手华沙爱乐乐团等欧洲乐团演出这首巨作,这首旋律动听又宏大崇高的乐曲是布鲁克纳音乐风格的绝佳代表。
摄影:Benjamin Ealovega
“所以,如果有⼈还在问这样⼀个问题:继格伦·古尔德之后,哥德堡变奏曲还有⽣命⼒吗? 答案是明确的,毫不含糊的“是!”最好的证据就在这⾥。”
——Gramophone Magazine《留声机》杂志 Rob Cowan
这位被称为“继古尔德之后赋予哥德堡变奏曲生命力的钢琴家”就是杜天奇。
2021年杜天奇签约法国著名唱片公司Naïve Records,并于次年发行首张专辑《哥德堡变奏曲》。这张专辑不仅展示了他对巴赫音乐独特的理解,还获得了国际上的关注和赞誉。专辑被Record Geijutsu Magazine的那虚田务评为 “月度最佳专辑”,他还评价道“深思熟虑的诠释,充满了对音乐深刻的洞察力。” Rondo Magazine的Attila Csampai评论说:“杜天奇实现了在逻辑和玄学、知识和神秘感之间的艰难平衡: 这对于首张专辑来说是一个强有力的表达。” 杜天奇于捷豹上海交响⾳乐厅的独奏会“杜天奇演绎巴赫”被古典乐新媒体“橄榄古典⾳乐”评为2021橄榄艺术⼤奖“年度⾳乐现场”。他还受清华大学之邀于“文新论坛”举办“对巴赫智慧的跨学科理解与阐释”讲座。
2024年Naïve Records发行杜天奇与奥斯卡获奖乐团英国⽥野⾥的圣⻢丁乐团(Academy of St Martin in the Fields),西北德国爱乐乐团(Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie)首席指挥乔纳森·布洛克斯汉姆(Jonathan Bloxham) 录制的巴赫协奏曲专辑,被英国《每日时报》评为5星推荐,发行首周登上苹果古典乐百强榜首位。
不得不将杜天奇同最伟⼤的钢琴天才古尔德进⾏⽐较。在来来去去的钢琴天才的蓝海中,杜天奇已经锻造了⾃⼰的身
份。他拥抱前卫的实验和现代视觉艺术,远远超出古典⾳乐会钢琴家的职业发展路线。”
——The Theatre Times Kathy Tao
杜天奇五岁时跟随启蒙老师陈雪筠教授开始学习钢琴。不久他就在省级和全国钢琴比赛中获得了众多奖项。十岁时举办了自己的独奏音乐会。随后,他师从钢琴教育家但昭义教授,并开始在国际舞台上崭露头角,在香港TOYAMA钢琴比赛、中国文华奖⻘少年钢琴比赛、德国施坦威钢琴比赛、德国威斯巴登⻘少年钢琴比赛和美国圣何塞国际⻘少年钢琴比赛等获得奖项,陆续在德国,以色列,波兰,美国,日本及中国的多个城市举行独奏会,并与国内外交响乐团合作演出。2016年,杜天奇进入美国新英格兰音乐学院,跟随钢琴家
刘孟捷教授学习。此后便一直致力于研究与表演约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫的作品。
“你的演奏太震憾了。你的演奏所触及到的艺术深度是当今很多演奏家⼀辈⼦做梦都触及不到的。不但你那真诚的 ⾳乐表达让我震憾,⽽且你可能是这个世界上唯⼀⼀位弹出了我所理解何为⾳乐魅⼒的学⽣。让我惊叹的是你将会将这种⾳乐的魅⼒带给更多的⼈。我从未想到我⼼中的那个永远不可实现的“希望如此”被你实现了。我的⼈⽣因为有你⽽让我感到骄傲。”
——钢琴家 Meng-Chieh Liu 刘孟捷
“天奇神奇的《哥德堡》琴⾳深深触动着⾳乐会现场所有的⼈,我的⼼也被激荡起层层波澜...他的⾳乐不断撞击⼼灵,让
⼼灵震颤。⼀⽣中听过⽆数⾳乐会,有过多少次的感动和由此带来的激动、兴奋与不眠之夜.....然⽽,如今晚这般噙着未能溢出的泪⽔听完整场⾳乐会,赶到后台抱着天奇百感交集地失声恸哭,却是平⽣唯⼀⼀次!”
