China Philharmonic Orchestra

The second movement of the symphonic poem "Rivers and Mountains of a Thousand Miles" was composed by the Sheng and Orchestra

On the evening of September 24, a piece of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" stirred up in Poly Theater. The 900 audience on the scene and the 9 million audience who watched the performance through the Internet were awakened by their love for the great country, and their patriotic passion was ignited. Bai Zhouwei, the former chairman, chief editor and music critic of Music Weekly, wrote that night: "Every sound of the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra under Yu Long's stick, a conductor whose sideburns have been spotted and whose charm is hard to dispel, drives the mountains and valleys on this" thousand mile mountain "and follows the waves." This night belongs to the Beijing International Music Festival, belongs to Zhao Lin, the composer who created the symphonic poem "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", belongs to Wang Ximeng, who painted this green landscape painting more than 900 years ago, and belongs to the China Philharmonic Orchestra, which was founded 22 years ago, and more than 100 musicians on the stage. They used this grand music to pay tribute to the upcoming 20th National Congress of the CPC.

Carry forward contemporary Chinese culture

The creation of the symphonic poem "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is just a microcosm of the promotion and promotion of contemporary Chinese culture by the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra. The China Philharmonic Orchestra was founded on May 25, 2000. It came to the world with the dawn of the new century and witnessed the rapid changes in China in the 21st century. Yu Long, who has been the artistic director and chief conductor of the orchestra since its establishment, comes from a musical family. His grandfather Ding Shande has created a series of music works with Chinese traditional music elements and New China style since the 1940s, especially the Long March Symphony and the New China Symphony Suite; Yu Long's mother Ding Kanuo and aunt Ding Zhinuo are both performers and music educators, who have trained a large number of outstanding music talents for New China. In such a family, Yu Long brought his family and country feelings into his music career. Since he returned home from abroad, he first founded the earliest New Year concert in China, and then successively founded the Beijing International Music Festival and the China Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998 and 2000. Since then, the two organizations have grown together and made their own contributions to the grand cause of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries in different ways.

In 2021, during the Art Management Forum of the Chinese Symphony Orchestra, Yu Long, who is the chairman of the Symphony Orchestra Alliance of the Chinese Music Association, proposed to work with symphony orchestras all over the country to jointly appoint composer Zhao Lin to create the symphonic poem "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" based on the painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng, a painter of the Northern Song Dynasty. The Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra became the first orchestra to respond to the proposal, and was joined by 22 brother orchestras. A year later, when this work finally came out, Yu Long introduced the core of this work to the news media: In this work, the audience will not only hear the magnificent orchestral music playing the magnificent rivers and mountains of the motherland, but also hear the different solo instruments showing people's inner feelings when facing nature. Therefore, the theme of this work is not only China, but also Chinese people. In order to interpret such a theme, the composer used the sheng, pipa, erhu, piano, bamboo flute and other solo instruments as well as the national soprano solo. Six pieces of music with different styles correspond to the six parts of Wang Ximeng's "A Thousand Miles Map of Rivers and Mountains", answering such a profound philosophical question - what is China and what are Chinese people. I hope that every listener who hears this work can feel the beauty of China in the composer's heart and awaken the patriotic enthusiasm in the heart. "

Let the world listen to China's voice

In August this year, the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra held a national tour with the work, performing the symphonic poem "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" in six cities; After the concert on September 24, the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra set out again in October to bring this work to more audiences all over the country, connecting "thousands of miles" with its footprints. In an interview with the media earlier, Yu Long also expressed his hope to introduce this excellent contemporary symphony work to overseas audiences during the overseas tour of the China Philharmonic Orchestra in the future. Chinese music has always been a very important part of the orchestra's tour, which can circle the earth for 30 times. Ye Xiaogang's Song of the Earth, Chen Qigang's Wannianhuan and the Same Sorrow and Joy, Guo Wenjing's Sorrow over the Empty Mountain, and Zou Ye's adaptation of the Drunken Imperial Concubine have all fascinated foreign audiences, breaking the inherent impression of many people, It proves that Chinese music is built on the deep soil of traditional music and is constantly evolving and innovating; Let the world hear these music works, which is also the mission of the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra as a "propaganda team" and "seeder".

Outline the "thousands of miles of rivers and mountains" with notes

As a national symphony orchestra, the China Philharmonic Orchestra has actively participated in major national activities. It has accompanied national leaders on many visits and performed on the stage at important political events. The most unforgettable moment for every philharmonic is the scene of the Tian'anmen Square party on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2019: on the stage right in the center under the national flag, the 1000 member symphony orchestra composed of 16 symphony orchestras from all over the country played the surging symphony, which lit up the night and set off the most exciting atmosphere for the grand party with music. The musicians of the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra served as the chiefs of each vocal part, and Yu Long, the chief conductor of the orchestra, and Huang Yijun, the permanent conductor, served as the conductors of the evening. In addition to the successful completion of the performance, the China Philharmonic Orchestra has also undertaken a lot of organization, management and reception of the performance without hesitation. During the three joint rehearsals, as each orchestra lived in five different hotels, all the administrative staff of the China Philharmonic Orchestra went out to take charge of the transportation, food and accommodation of each orchestra, which provided guarantee for the smooth participation of brothers from all over the world in the performances. The Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra has undertaken all the music and instrument transportation work.   As Li Nan, the leader of the working group of the Thousand People Symphony Orchestra and the head of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, said, "It is our great honor and honor that the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra, together with more than 1000 musicians and administrative staff, can participate in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and play an important role in the performance, making contributions to the Republic."

Standing at the historical node of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the CPC, looking back on the past, if music is like a brush, then the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra is a painter who uses notes to outline the "thousands of miles" of the motherland; If music is like language, the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra is the narrator of this wonderful Chinese story. Being proud of the heritage and blood of red, and never forgetting the feelings of home and country, China Philharmonic Orchestra has helped it reach the height of today, and will also make the "Voice of China Philharmonic Music" resounding in the world louder in the future.