Chapter 1219: Stunning Appearance
Yo-Yo Ma is the protagonist of this concert. He took the lead to play many classic repertoires with the orchestra. In the audience are Ma Xiaojun and his wife, musicians from New York and many music lovers. Among these music lovers, most of them are social Celebrities, or the middle class, at the end of each song, they all applauded Ma's superb skills.
When the concert was about to reach its climax, the announcer came out and announced the next piece of music, "The following is a special piece of music for everyone. The author of this piece is a composer who just came to the United States from China. Home, he combined the traditional Chinese musical instruments Hulusi and Erhu in the music...."
Hearing this speech, most of the audience in the audience were stunned. They had never heard the performance of traditional Chinese musical instruments before, and they did not understand what musical instruments Hulusi and Erhu were; but they were all experienced classical musicians. Lovers, they are very clear about the repertoire arrangement of the classical concert. To present a new piece of music at this time is enough to prove that Yo-Yo Ma attaches great importance to this piece of music; so they are even more curious, what kind of piece is this piece?
"...Now please enjoy "Silk Road", performers: Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Wang Qiming on erhu, and Guo Yan on cucurbit silk." After speaking, the announcer bowed and stepped back.
"Okay, now it's time for us to do it!" Shen Long patted Guo Yan's back lightly, and calmed her down with a method that could calm her mind. Although Guo Yan had experienced many official performances before, they were all in China. , facing a concert hall full of foreigners, this is the first time, somewhat nervous.
"It's okay, it's no different from your performances outside the Lincoln Center for the Arts; well, let's go on stage and bring them the charm of traditional Chinese music!" After speaking, Yo-Yo Ma took the lead, and then Shen Long led Guo Yan to follow , the three appeared together in the center of the stage.
"Oh, what kind of clothing is this? It's so beautiful!" The Hanfu worn by Shen Long and Guo Yan caused a small wave in the concert hall, and everyone was amazed by it.
"Are they Japanese musicians? These look a bit like kimonos?" Today is the era when Japan's economy is taking off, and the Japanese are buying assets in the United States and spreading their own culture. Some American audiences have seen kimonos.
"No, it's not the same. This kind of clothing looks much more majestic than the kimono, and it's completely different from the formal style of the kimono." Those who can come to the concert are people with high cultural literacy. With a glance, you can clearly see the difference between Hanfu and kimono.
"The beauty of clothing is called Hua, and the great etiquette is called Xia! A romantic dress with water, and an elegant and noble temperament, this is my Chinese dress!" Ma Xiaojun burst into tears for it. The richness and magnificence that can only be seen in ancient paintings, but now it is vividly presented in front of him.
At this time, he remembered what Shen Long had said to him at the beginning. This kind of majestic costume may not be reproduced by those young people in Baodao and Xiangjiang.
In these places, even the old people who pay attention to tradition only wear long gowns and cheongsams. No one has ever thought of recreating Hanfu. Even the Confucian priest on the island wore long gowns and mandarin jackets when he worshiped Confucius...
"This kind of clothing does not have the pretentiousness of old Europe, nor the reservedness of American upstarts. What is displayed in front of us is full of vitality, exciting and intoxicating clothing; it has brought me new inspiration. There is a theme for autumn fashion design!" A promising young fashion designer said excitedly, while staring at the stage without blinking, for fear of missing any details.
"Unique classical beauty, open and enthusiastic, which is different from any classical art works I have seen." A painter commented.
They still wanted to discuss something, and Yo-Yo Ma's performance started. The melancholy and weeping timbre of the cello brought people into a desolate and profound realm.
Immediately, Guo Yan's gourd silk sounded, and people seemed to see a boundless desert in front of them, and the camel caravan slowly moved forward in the middle of the desert; then Shen Long rang the erhu, and the detached and ethereal sound reminded people of the desert sky...
The scene was silent, except for the sound of cello, erhu and cucurbit flute, there was no other sound, and all the audience were immersed in this unique and wonderful piece of music; music culture.
This kind of music is different from the roughness of African music. It is both old and young, grand and inclusive, thick and light. This is definitely not a work that can be completed by a talented musician. Behind this work, It must have a long and profound cultural background.
The three-minute performance ended quickly, and the scene was silent. Guo Yan's face turned pale, and she looked at Shen Long nervously. Could it be that our performance failed? Our music didn't get their approval?
Not waiting for Shen Long to show a smile to comfort, the scene suddenly burst into warm applause. Only then did the audience wake up from the intoxication of "Silk Road"; Gradually stop.
Then they started the performance of the second piece. With the success of the first time, Guo Yan's performance became more confident; similarly, with the experience of the first time, the audience at the scene could better understand this brand new music style.
The delicate tenderness of the cello, the etherealness of the gourd silk, and the coldness of the erhu brought them under the quiet moonlight. This piece is both romantic and desolate, with both the mellowness of western music and the elegance of oriental music.
After the second piece was played, the concert came to an end. All the performers stood up and bowed to the audience, and the audience also stood up to thank them with warm applause; Yo-Yo Ma and Shen Long took the curtain call It took three times before the audience let them go.
"Qiming, we succeeded!" Backstage, Guo Yan said excitedly, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, the previous sale of copyright and the signing of the contract with Toei Co. Come intuitively.
"Congratulations!" Yo-Yo Ma and other members of the orchestra applauded together.
Shen Long wanted to say something, but he heard a loud noise from outside, and then the backstage curtain was pulled open with a bang, and the security guard chased after him desperately, "Sir, you can't do this!"
"YO-YO, can you talk to us about these two pieces!"
"Sir, can I take a picture for you?"
Shen Long and Guo Yan smiled at each other. It seems that this appearance was very successful and amazing.