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This concert traces back to the time of the Long March, bringing the audience on a historic retrospection with symphony music.
After 80 years’ vicissitudes, a heroic epic still unleashes bold prowess.
After 80 years’ time, the spirit of Long March still inspires Chinese people to march ahead.
Way back 80 years ago, the Long March declared to the world a rising power – China.
Now a retrospection on the history of the long march makes it clear the great legacy the Red Army has left for the Chinese people, which shines through time and space. With their faith and perseverance, they have squeezed out a road out of the twists and turns and started a new life. As they trudged through mountains and rivers, the Red Army have left a trail of their footprints, just like a floating red ribbon.
The milestone forged with faith is so weighty. It marks a glorious dream and serves as a spiritual support to the Chinese people.
Also, the Long March is a reminder of the past, reminding the Chinese people where they have started off, so they can create a better future.
This concert traces back to the time of the Long March, bringing the audience on a historic retrospection with symphony music.
Seven-Syllable Poem Long March | Song Writer: Mao Zedong |
Singer: Yan Weiwen | Composer: Yan Ke, Lü Yuan |
Sixteen Word Lyric | Song Writer: Mao Zedong |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus | Compoer: Fu Gengchen |
Memory of Qin’e·Loushan Pass | Song Writer: Mao Zedong |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus | Composer: Tian Feng |
Pure Serene Music·Liupan Mountain | Song Writer: Mao Zedong |
Singer: Song Zuying | Composer: Xu Peidong |
Poetry Recital Keep the Original Inspiration | Zhu Hai |
Performer: Xu Tao, Wen Yujuan | |
Peach Flowers Blossom in My Heart, excerpt from The Long March | Yin Qing |
Singer: Gong Shuang | |
We Will Finally Succeed, excerpt from The Long March | Yin Qing |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus | |
——Intermission—— | |
Suite of Songs for Long March | Song Writer: Xiao Hua |
Farewell | Composers: Chen Geng, Sheng Mao, |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus | Tang Ke, Yu Qiu |
Breaking the Blockade Line | |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus | |
Zunyi Meeting Succeeds | |
Lead Singers: Wang Lida, Wang Zhe | |
Soldiers Crossing Chishui River for Four Times with Wisdom and Courage | |
Lead Singers: Liao Changyong, Wu Na | |
Flying Over Dadu River | |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus | |
Crossing the Snow Mountains and Grasslands | |
Lead Singer: Lü Jihong | |
Been in Wuqi Town | |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus | |
Celebrating A Victory | |
Lead Singer: Wang Hongwei | |
Announcing Good News | |
Lead Singer: Yin Xiumei | |
Joining Forces | |
Chorus: NCPA Chorus |
As the first Chinese conductor to take podium in Wiener Symphoniker in Wiener Staatsoper, Li Xincao’s performance activity involves the world. He has collaborated with famous Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Symphoniker etc. and all the main orchestras and opera houses in Asia and Oceania.
While studying Li Xincao at 22 became the first-prize winner at the First International Conducting Competition of China in 1993.
In 1997, he became the Finalists in the 45th Besancon International Conducting Competition in France.
In 2000, he was chosen as one of the ’100 Youths Influential in China’s 21 Century’ by ’China Youth’.
In 2004, he was chosen as one of the ’10 first Chinese Youth Study Prize’.
Li Xincao graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music of China and Musikuniversitat Wien. At the age of 20, he had successfully collaborated with almost all of the top domestic orchestras in China including the former Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and National Opera House.
Since 1999, Li Xincao has led China National Symphony Orchestra on historical tour in the world top music venues such as Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Lincoln Art Center in New York, Sydney Opera House, Tokyo Suntory Hall etc., and has been enthusiastically received by audience and musical critics in foreign countries. Critics once of the New York Times and Washington Post said the following: ’Energetic conductor, Li Xincao, are still grappling with Western style, at times convincing in their phrasing and expression.’ ’Li Xincao proved an admirably adaptive conductor, at home in everything he took on.’ After the concert with Mstislav Rostropovich, Rostropovich said: Li is an extremely talented maestro. In 2007, he visited with premier Wen Jiabao and conducted the closing ceremony concert of 2007 China – Russia Culture Year. In 2008, he conducted Wiener Symphoniker in Wiener Staatsoper and firstly played Chinese opera Mulan.
