As famous as Grammys and Oscars, this 55-year-old jazz festival is coming to Hangzhou
Daily Business News reported that you can participate in a world-class jazz festival without going abroad. During the National Day this year, Hangzhou citizens will have this kind of happiness! The reporter learned that the 55-year-old Swiss “Montreux Jazz Festival” is coming to China. What is gratifying is that its first show in China will be in Hangzhou!
This music festival will be held at the Sofitel Hangzhou West Lake from October 5th to 8th. Top music, like-minded music fans, sumptuous wines and delicacies… For Hangzhou citizens, enjoy the beautiful scenery of West Lake. Enjoy the sound of nature, this kind of experience is very rare.
Montreux Jazz Festival is the world‘s oldest and highest professional music festival. It was founded by Claude Nobs in 1967 and is held every summer on the shore of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The festival brings together the world‘s highest-level musical performance artists. Almost all contemporary jazz masters have participated in the Montreux Jazz Festival, creating countless legends and wonderful performances. Since its establishment, all the audiovisual materials of the festival have been officially included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. This is the only music festival in the world that has won this honor.
Such a world-renowned international music and cultural brand decided to stage its “first show” in China this year, which will become a milestone event in the Chinese music industry.
Regarding the “first show” in China in Hangzhou, Montreux (China) Jazz Festival CEO Qi Pengpeng said that she and her husband were engaged in Hangzhou, so she has a very strong affection for Hangzhou.
Although affected by the epidemic this year, the music festival had to break with its 40-year tradition of a grand event for tens of thousands of people and abandon the outdoor grassland venue in Fuyang, Hangzhou. However, Qi Pengpeng said that the festival’s specifications have not been reduced in the slightest, instead, it will be in the hotel in the form of “premium”. hold.
“This year, we regret not being able to host a large-scale music event for 10,000 people. But in the spirit of the Montreux Jazz Festival, we will use this opportunity to create truly memorable moments and bring intimacy to the audience. Performance.”
From the itinerary of the festival, we can indeed see the organizer’s meticulous design. It is understood that during the four-day event, the venue will create an advanced immersive audio-visual experience space. The music in the space is composed of Hong Kong all-star band Eugene Pao, Teriver Cheung, Alan Kwun, Swiss pianist Sebastian Issler, German tenor Maximilian Vogler and other artists from 8 countries jointly recorded this special. Citizens can also experience the music archive of the Montreux Jazz Festival, which is recognized by the UNESCO heritage.
From October 6th to 7th, famous musicians from six countries living in China will perform live performances, including Grammy Award winners Ricardo Vogt (Richardo Vogt), Veronica- Veronica Nunes, Inner Mongolia rock band Hanggai, Gu Zhongshan trio, Chinese folk song master Wan Xiaoli, etc.
On October 8, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) will also jointly hold an online seminar.
This year’s music festival invites all jazz music lovers to participate. If citizens cannot be present, they can also watch this music event on Artist Connection and NetEase Cloud. “We hope everyone can experience the best music atmosphere in Montreux “, Qi Pengpeng said.