——中国钢琴教育家 但昭义
2018年杜天奇重回舞台,逐年为听众带来多套全巴赫作品独奏会与学术讲座。其“巴赫系列”音乐会足迹遍布全球,从纽约卡内基音乐厅、波士顿新英格兰音乐学院、东京三得利音乐厅、大阪、名古屋到北京、上海、深圳、成都等近30座城市的音乐厅。协奏曲方面他也与诸多交响乐团和指挥家们也保持着紧密合作,包括:田野里的圣马丁,北京国家⼤剧院管弦乐团,深圳交响乐团、贵阳交响乐团、
波兰比得哥熙交响乐团、中国广播电影交响乐团、昆明聂⽿交响乐团,四川交响乐团、四川爱乐乐团、厦门爱乐乐团、四川音乐学院
交响乐团等,合作的指挥家包括Jonathan Bloxham、郑小瑛,张国勇,朱其元,李坚,李飚,胡星宇等。
随着杜天奇继续在古典音乐世界中开辟自己的领域,他将持续把自己的思考和激情奉献给这段旅程。
乐评摘选
“所以,如果有⼈还在问这样⼀个问题:继格伦·古尔德之后,哥德堡变奏曲还有⽣命⼒吗?答案是明确的,毫不含糊的“是!”最好的证据就在这⾥。”
——Gramophone Magazine《留声机》杂志 Rob Cowan
“全曲的构成经过精⼼设计,充满了对⾳乐的深刻洞察。”
——Record Geijutsu Magazine《唱片艺术》杂志 Tsutomu Nasuda
“杜天奇实现了在逻辑和玄学、知识和神秘感之间的艰难平衡: 这对于首张专辑来说是一个强有力的表达。”
——Rondo Magazine Attila Csampai
“跟很多前辈们比起来,杜天奇更懂得如何把音符转化成有意义的动机和有表现力的旋律。”
——Foto Forum Ingo Haren
“他的演奏中所流露出的纯粹美感让听众为之着迷。”
——MusicWeb International Ralph Moore
不得不将杜天奇同最伟⼤的钢琴天才古尔德进行比较。在来来去去的钢琴天才的蓝海中,杜天奇已经锻造了⾃
⼰的身份。他拥抱前卫的实验和现代视觉艺术,远远超出古典⾳乐会钢琴家的职业发展路线。”
——The Theatre Times Kathy Tao
“你的演奏太震憾了。你的演奏所触及到的艺术深度是当今很多演奏家⼀辈⼦做梦都触及不到的。不但你那真诚的 ⾳乐表达让我震憾,⽽且你可能是这个世界上唯⼀⼀位弹出了我所理解何为⾳乐魅⼒的学⽣。让我惊叹的是你将会将这种⾳乐的魅⼒带给更多的⼈。我从未想到我⼼中的那个永远不可实现的“希望如此”被你实现了。我的⼈⽣因为有你⽽让我感到骄傲。”
——钢琴家 Meng-Chieh Liu 刘孟捷
“天奇神奇的《哥德堡》琴⾳深深触动着⾳乐会现场所有的⼈,我的⼼也被激荡起层层波澜...他的⾳乐不断撞击⼼灵,让⼼灵震颤。⼀⽣中听过⽆数⾳乐会,有过多少次的感动和由此带来的激动、兴奋与不眠之夜.....然
⽽,如今晚这般噙着未能溢出的泪⽔听完整场⾳乐会,赶到后台抱着天奇百感交集地失声恸哭,却是平⽣唯⼀
⼀次!”
——中国钢琴教育家 但昭义
“曲终时,我陷⼊了⼀阵⼦⽆法动弹的状态。这是⼀场⾮常独特的⾳乐会,仿佛我听到了鲜为⼈知的
「⾳乐起源」”
——⽇本独立乐评⼈ Mashimaru
“If someone asks the question: After Glenn Gould, do the Goldberg Variations still have vitality? The answer is clear and unequivocal: Yes! The best evidence is right here.”
——Gramophone Magazine Rob Cowan
In 2021,Tianqi Du signed with the renowned French record label Naïve Records and released his debut album “Goldberg Variations” in 2022.This album not only showcased his unique understanding of Bach‘s music but also gained international attention and praise. commented: “The album was named as “Album of the Month” by Nakahata Tsutomu of Record Geijutsu Magazine, who also remarked, ”A thoughtful interpretation filled with deep musical insights.“ Attila Csampai of Rondo Magazine said, ”Tianqi Du achieved the difficult balance between constructive logic and metaphysics, between knowledge and mystery: a strong statement for a debutant.” His recital “Tianqi Du Interprets Bach” at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall in 2021 won the 2021 Ganlan Art Award “Concert to the Year”. He was also invited by Tsinghua University to hold a lecture on “An Interdisciplinary Understanding and Interpretation of Bach’s Wisdom” at the “Wen Xin Forum”.