Recently he has also greatly extended the repertoire for art and conducted over 30 operas, such as Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflote, Fidelio, Die Fliegende Hollander, Der Rosenkavalier, Salome,Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca, Manon Lescaut, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Aida, and Lucia di Lammermoor etc.
Li Xincao is Principal Conductor of China National Symphony Orchestra and Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, Professor of Conducting Department of Central Conservatory of Music, standing syndical member of China Musicians’ Association, the Standing Committee of the All-China Youth Federation, Vice Chairman of Central Government Youth Federation, State Council Expert for Special Allowance.
Graduating from the postgraduate courses of China Conservatory of Music, YAN Weiwen, the tenor singer of the Central Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Ensemble, currently serves as the visiting professor and national vocal music masters’ instructor in China Conservatory of Music and director of Chinese Musician’s Association. He has won The 2nd National Young and Middle-aged Smashing Artist awarded by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Ministry of Labor and Personnel and China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the honorary title of smashing “Famous Mater” awarded by the original General Political Department. As the national Level 1 actor and current member of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, he enjoys the special allowances of the State Council.
The songs such as Little Poplar, A Word in Heart, One, Two, Three, Four Song, When Being Homesick, Toast, Friends, Mother, When Your Hair Brushes My Gun and Battle Song of Strengthening Army, which were first sung by him, have won universal praise and are widely sung. In order to develop and expand the folk song culture, he has devoted himself to collecting, sorting, and transcribing Yan Weiwan’s Chinese Folk Song and Love Song Series in recent over 10 years. He also published and distributed the albums of The Western Regions Love Songs, Loess Love Songs, Red Earth Love Songs, Solider Love Songs, Black Earth Love Songs, Red Love Songs, Hunan And Hubei Love Songs, Henan and Anhui Love Songs and Hebei and Shandong Love Songs.
He has insisted on going deep into the troops and going deep into the grass roots all the time to perform for the army officials and soldiers and the people heartily and his footprints have extended all over China’s plateau border checkpoints, frontlines of fire smoke and forefront of island reefs. He sang in the first line in the fight against the flood in 1998, fight against SARS, and Wenchuan and Yushu earthquakes. He is praised as a “singer for soldiers” by the army officers and soldiers.
In 2011, he successfully held the large-scale concert Gun · Rose, and successfully starred the film stories Rishengchang in the Wind and Rain and Legend of FENG Menglong.
Young soprano Gong Shuang has performed in the NCPA Opera Festival, and sang I’ll See the Day All Those Who Are Suffering Are Liberated in Chinese opera lecture of Red Guards on Honghu Lake.
She has performed in CCTV Spring Concert, Countdown Party, Straight through Spring Festival Gala, CETV Spring Festival Gala, CFLAC “All Flowers Are in Bloom” Spring Festival Gala and NCPA Opera Festival. She has toured around the country for performances of Road to Revival, Flowers of Spring and Fruits of Autumn, Classics is Popular and How Many Folk Songs Do You Know, etc. Her performing style is unhurried, bright and smart, gaining unanimous praise from people inside and outside the circle.
Wang Lida is a young singer of Song and Dance Ensemble of the PLA General Political Department, National-level Grade-A Actress, Member of the All China Youth Federation, Member of the Chinese Musicians' Association and Poverty Alleviation Image Ambassador to China Poverty Alleviation Association, who holds Master of Art from Chinese Conservatory of Music.
Wang Lida boasts wide range and sweet voice. She devoted to professional learning of Flower Drum Opera over years, which forged solid basic skills. With excellent traditional opera skills and folk singing skills, she successfully plays the role of Jinzi in the opera Savage Land. In the musical drama Qingcheng, she successfully plays the female role of 'Yuxian', who is unanimously praised by the industry. She often participates in national large-scale performances. She successfully held 'Kissing the Motherland—Wang Lida Solo Concert' at Poly Theater in June 2009.
