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2018 Chinese Composers Night

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East Meets West at Chinese Composers' Night with Russian Violinist

 Tchaikovsky Competition Winner Plays Violin Masterpieces by Chinese Composers at Charity Concert

As universal as music is, it seems like second nature to Tchaikovsky Competition winner Haik Kazazyan when he conveys the beauty of the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, one of the most renowned orchestra works of 20th-century Chinese music, as well as violin pieces by contemporary Chinese composers Phil Young and Jeffrey Gao.

Kazazyan is scheduled to perform at Chinese Composers' Night, starting 7 pm Nov 18 at Trianon Theatre at 72 North 5th Street in San Jose, with a red carpet rolled out and wines in the concessions menu.

The classy but affordable concert, organized and mainly sponsored by the Tsen-min Lee Memorial Foundation, features three internationally recognized Chinese composers. Among them, Phil Young studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and won Global Music Awards. Jeffrey Gao, currently managing director at Seagate Technology, also holds a Master's degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has his works performed at prestigious venues in China and the US.

The third composer, Alexander Wong, actively composes for film, television and multimedia with projects spanning San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei.

Yvonne Liu, CEO of the Tsen-min Lee Memorial Foundation, said the charity concert, proceeds from which will all be donated to the American Cancer Society, is meant to honor the contribution of composers.

“Composers are unsung heroes,” Liu said. “There wouldn't music without them, but they are behind the scenes and people don't notice them. That's why I decided to put them in the spotlight at Chinese Composers' Night.”

The three composers' works presented at the concert will include some never-heard-before pieces. In addition to Kazazyan's violin renditions, there will be orchestral and vocal works ranging from traditional Chinese style to Hollywood style, performed by other award-winning musicians.

 

籌備了一年,由李存敏紀念基金會為大家策劃主辦的「中國作曲家之夜」即將在1118號的晚上七點在聖荷西Trianon Theatre跟大家見面了!

音樂會將邀請到柴可夫斯基大賽暨多項國際大賽得主,俄羅斯學派活躍在國際舞台的小提琴獨奏家海克·卡薩吉昂(Haik Kazazyan) 為大家演奏多首當代中國作曲家的作品。Haik 在這次音樂會中將演出作曲家楊智華先生的小提琴曲《思念》(Reverie) ,此曲被選入上海音樂出版社《中國小提琴作品百年經典》系列。 另外,他也將世界首演作曲家高佳成專門為他所寫並提為獻給海克的《山歌幻想曲》。除此,也將協同北加音樂教師樂團 (CMTANC Chamber Orchestra) 共同演出,《梁祝小提琴協奏曲》,《梁祝》創作於1958年,今年正逢60周年紀念,這首最具有代表性的中國小提琴協奏曲,在「中國作曲家之夜」音樂會裡演出別具特殊意義!

其它演出人員還包括特別從洛杉磯歌劇院請來的大提琴演奏家鄭海倫歐坦巴赫 (Helen Z. Altenbach) 。鄭海倫九歲考入莫斯科柴可夫斯基音樂學院,十四歲獲得紐約茱莉亞音樂學院全額獎學金。在校期間與小提琴大師帕爾曼在肯納基音樂廳合作並赴以色列巡演。曾獲得茱莉亞音樂學院協奏曲比賽第一名林肯中心青年音樂家室內樂比賽第一名,以及茱莉亞弦樂優秀奬等。2010年考入著名男高音多明戈主管的洛杉磯歌劇院 (L. A. Opera) 以及好萊塢仲夏樂團(Hollywood Bowl) 終身職位。她與鋼琴家楊慧(Clara Yang) 錄製的唱片《Grieg & Prokofiev》獲得2014年環球獎。鄭海倫也是一位好萊塢電影音樂的配樂者,她所錄製過的影片包括: La La Land》《星球大戰-第七部》《尋找多利》《Crazy Rich Asians》等。鄭海倫在此次音樂會將演出作曲家楊智華先生的《鄉愁》,一首近乎奏鳴曲式的單樂章器樂曲,大提琴特有的酷似人聲的音色傾訴對故鄉與往事的感傷與懷戀

 

除此之外,還請到北卡教堂山鋼琴系系主任楊慧擔任鋼琴獨奏,演出作曲家楊智華先生的鋼琴曲《唐詩印象 – 自楓橋夜泊》(Reflection on a Tang Poem) ,此曲並收錄在美國Albany唱片公司發行的CD “Folding Time” 鋼琴曲集CD Global Music Awards,同時此作品也被選入人民音樂出版社即將出版的《中國當代鋼琴作品精選》。

 

來自舊金山當地,長期和舊金山交響樂團及舊金山芭蕾舞團合作,巡迴世界十多個國家的豎琴演奏家吳捷音也將為大家獻上作曲家楊智華先生的豎琴曲《蘇州河》,此曲被選為第四屆香港國際豎琴比賽指定曲目,優美又充滿印象派色彩的旋律把中國的山光水色表達地淋漓盡致


灣區新生代長笛演奏家黃嘉也將在開場演奏史上第一首被改編為長笛獨奏的中國曲目<夕陽簫鼓,這首題獻給長笛家黃邵江(黄嘉的父親,是中國笛和西洋長笛的獨奏家,畢業於新英格蘭音樂學院和上海音樂學院, 曾是新加坡交響樂團和上海芭蕾舞團的長笛首席)的無伴奏曲。創作於1980 年,其音樂素材取自中國同名琵琶古曲「夕陽簫鼓」。這首古曲是一首在民間流傳久遠,深受人們喜愛的樂曲。作曲者Tan Mizi選用該曲最精華部分當作主旋律,運用中國民族音樂特有的潤包手法加以修飾,並適當揉進擊鍵、啞泛音、模仿HarpPizzicato等西洋長笛的一些現代演奏技法。它像是一幅優美恬靜的中國田園山水畫似乎要表 達人們在紛擾喧鬧的現世生活里,祈求去過一種「晨鐘暮鼓」般平和無爭生活的願望。    


除此之外,也特別收入了聲樂的作品,包括有作曲家高佳成所創作的合唱曲《垂憐經》,還有他以中國詩詞所寫的聲樂套曲「愛與失」選自李清照詞-如夢令、醉花陰  、點絳唇、聲聲慢。

 

畢業於紐約大學的電影音樂創作人黃偉恆最近剛剛完成了一部新的台灣電視劇「魂囚西門」的配樂製作,此劇由台灣著名歌手蕭敬騰主演,蕭敬騰並主唱由黃偉恆作曲的片尾曲。黄偉恆擔任該部電視劇的首席作曲家和音樂總監。也將攜手來自於紐約知名的中提琴錄音演奏家黃懷褕、女中音王沛君,攜手北加音樂教師樂團演出多首他的原創作品,包括聖母頌(Ave Maria)  、慢板(Adagio) 、及思鄉(Coming Home),充滿畫面的電影場景式音樂讓人動容


擁有豐富舞台及視覺創意設計經驗的[曠野文創]獅子王工作室也是本活動的幕後團隊,並特邀新浪網全程轉播本場音樂會。紐約卡內基音樂廳的專屬錄音工程師孫紹庭也將友情擔任現場音響工程師。結合一流的作曲家、演出人員、及頂尖的製作團隊,共同打造這場高質量的音樂會!


(本場音樂會所有門票收入均捐給美國華人癌症基金會 


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時間 11/18/2018 at 7:00 PM

地點 Trianon Theatre 72 N 5th St, San Jose, CA 95112

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