In 2024, Naïve Records released Tianqi Du‘s album of Bach concertos recorded with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, chief conductor of Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Jonathan Bloxham, rated 5-star by Daily Mail and reached Top 1 of the Apple Music Classical 100 Chart.
“It’s impossible not to draw comparisons to Glenn Gould when considering Tianqi Du, age 25, a rising star in China’s classical music scene. In the sea of up-and-coming piano talent, Tianqi Du has forged his own identity. Embracing avantgarde experimentation and modern visual arts, Du pushes the envelope, extending himself far beyond the classical concert pianist route. ”
——The Theatre Times Kathy Tao
Tianqi Du began learning the piano under the guidance of Professor Xueyun Chen when he was five years old. He soon won numerous awards in provincial and national piano competitions. At the age of ten, he held his recital debut. Subsequently, he studied under renowned piano educator Professor Zhaoyi Dan and began to emerge on the international stage. He won awards at the Hong Kong TOYAMA Piano Competition, China Wen Hua Award Youth Piano Competition, German Steinway Piano Competition, German Wiesbaden Youth Piano Competition, and the United States San Jose International Youth Piano Competition. He held solo concerts in several cities in Germany, Israel, Poland, the United States, Japan, and China, and performed with domestic and international symphony orchestras.In 2016, Tianqi Du entered the New England Conservatory in the United States, studying with pianist Professor Meng-Chieh Liu. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and performance of Johann Sebastian Bach‘s works. “Your playing was so powerful and you reached depth that very few artists today could dream of obtaining in their lifetime. Not only was I overwhelmed with the sincerity of your music, but was even more overwhelmed that you may be the only student in this world who truly understands how I feel the power of music... I am in awe that you will be spreading the power of music. To me that is one ‘hope’ that I never thought would come true. I am just proud to have you in my life.
—— Professor Meng-Chieh Liu
“Tianqi’s amazing ‘Goldberg Variations’ deeply touches everyone at the recital and my heart is waving. His melody makes the soul shocked and moving.” “There is a lot of emotion, excitement and sleeplessness due to the various concerts in my
lifetime. However, it was the first time I enjoyed the performance in tears and cried out my eyes with Tianqi backstage.”
——Professor Zhaoyi Dan
In 2018, Tianqi Du returned to the stage, year by year he brings audiences a series of all-Bach program recitals and academic lectures in almost 30 cities, Carnegie Hall in New York City, Santory Hall in Tokyo, and Boston, Osaka, Nagoya, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, etc.. He has collaborated with Academy Of St Martin In The Field, the National Centre For The Performing Arts
Symphony Orchestra, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, Bydgoszcz Symphony Orchestra, China Radio
Film Symphony Orchestra, Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra, etc.. And he has collaborated with conductors including Jonathan Bloxham, Xiaoying Zheng, Guoyong Zhang, Qiyuan Zhu, Jian Li, Biao Li, Xingyu Hu and others.
As Du Tianqi continues to carve out his own domain in the world of classical music, he will keep dedicating his thoughts and passion to this journey.
Review selections
"If someone asks the question: After Glenn Gould, do the Goldberg Variations still have vitality? The answer is clear and unequivocal: Yes! The best evidence is right here.”
——Gramophone Magazine Rob Cowan
“A thoughtful interpretation filled with deep musical insights."
——Record Geijutsu Magazine Tsutomu Nasuda
"Tianqi Du achieved the difficult balance between constructive logic and metaphysics, between knowledge and mystery: a strong statement for a debutant.”
——Rondo Magazine Attila Csampai
Musically, Du understands better than the majority of his predecessors to transform written notes into meaningful motifs and expressive melodies.”
——Foto Forum Ingo Haren
“The sheer beauty of his playing frequently captivates the listener.”