Wang Lida takes a lead in China's new generation of folk song artists. She often wins awards in national-level important vocal events in recent years, such as Gold Award of the 14th National Young Singer TV Grand Prix; Gold Award of the 7th National Vocal Music Golden Bell Award; First Prize of the 8th and the 9th PLA Performing Arts Collective Show; the Most Popular Female Singer of Chinese Folk Song List; and Best Female Singer of 'Gold Horn Award' for Nationwide Audience's Favorite Singers (Folk Singing). In addition to singing, she is always keen on public welfare undertakings, and actively takes part in various public welfare charity performances for donating money and goods to disaster areas and poor areas. She serves as Poverty Alleviation Image Ambassador to China Poverty Alleviation Association, who was conferred with '2010 Green China Annual Highlighted Figure—Public Welfare Figure Award'.
Representative works include: Kissing the Motherland, Blaze Longer and Broader Path Forward, Sleepless Love, Reunion Wine, My Mother Yimeng Mountain, Five Hundred Li, Love Is a Myth, Let Heart Take a Holiday, Love for Motherland, Female Soldier's Call, Tangle, Liuyang River, Fisherwoman on the Yellow River Mother, A Harmonious Big Family and Happiness.
He has performed in NCPA's productions of La Traviata, IL barbiere di Siviglia and Un Ballo in Maschera. He is a renowned baritone, vice-president of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the vice-president of Chinese Musicians Association, a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress, a member of the standing committee of All-China Youth Federation, a member of National Literature Federation.
Mr. Liao has held more than twenty solo concerts all around the world. He successfully held his Solo Concert in the Golden Hall of Vienna with the accompaniment of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra on November 11, 2008. Liao is among the few Asian singers active on the opera stage of the world. Besides the Best Baritone in Asia, he has played in more than ten operas as important roles with several world famous symphony orchestra and artists such as Domingo, Carreras, Ruth Ann Swanson, etc.
He is the first artist contracted with Shanghai Grand Theatre, and is artist of Michigan Theatre and National Theatre in Washington DC. He is also known as the most beloved student of Domingo, one of three best tenors in the world and a famous opera master. He has won the first prizes in three international famous vocal competitions within one year and touched the world music community, including the most difficult Placido Domingo Opera Competition in which no Asian ever entered the finals before. Captious Washington Post and New York Times were not niggardly of praises, "this talented singer will become a treasure in the music world" and "He is the most outstanding baritone I have even seen."
Wu Na is a young soprano of the PLA's General Political Department Opera Troupe, National Level-A Performer, Member of Chinese Musicians Association and Member of All-China Youth Federation. She holds a Master’s Degree. She wins the third-class merit for five times, who is conferred with honorary title of “Spring Action Messenger” by Beijing. The main representative works include the songs I Sing for You, Dreams Left on Broken Bridge, Love for China and Putting on New Military Uniforms. She often publishes solo albums. She participates in important events such as CCTV Spring Festival Gala and Tiananmen Square National Day Gala. She holds a number of successful solo concerts which are highly praised. Wu Na wins numerous awards in national-class major vocal competitions. She serves as a jury member in the finals of the Fifteenth National CCTV Young Singer TV Grand Prix.
In 1982, Lu Jihong graduated from Vocal Department of Xi'an Conservatory of Music, who got Bachelor's Degree under the tutelage of Professor Tao Liling. Afterwards, he taught in Music Department of Lanzhou Normal College, who mainly imparted Vocal Music, History of Chinese and Western Music and Appreciation for Chinese and Western Music. In 1985, he was transferred into Song and Dance Ensemble of Gansu Province. In 2001, he graduated from Postgraduate Class of China Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Professor Jin Tielin. Since 1989, he has worked in Navy Song and Dance Ensemble to serve as head of Navy Song and Dance Ensemble Chorus. He is incumbent deputy head of operations, who takes charge of professional training.
