4th China Orchestra Festival
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Son of a famous film director in China, Tang Muhai has always been drawn to the musical stage, and has conducted opera on several continents, most recently with a highly acclaimed new production of Rossini's opera Le Comte Ory in Zurich. He previously held the position of Chief Conductor of the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki where he conducted highly successful new productions of Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Turandot, Der Rosenkavalier and Pique Dame, and also Madame Butterfly, Tosca, La Rondine, Boris Godunov, The Marriage of Figaro, La Traviata, The Barber of Seville and Othello. His ballet performances with the company included an acclaimed Sacre du Printemps and a new production of Swan Lake. In 2007 he conducted fully-staged performances of Tan Dun's opera Tea with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic.
Tang Muhai's international recognition began when Herbert von Karajan invited him to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in its 1983 subscription series. This success led to repeat appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic and invitations from many of the world's leading orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Sydney Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestras amongst many others. Since then he has appeared as guest conductor on four continents and at music festivals in Prague, Berlin, Edinburgh, Verona, Bergen and Beijing. He is a favourite with audiences and musicians alike, with an engaging stage presence and graceful and natural technique. He has worked with numerous great artists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Martha Argerich and Anne-Sophie Mutter to name just a few.
He maintains close links with China, returning regularly to conduct in Beijing and Shanghai. Tang Muhai also enjoys working with younger musicians in a mentoring role and has conducted the Shanghai Conservatory Orchestra, where he studied himself and in Berlin as part of the Young Euro Classic Festival in which 17 youth orchestras performed in 17 days. In August 2007 he brought students from the Shanghai Conservatory to collaborate with the German Youth Orchestra, a project culminating in two performances at the Berlina Konzerthaus and then a tour through six major cities of China; this led to a chamber orchestra tour in 2009 and the collaboration continues to this day. Tang Muhai became Conducting Professor and Head of the Conducting Department at the Conservatory in 2007. He has also worked for Shanghai Concert Hall as Artistic Director and also holds the title of Conductor Laureate of the National Symphony Orchestra of China.
Among Tang Muhai's many recordings, the Guitar Concertos by Tan Dun and Christopher Rouse with Sharon Isbin and the Gulbenkian Orchestra, for Teldec, was awarded a Grammy in 2002.
Yu Hongmei began her erhu study at the age of eight, and she studied at the Attached High School of the ChinaCentral Music University and then the China Central Music University where she earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. At the university she was taught by professors including Zhang Shao, Su Anguo, Lan Yusong and Liu Changfu; she also learned Banhu, Gaohu, Jinghu, Zhuihu and other national musical instruments with some masters.
She won the "Pro Musicis International Award" in New York City. Her album A Collection of Erhu Concertos of Yu Hong Mei was given the 4th China Golden Record Award. She was also the first Chinese musician to receive the coveted Indie Award in the category of "Best Traditional World Music" for the CD entitled String Glamour. Another solo CD, Red Plum Blossom Capriccio, won the Best Chinese Musical Art Production. In 2002 she gave a successful solo concert in the world's most prestigious concert hall, Carnage Hall in New York where she played as the first Chinese traditional instrument performer. In 2005 she also received the First Prize of "Outstanding Young Teachers" of the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation.
As a soloist she visited many countries and regions in Europe, America, Africa and Asia and gave more than 100 personal solo concerts. She debuted some outstanding music pieces including the Second Erhu Concerto -- After the Dream of the Capital, Ba Que and Xi Kou Ballad. Many of the important music activities she has attended are the Spring of Prague Musical Festival, the Chinese Art Festival, the Beijing International Music Festival, the Shanghai International Music Festival, the German Music Festival and the Macao Art Festival. She published 14 solo albums.
Yu Hongmei gives out a genuine feeling in her performance which is full of subtle emotions and passionate. She can perfectly interpret the music by incorporating her unique understanding in the performance and is therefore noted as "a performer representing the modern Chinese music and cultural spirit" by the New York Concert Magazine. She also works with the international composers and performers in performing many modern music works. She founded the "Qing MeJing Yue" Chinese Traditional Chamber Music Orchestra for the development and innovation of the modern national string music.
Tianjin Symphony Orchestra is committed to the development of the Chinese symphonic music. Since its inception, it nearly performs nearly 1,000 famous Chinese and foreign composers' large-scale symphonic works, as well as solo playing, ensemble, solo singing and choral works. It always encourages the creation of symphonic works. Some works, created by Ye Xiaogang, Bao Yuankai, Jin Xiang, Tang Jianping, Yao Shengchang, Liu Tingyu and other famous composers, are all premiered by Tianjin Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to regular concerts and music festivals in Tianjin, Tianjin Symphony Orchestra is often on tour in domestic provinces and cities. It is also invited to visit and perform in South Korea, Germany, Russia, Netherlands, Singapore, Indonesia, Mongolia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. At invitation of the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tianjin Symphony Orchestra, on behalf of China, participated in Special concert of “the Second Symphony Week” in Osaka, Japan in October 2003. It caused great sensation, and won widespread praise.
Tianjin Symphony Orchestra not only stages large-scale symphony concerts, but also often holds chamber music concerts in the form of solo singing, solo playing, ensemble and so on. It successfully cooperates with the Chinese and foreign famous conductors such as Li Delun, Yan Liangkun, Huang Feili, Chen Yixin, Chen Xieyang, Xu Xin, Zheng Xiaoying, Han Zhongjie, Cao Ding, Hu Bingxu, Huang Xiaotong and Bian Zushan; performers such as Liu Shikun, Yin Chengzong, Bao Huiqiao, Kong Xiangdong, Shi Shucheng, Lang Lang, Li Chuanyun, Lv Siqing, Yu Lina and Sheng Zhongguo; singers Song Zuying, Dai Yuqiang, Wu Bixia, Gao Manhua, Zhang Liping , Ma Mei, Zheng Yong, Guan Mucun and Li Guyi.
For a long period, Tianjin Symphony Orchestra constantly goes to primary and secondary schools and universities in Tianjin to stage performances with purpose of popularizing refined art. Tianjin Municipal Education Commission works with Tianjin Symphony Orchestra to develop Symphonic Music Popularization Plan for "Millions of Audiences Enjoying 1,000 Symphonic Music Concerts in Next Ten Years", which is strongly echoed by whole society.
In view of the outstanding contributions to the development of symphonic music, Tianjin Symphony Orchestra wins honorable title of "Advanced Collective for National Culture Undertaking" from Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Personnel.
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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.