——MusicWeb International Ralph Moore
“It’s impossible not to draw comparisons to Glenn Gould when considering Tianqi Du, age 25, a rising star in China’s classical music scene. In the sea of up-and-coming piano talent, Tianqi Du has forged his own identity. Embracing avant-garde experimentation and modern visual arts, Du pushes the envelope, extending himself far beyond the classical concert pianist route. ”
——The Theatre Times Kathy Tao
“Your playing was so powerful and you reached depth that very few artists today could dream of obtaining in their lifetime. Not only was I overwhelmed with the sincerity of your music, but was even more overwhelmed that you may be the only student in this world who truly understands how I feel the power of music... I am in awe that you will be spreading the power of music. To me that is one ‘hope’ that I never thought would come true. I am just proud to have you in my life.
—— Professor Meng-Chieh Liu
“Tianqi’s amazing ‘Goldberg Variations’ deeply touches everyone at the recital and my heart is waving. His melody makes the soul shocked and moving.”
“There is a lot of emotion, excitement and sleeplessness due to the various concerts in my lifetime. However, it was the first time I enjoyed the performance in tears and cried out my eyes with Tianqi backstage.”
——Professor Zhaoyi Dan
"At the end of the piece, I found myself in a state of immobility. It was a very unique concert, as if I had heard the rarely known 'Origin of Music’.”
——Japanese independent critic Mashimaru
杨洵霁,中国爱乐乐团小号副首席,中国音乐家协会会员。
7 岁受总政军乐团小号首席、小号演奏家、教育家侯冰老师启蒙开始学习小号。2017 年以专 业第一名的成绩考入中央音乐学院,师从著名小号演奏家、教育家、博士生导师戴中晖教授。 本科在校期间担任中国⻘年交响乐团小号首席,校爵士大乐队 lead trumpet。曾作为客席小号演奏员跟随中国爱乐乐团,中央音乐学院交响乐团,随中国交响乐团,中央歌剧院参与演 出多场音乐会,获得一致好评与认可。
在校期间曾担任无垠铜管五重奏“Vastness Brass 的小号手,2018 年 6 月参与奥地利大使馆文 化交流活动演出,2019 年 7 月成功在中山音乐堂举办铜管五重奏专场音乐会。8 月获得第十 四届韩国济州国际铜管比赛铜管五重奏第二名,成为中国铜管室内乐在国际赛事上新的突破。 2020 年 3 月,受邀录制“中山音乐堂·线上公益”系列音乐会,并由北京电视台文艺频道以“以 艺抗疫,吹响铜管五重奏”为题进行专题报道。
2021 年继续攻读中央音乐学院小号演奏硕士学位,师从戴中晖教授。同年以优异成绩考入中国爱乐乐团,担任小号副首席。
2018 年七月获得中国小号联合会于辽宁阜新举办的国际小号艺术节独奏比赛专业组银奖。同 年八月获得俄罗斯圣彼得堡音乐学院国际铜管艺术节独奏比赛小号专业组一等奖。2021 年六 月获得国际小号协会第 45 届年会乐队片段独奏比赛第三名。同年 6 月 11 日与⻓沙交响乐团 演出《维瓦尔第双小号协奏曲》,广受好评。
王健 大提琴家
王健四岁开始学习大提琴,父亲是他的启蒙老师。在上海音乐学院学习时,著名纪录片《从毛泽东到莫扎特——艾萨克·斯特恩在中国》讲述了他的故事。1981年,12岁的王健首次和上海交响乐团在上海音乐厅演奏了圣桑大提琴协奏曲。1985年,在斯特恩的鼓励与支持下,王健踏上赴美学习之路,进入耶鲁大学音乐学院深造,师从著名大提琴家奥尔多·帕瑞索。
作为独奏家,王健和世界很多顶尖乐团进行过合作,其中包括美国的纽约爱乐乐团,克林夫兰管弦乐团、费城管弦乐团、芝加哥交响乐团、波士顿交响乐团、洛杉矶爱乐乐团,底特律交响乐团。德国的柏林爱乐乐团、英国的伦敦交响乐团,哈雷管弦乐团,BBC交响乐团、皇家爱乐乐团。法国的国家交响乐团,巴黎管弦乐团,国家广播乐团,荷兰的阿姆斯特丹皇家音乐厅管弦乐团、瑞典的哥德堡交响乐团、斯德哥尔摩爱乐乐团、意大利的斯卡拉歌剧院乐团,罗马圣塞西莉亚交响乐团、捷克爱乐乐团,马勒室内乐团和日本NHK交响乐团。在这些音乐会上执棒的大师级指挥家包括阿巴多、萨瓦利什、雅尔维、夏伊、迪图瓦、艾森巴赫,郑明勋和杜达梅尔。王健也与中国所有一流乐团频繁合作,包括上海交响乐团,中国爱乐乐团,国家大剧院交响乐团,中国国家交响乐团,广州交响乐团,杭州爱乐乐团,深圳交响乐团。合作的指挥大师包括他最亲密的合作伙伴余隆,以及汤沐海,陈佐湟,吕嘉,张国勇,杨洋,许忠,林大叶,景焕,张洁敏。王健出任过中国国家大剧院第一任驻院艺术家,上海交响乐团第一任驻团艺术家,以及杭州爱乐乐团驻团艺术家。王健也是中国国家乐团首访美国,日本,上海交响乐团首访欧洲的特邀独奏家。王健在众多世界顶级音乐大赛出任评委。包括柴可夫斯基大提琴大赛,伊丽莎白女王大提琴大赛,维尼亚夫斯基小提琴大赛,斯特恩小提琴大赛,尼尔森小提琴大赛等。王健现任英国皇家伯明翰音乐学院大提琴国际主席。上海交响乐团艺术委员,杭州爱乐乐团艺术委员。从2022开始,王健是上海音乐学院的大提琴教授,博士生导师。