In recent years, Lu Jihong not only often wins many awards, but also records theme songs and interlude songs for Generals of the Yangs, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Imperial Concubine Yang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Li San as Hero of Swallow, Blood-sweating Treasure Horse, War of Genes and many other TV series. Goodbye, Dabie Mountains, Our Common People, Mother's Folk Song, National Peace and People's Prosperity and other songs sung by him have been widely reputed at home and abroad. His singing is full of passion with touching emotion. And he can grasp various singing styles of songs, with rich flavors. He presents enthusiastic and unconstrained stage presence. He successfully plays the leading male role in the opera Red Coral and large musical play Equator Rain. In addition, he often participates in the large-scale variety shows organized by CCTV and many local TV stations. He repeatedly visits Germany, Russia, the Philippines, Thailand, the United States and other countries on behalf of the PRC and the PLA, who are deeply favored and welcomed by domestic and foreign audiences.
As one of the most outstanding contemporary Chinese music tenors and national first-class actor, Wang serves as member of the Standing Committee of the National Youth Federation. He is graduated as a Vocal Master from the People's Liberation Army Art Institute.
He won the Gold Medal for professional folklore group and the Audience's Favorite Singer Award in the 9th BBK National Young Singer TV Grand Prix; Best Male Folk Singer Award for the China Golden Record Award; Folk Songs Album Award and Folk Song Class Actor Award at the 4th China Golden Record Award; Special Jury Award for the 10th Global Chinese Music Award, the Best Mainland Folk Male Artist Award at the 6th CCTV-MTV Music Festival.
In recent years, Wang has sung Western Singing, Children Traveling Thousands of Miles, Reputation, Homeland Feeling, The Great South, All Dedicated to the CPC, Kashgar Girl and many more outstanding works. He starred in the northern Shaanxi opera Women from Mizhi and Men from Suide, Qinghai huaer drama White Dove and folk opera Xiao Erhei's Marriage. His solo concert was successfully held in Beijing, Ningbo, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guiyang, Jinan, the Philippines, Singapore, Vienna and a number of cities at home and abroad and has visited the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Italy, Austria, Russia, France, Spain, Australia, Belgium, Sweden, Portugal, Brazil, Korea, Indonesia and Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions.
Ma Yue was born in 1978. From November 2001 to July 2002, Ma Yue served as an anchor of China 110 column of Ministry of Public Security; from July 2002 to July 2004, news anchor of Travel Channel; from April 2004 to September 2005, CCTV, host of Chinese Folk Music on weekends; from December 2006 to December 2007, news anchor of China Education Television; since October 2008 to present, host of CCTV 3.
China NCPA Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Beijing. Established in March 2010, the orchestra consists of highly accomplished musicians from around the world, who perform in more than a dozen opera productions presented by its home venue each year as well as in ballets and regular orchestral concerts in its own season. With a notably busy schedule, the young ensemble has fast established itself as one of the most adventurous and dynamic orchestras in the country. Lü Jia took up the post of Chief Conductor in February 2012, succeeding Chen Zuohuang, the current Conductor Laureate, NCPA’s Music Director and also one of the founders of the orchestra. Yuan Ding was appointed Assistant Conductor in the same year.
The NCPA Orchestra demonstrates an abiding commitment to the highest levels of artistic excellence and takes pride in its long-term collaborations with the finest musicians of our time. Artists associated with the orchestra in the past two years have included Lorin Maazel, Christoph Eschenbach, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Gunter Herbig, Gilbert Varga, Lang Lang, Stephen Kovacevich, Leo Nucci, Yuja Wang and Han-Na Chang, among many others. Maestro Lorin Maazel praised the orchestra for its ’amazing professionalism and great passion in music’. After working with them in a series of concerts and the NCPA’s new production of La Traviata in June 2010. Maestro Christoph Eschenbach also declared it ’one of the finestorchestras in Asia’.
In 2011 alone, the first season after its establishment, China NCPA Orchestra gained critical acclaim for its performances in NCPA’s new productions of Tosca (directed by Giancarlo Del Monaco), The Barber of Seville (co-produced with Castleton Festival), Die Fledermaus, and a newly commissioned opera The Chinese Orphan. In addition, the orchestra also played a key part in NCPA’s 2011 Gustav Mahler Project, performing his Symphonies No. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 10 under the batons of Christoph Eschenbach, Yoel Levi, Jun Maerkl and Chen Zuohuang respectively. These were followed by performances of two Wagner operas in 2012, in their Chinese premieres,Der Fliegende Hollander and Lohengrin. Most recently in 2013, the orchestra presented varied programmes marking major anniversaries of Wagner, Verdi and Britten, including a performance of the mammoth Ring without Words under the baton of its creator, Lorin Maazel. It continues to build on important partnerships with prominent musicians such as Mehta, Eschenbach, Ashkenazy, Placido Domingo and the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder.
