China Net Beijing, March 15th The 2021/22 season of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra’s “Heart With Brightness” coincides with the tenth anniversary of the arrival of Music Director Lv Jia as the National Centre for the Performing Arts. On March 12 and 13, the orchestra, led by director Lv Jia, joined hands with pipa player Zhang Hongyan to pay tribute to this important moment and review ten years of artistic history with two “Ten Years of Good Music” concerts.
Bruckner’s “Swan Song” and Wagner’s Opera Essence Tribute to a Ten-Year Journey
The concert on March 12 kicked off with Wagner’s two operas “The Famous Singer of Nuremberg” and “Tristan and Isolde” with the iconic orchestral works, and it was also a 10-year glorious opera journey for the Lv Jiahe Orchestra. Tips and Tributes. Over the past ten years, Lv Jia and the orchestra have premiered Wagner operas produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, including “Lohengrin”, “The Wandering Dutchman” and “The Famous Singer of Nuremberg”. The NCPA Orchestra’s outstanding opera artistic achievements have also become famous all over the world.
In the second half of the concert, Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor” fully demonstrated Lv Jiahe Orchestra’s special liking and profound attainments for De Ao’s masterpiece. Bruckner’s iconic grandeur, piety and purity are layered clearly and vividly in the majestic sound of the orchestra dripping into a river, allowing the audience to witness the latest iconic and historic peak of this orchestra that has been cultivating German and Austrian classics for ten years. At the scene, they were in awe of the amazing leap and growth of the orchestra in the past ten years under the leadership of Lv Jia.
At the end of the concert, in the thunderous applause, Zhao Tiechun, vice president of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, presented a commemorative T-shirt signed by the orchestra players to Lu Jia on behalf of the theater and the orchestra. All the performers on the stage were more collective To pay tribute to Lu Jia with warm applause, such a classic scene of deep affection between the director and the orchestra is touching.
In the morning, Lv Jia, together with Orchestra Principal Li Zhe, Viola Principal Zhuang Ran, Flute Principal Ye Yiren, Trombone Principal Liu Shuang, and Guest Horn Principal Zeng Yun, communicated face-to-face with more than 150 music fans and shared the experience of moving forward hand in hand for ten years. Joy, listen to the wishes and suggestions that fans bring to the orchestra.
In addition to Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 9”, on February 13, the NCPA Orchestra also brought Dvorak’s “Carnival Overture” and collaborated with pipa player Zhang Hongyan to perform Zhao Jiping’s performance by the NCPA and Sydney The “Pipa Concerto No. 2” co-commissioned by the Symphony Orchestra brings the bohemian style of sound and painting and the gentle rhythm of Suzhou Pingtan to the stage.
Ten years of fruitful results, the future can be expected
In February 2012, at the “Dragon and Phoenix Showing Prosperity: Global Chinese New Year Concert”, Lv Jia made his debut as the chief conductor of the NCPA Orchestra for the first time, opening a new era for the development of the NCPA Orchestra. In 2017, he became the Music Director of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra, and concurrently serves as the Music Artistic Director of the National Centre for the Performing Arts.
In the past ten years, Lv Jia conducted the orchestra to stage nearly 150 concerts and over 200 operas. The countless shining musical moments created by the two parties have also become precious memories of the development of Beijing’s musical life. Under the leadership of Lv Jia, the orchestra has also toured home and abroad for many times, covering Europe, America and domestic music centers. Last year, the orchestra’s first China tour received rave reviews. “The Paper” commented that it made the audience feel “the strength of the national symphony orchestra”, and “Music Weekly” praised it for “showing such a level of difficulty.” , the performances of scarce repertoires… show strength and sincerity.” In addition, many records carefully produced by the Lv Jiatong Orchestra have also been widely praised. Award-winning.
Looking back on the past ten years, Lv Jia was filled with emotion, “The NCPA’s broad platform, top-notch team, dedication and respect for art are the strongest backing for me and the orchestra in the past ten years, and the foundation for all our achievements together. The performers and colleagues of this orchestra are the true essence of Chinese symphony and the light of hope. I have enjoyed the past ten years immensely, and I look forward to continuing to forge ahead with the orchestra in the future to contribute to the theater and the Chinese music industry. force.”
In the view of Ren Xiaolong, the general manager of the orchestra, “On this road, Lu Jia’s contribution to the orchestra is indelible. As the orchestra’s strong artistic backing and shining soul, he is the most lovable and amiable in everyone’s hearts. , a respectable and reliable director. And the theme of ‘Ten Years of Good News’ has a lot of meaning. It is not only a tribute to our ten years of cooperation, but also a reminder to us facing the long future. Humility and awe of art, Perseverance and perseverance in quality are the precious qualities that Lv Jia and the orchestra have jointly created over the past ten years, and it should also be the mission that the orchestra should continue to undertake in the future.”
On the occasion of ten years of cooperation, Lv Jiahe Orchestra will also start the performance and recording plan of Mozart’s late symphonies starting from “Paris”, “Hafner”, “Linz” and “Prague”. Although the band’s 2022 China tour originally scheduled to depart in March was postponed due to the epidemic, the latest tour schedule adjusted to early September has been confirmed simultaneously. At that time, the orchestra will tour Nanjing, Suzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen under the leadership of Lv Jia, allowing more music fans across the country to witness and share the joy and fruits of the “Ten Years of Good Music”.