王健录制过很多唱片,最近几张是和悉尼交响乐团,阿什肯纳齐合作的埃尔加大提琴协奏曲和名为《梦幻曲》(Reverie)的大提琴与吉他小品集。此外他录制过的唱片还包括全套巴赫无伴奏大提琴组曲、和萨尔茨堡室内乐团合作录制的巴罗克作品辑、和柏林爱乐乐团、克劳迪奥·阿巴多、吉尔·沙汉姆合作录制的勃拉姆斯双重协奏曲、与古本江交响乐团合作由汤沐海指挥的海顿大提琴协奏曲集、与郑明勋、吉尔·沙汉姆与保罗·梅耶合作录制的梅西安的《时间终结四重奏》、以及与皮雷丝、杜梅合作演奏的勃拉姆斯、莫扎特和舒曼室内乐集。王健使用的大提琴由已故林寿荣先生的家人慷慨借予。
Jian Wang cellist
Jian Wang began to study the cello with his father when he was four. While a student at the Shanghai Conservatoire, he was featured in the celebrated documentary film From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. In 1981, at 12 years old, Jian made his professional debut playing the Saint Saens cello concerto with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the Shanghai Music Hall. In 1985, with Mr Stern's encouragement, he entered the Yale School of Music under a special programme where he studied with the renowned cellist Aldo Parisot.
As a soloist, Jian Wang has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw orchestra, New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, Chicago, Boston and Detroit Symphonies, , London Symphony, the Halle, the BBC orchestras, Zurich Tonhalle, Gothenburg Symphony, Stockholm Philharmonic, Santa Cecilia, La Scala, Mahler Chamber, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, Czech Philhamonic, and NHK Symphony. These concerts have been with many of the greatest conductors, such as Abbado, Sawallisch, Jarvi, Chailly, Dutoit, Eschenbach, Chung, Gilbert and Gustavo Dudamel. Jian Wang also collaborates frequently with all the major Chinese Orchestras, including Shanghai Symphony, China Philharmonic, China NCPA orchestra, China National orchestra, Guangzhou, Shenzhen symphony orchestras and Hangzhou Philharmonic. These concerts have been with one of his closest musical partners Long Yu, as well as Muhai Tang, Chen Zuo Huang, Lu Jia, Zhang Guo Yong, Yang Yang, Xu Zhong, Lin Da Ye, Jing Huan and Zhang Jie Ming. Jian Wang was appointed as the first ever Artist in Residence by the China National Center for Performing Arts, also by the Shanghai Symphony orchestra. As a jury member, Jian Wang has judged many of the most important competitions, including the Tchaikovsky cello competition, the Queen Elizabeth cello competition, the Weiniawsky Violin Competition, the Isaac Stern violin competition and the Nielsen violin competition. Jian Wang now serves as the International Chair of the Cello for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He also serves as a member of Artistic committee for the Shanghai Symphony and Hangzhou Philharmonic. Since 2022, Jian Wang is a cello professor at the Shanghai Conservatory.