Most recently, the NCPA Orchestra has flexed its wings on the international stage with high-profile touring work, receiving widespread international praise for its performances. In 2012, the orchestra was invited by Kissingen Summer Music Festival and Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, and its first German tour continued with concerts in Nürnberg, Hamburg and Berlin, followed by appearances at the Sydney Opera House. In 2013, the orchestra undertook its first Asian tour with concerts in Singapore, Seoul and Macau. During the 2014/15 season, the orchestra has participated in NCPA’s opera productions including Eugene Onegin, Aida and Cavalleria Rusticana, as well as appearing on concert stage with conductors and soloists such as Lü Jia, Zubin Mehta, Christoph Eschenbach, Myun-Whung Chung, Anthony Wit, Lang Lang, Wang Jian and Yuja Wang. The orchestra has completed its very first North American tour in November 2014, under the baton of its Chief Conductor Lü Jia.
Established on December 8, 2009, NCPA Chorus is the resident chorus of the China National Centre for the Performing Arts.
Now the Chorus invites Wu Lingfen as the conductor, with many artists well-known in China and abroad giving instructions. Affiliated to NCPA, the highest palace of performing arts in China, the Chorus adheres to NCPA’s guiding principles of ’for the people, for the arts, and for the world’ and is recognized as a vigorous and promising professional chorus.
The Chorus has cooperated with many well-known artists ever since its establishment, including directors as Francesca Zambello, Giancarlo Del Monaco, Hugo De Ana, Chen Xinyi, Cao Qijing, Liao Xianghong, Yi Liming, Li Liuyi, prominent conductors as Lorin Maazel, Zubin Metha, Daniel Oren, Myung-whun Chung, Yan Liangkun, Yang Hongnian, Lü Jia, Li Xincao, Zheng Jian, Yang Li, outstanding vocalists as Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Inva Mulla, Juan Pons, Brandon Jovanovich, Francesco Meli, Dai Yuqiang, Wei Song, Warren Mok, Yuan Chenye, Liao Changyong, Zhang Yalun, Zhang Liping, Dilbèr, Sun Xiuwei, He Hui, Yang Guang, Li Xiaoliang, to name just a few. Plácido Domingo once said it was his honor to cooperate with these talented young artists; Lorin Maazel ever acclaimed it as ’a chorus full of passion’, ’It is the best voice I have ever heard, As young as the chorus was, it’s much more excellent than many of European choruses’, said Daniel Oren after rehearsal.
As one of the leading Chinese choruses both on stage of operas and concerts, the NCPA Chorus represents the highest artistry of opera chorus in China. By presenting over 100 performances each year, the Chorus has depicted numerous opera characters in an enthusiastic way and contributed actively to the further development of arts production of the NCPA. Ever since its establishment, the Chorus has actively performed in more than 40 operas produced by NCPA.
Besides operas, the Chorus has participated in many grand vocal works and themed concerts, such as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mahler’s Symphony No.2 and No.8, Verdi’s Requiem, Concert Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Huang Zi, opera concertsGuillaume Tell, Don Juan and the grand music and dance epic Road to Revive, etc.
As a resident ensemble of the NCPA, the Chorus also takes part in various cultural communication and arts outreach activities in order to reach and attract more audiences through its weekend concerts, lectures and performances in schools and communities, which have gained lasting popularity among audiences. In addition, the Chorus will continue to travel abroad to perform the NCPA productions and excellent classics. During recent years, it has toured to different countries and regions including Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong to engage in arts exchanges, receiving widespread acclaim. In September 2015 the Chorus finished its tour in Italy with the NCPA to perform Rickshaw boy.
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Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.
Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.