Greater Bay Area film concert in Macao blends classic with new notes

Joint concerts with young Chinese musicians inspired audience and performers alike, Xing Wen reports.

A symphony concert was held at the Museum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on the eve of the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the CPC, which falls on Monday.

The original soundtrack of Wong Kar-wai's hit Chinese TV series "Blossoms Shanghai" was released internationally on June 21, featuring revived and reimagined vintage classic songs.

The Berliner Philharmoniker begins its 10-day residence in Shanghai this week from Monday to next Tuesday. The prestigious orchestra from Germany will join hands with Chinese pianist Yuja Wang to present 11 concerts, including four symphonic performances, and a series of educational projects around the city.

Shanghai will host some big-name artists from all over the world at an upcoming music festival, with the premiere of new compositions and arrangements.

Every Tuesday, music teacher Wen Jin goes to Miaoxi Primary School, located in a mountainous village in Hengyang county of Hengyang, Hunan province, to provide lessons and help students practice for the school band.

The music industry in the United States has joined the efforts to hold artificial intelligence (AI) companies accountable for copyright infringement as major record companies filed lawsuits against two AI song generators.

The Zhejiang Bassoon Ensemble, a newly founded group featuring esteemed musicians from leading Zhejiang art institutions, held two concerts on Saturday and Sunday. The concerts, held at the esteemed Zhejiang Concert Hall and Deqing Grand Theatre, marked the ensemble's official debut and showcased their dedication to promoting the bassoon in China.

The Berliner Philharmoniker starts a residential program in Shanghai from July 25 as the prestigious orchestra from Germany will present 11 concerts altogether, as well as joining hands with Chinese pianist Yujia Wang.

Nestled in the southwestern expanse of Ordos city in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region lies the Uxin Banner — a vast territory spanning approximately 11,600 square kilometers with a modest population of 160,000 people.

On June 20, the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing announced the inauguration of a Traditional Music Festival, set to commence on Dec 4.

The Beijing Youth Orchestra, a new ensemble featuring student musicians, is expected to perform at Carnegie Hall, a prestigious concert venue in the United States, in August.

Hua'er, which literally means flower in Chinese, uses a distinct high pitch and has been exceedingly popular in China's Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang for hundreds of years. The Chinese folk song genre, also known as a type of "mountain song," was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson shared his passion for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach during a special event.

Shanghai will host some big-name artists from all over the world at an upcoming music festival, with the premiere of new compositions and arrangements. Music in the Summer Air, or MISA, is a festival held by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, which will take place from July 1 to 15.

On Friday, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra mesmerized audiences at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing with a captivating concert featuring Vineta Sareika-Volkner, the concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

The highly anticipated original Chinese musical, "Snow Embracing the Blue Pass," is set to debut at the Tianqiao Theatre in Beijing from June 21 to 23, offering audiences a captivating blend of traditional and contemporary storytelling.

Bach's Goldberg Variations, first published around 1741, is a musical peak that most major pianists have attempted to scale over the past centuries.

In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to China, the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Macao Cultural Promotion Association, has unveiled a special project featuring the debut of a Chinese anthem titled Shengshi Bailian (Flourishing White Lotus).

In recent months, the Bouyei Xiaoda music performance team from Pu'an county of Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou province has delivered more than dozen performances to appreciative audiences.