A Night Tour de force
2 years, 3 months ago

A Night Tour de force

China Daily  

Composer Zhou Tian and Yu Long, music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, lead a rehearsal with the musicians of the SSO. Finalists of prestigious violin competition perform personal interpretations of Grammy-nominated Chinese composer's latest concerto in a series of online concerts, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai. Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition has had a unique arrangement since its first edition, with each contestant required to play a Chinese composition. Since its first edition in 2016, Yu Long, music director of the SSO and founder of the competition, made it part of the contest's mission to promote Chinese culture to the international music community, by including the interpretation of a Chinese composition as an integral part of the final round. The first edition featured the beloved violin concerto Butterfly Lovers, created by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao in 1958, and the 2018 edition featured Chen Qigang's La Joie de la souffrance, a new concerto jointly commissioned by the competition and several music institutions home and abroad.

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A Night Tour de force
2 years, 3 months ago

A Night Tour de force

China Daily  

Composer Zhou Tian in a meeting with Shannon Lee, a finalist of this year's Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. When creating a new composition for an international competition, it was important to "achieve the balance between providing lyrical expression and offering technical challenges for the contestants," he said. Zhou named Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks, Chen Kaige's film about Peking …

A Night Tour de force
2 years, 3 months ago

A Night Tour de force

China Daily  

Composer Zhou Tian and Yu Long, music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, lead a rehearsal with the musicians of the SSO. Finalists of prestigious violin competition perform personal interpretations of Grammy-nominated Chinese composer's latest concerto in a series of online concerts, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai. Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition has had a unique arrangement since its …

A Night Tour de force
2 years, 3 months ago

A Night Tour de force

China Daily  

Composer Zhou Tian and Yu Long, music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, lead a rehearsal with the musicians of the SSO. Finalists of prestigious violin competition perform personal interpretations of Grammy-nominated Chinese composer's latest concerto in a series of online concerts, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai. Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition has had a unique arrangement since its …

A Night Tour de force
2 years, 3 months ago

A Night Tour de force

China Daily  

Composer Zhou Tian in a meeting with Shannon Lee, a finalist of this year's Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. When creating a new composition for an international competition, it was important to "achieve the balance between providing lyrical expression and offering technical challenges for the contestants," he said. Zhou named Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks, Chen Kaige's film about Peking …

A Night Tour de force
2 years, 3 months ago

A Night Tour de force

China Daily  

Composer Zhou Tian and Yu Long, music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, lead a rehearsal with the musicians of the SSO. Finalists of prestigious violin competition perform personal interpretations of Grammy-nominated Chinese composer's latest concerto in a series of online concerts, Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai. Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition has had a unique arrangement since its …

Time to tune into new talent
2 years, 4 months ago

Time to tune into new talent

China Daily  

Nancy Zhou performs at the 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, which supports young musicians, is set to conclude its third edition with a series of online concerts, featuring six finalists, from Friday to Sunday. "We have decided to change the competition system this year and will present 'winners' concerts' instead of …

Time to tune into new talent
2 years, 4 months ago

Time to tune into new talent

China Daily  

Nancy Zhou performs at the 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, which supports young musicians, is set to conclude its third edition with a series of online concerts, featuring six finalists, from Friday to Sunday. "We have decided to change the competition system this year and will present 'winners' concerts' instead of …

Time to tune into new talent
2 years, 4 months ago

Time to tune into new talent

China Daily  

Nancy Zhou performs at the 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, which supports young musicians, is set to conclude its third edition with a series of online concerts, featuring six finalists, from Friday to Sunday. "We have decided to change the competition system this year and will present 'winners' concerts' instead of …

Time to tune into new talent
2 years, 4 months ago

Time to tune into new talent

China Daily  

Nancy Zhou performs at the 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, which supports young musicians, is set to conclude its third edition with a series of online concerts, featuring six finalists, from Friday to Sunday. "We have decided to change the competition system this year and will present 'winners' concerts' instead of …

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