Jian Wang has made many recordings, his latest releases being the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Sydney Symphony and Vladimir Ashkenazy. He has also recorded an album of short pieces for Cello and Guitar titled Reverie, the complete Bach Cello Suites and a Baroque Album with the Camerata Salzburg, Brahms Double Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado and Gil Shaham, the Haydn Concerti with the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Muhai Tang, Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time (with Myung-Whun Chung, Gil Shaham and Paul Meyer) and Brahms, Mozart and Schumann chamber music with Pires and Dumay. His instrument is graciously loaned to him by the family of the late Mr. Sau-Wing Lam.
张国勇
中国著名指挥家、音乐教育家。1983年毕业于上海音乐学院指挥系。1997年被莫斯科国立柴可夫斯基音乐学院授予音乐博士学位。先后师从中国著名指挥家、音乐教育家黄晓同教授和享誉世界的指挥大师罗日杰斯特文斯基。
现任上海音乐学院教授、青岛交响乐团音乐总监、贵阳交响乐团音乐总监。曾任深圳交响乐团音乐总监,上海歌剧院院长、艺术总监。现任中国音乐家协会副主席,上海音乐家协会副主席,中宣部“四个一批”人才,上海市领军人物,国务院特殊津贴获得者。
在多年的艺术生涯中,先后与国内外著名歌剧院、交响乐团合作指挥演出了一系列歌剧、芭蕾舞剧、交响合唱等经典作品,尤其擅长指挥俄罗斯作品,是目前国内公认的肖斯塔科维奇交响乐的最佳诠释者。
他的指挥风格简明自然富有灵性,如火的激情与深刻的理性浑然天成,极具艺术张力和现场感染力。敏锐的听觉、扎实的基本功、行之有效的排练方法 和对作品结构的完整把握,所到之处无不给乐团和听众留下深刻的印象。
近年来,多次在重大国际文化交流活动中担任中国的文化使者,代表国家参与了与美、俄、德、意、法、拉美等国共同举办的文化年活动。
2014年在由国家大剧院制作的广受好评的歌剧高清电影《卡门》、《骆驼祥子》中担任指挥。
2015年应国家大剧院之邀参加了中国歌剧意大利巡演。 2016年指挥中国爱乐团成功地完成了乐团在俄罗斯的首次亮相,获得广泛好评。
2006年应邀担任第八届西班牙卡达喀斯国际指挥大赛评委。
他的导师罗日杰斯特文斯基曾兴奋地对音乐评论家们说:“我给了张国勇莫斯科音乐学院指挥系有史以来的最高分,他可以在世界上任何一个乐团找到自己的位置。”
Zhang Guoyong
Zhang Guoyong is a conductor and an engaging musical educator. He is a professor of conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Meanwhile, he holds the position of Music Director of the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra and Qingdao Symphony Orchestra. Zhang is also currently the Vice Chairman of Shanghai Musicians’ Association and the China Musicians’ Association.
Began his conducting study at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Zhang studied under direction of the renowned Chinese conductor, Prof. Huang Xiaotong. In 1993, Zhang was awarded a national sponsorship to commence a four-year study at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory pursing his doctoral degree in conducting, supervised by the prominent conductor maestro Gennady Rozhdestvensky.
Referred as a leading expert and interpreter of Shostakovich’s music, Zhang is known for his unique and insightful understanding of Russian music. He had a wide range of orchestral repertoire ranging from symphony, opera, ballet and choral symphony.
Zhang’s distinctive conducting style radiates an infectious enthusiasm for the music under his baton. His gestures are natural, brief yet repleted with sensibility and sense. During rehearsals, Zhang always impressed musicians by his acute ear judgement, formidably solid basic knowledge, efficient rehearsal methods and convincing understanding of the musical structure.
Zhang has collaborated with many renowned opera houses and orchestras both at home and abroad that led many much-praised performances. In the recent years, he was invited as a national representative to participate a series of important international diplomatic cultural events with countries/regions include but not limited to the U.S, France, Germany, Russia, and Latin America.
In 2006, Zhang was invited to be the jury member of the 8th Cadaques International Conducting Competition in Spain. In 2014, he conducted the China National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra (China NCPA Orchestra)’s HDMI opera movie Carmen and Rickshaw Boy, which led to a huge success and widely reported by news media. In the following year, he was invited to join the NCPA Orchestra’s tour to Italy. In 2016, Zhang collaborated with the China Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) to launch its premiere in Russia.
Zhang received his doctoral degree in 1997. Maestro Gennady Rozhdestvensky once told the music critics: “I gave Zhang Guoyong the highest marks at the Moscow State Conservatory’s history. He will always have a place in any orchestra all over the world.”
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