‘Daring’ and ‘innovative’ chamber music group performs at Peking University
by (09/10/23 23:59)
By Annie Wei
The country’s musical tradition has been in place for thousands of years and has incorporated influences from foreign lands. Bu music was one of the many victims during the turbulent years of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976): Western music and musicians were banished from the scene, and even chamber music performed by local musicians was restricted.
Three decades later, Western classical music performed by local artists is firmly back in place, thanks in part to the efforts of people like conductor Li Delun and violinist Jin Zhe.
Of the many Chinese orchestras today, Peking Sinfonietta is leading the way with its daring and innovative programming. The chamber music group will be back on stage today with its autumn/winter 2009 seasonal concert at Peking University.
The concert features some of the country’s leading young musicians fresh from a tour of Europe: Jin Haiyin, a violinist and orchestra leader of Peking Sinfonietta who graduated from the China Central Conservatory of Music; Zhu Mu, he orchestra’s principal cellist; and Shen Yue, a pianist and a fellow at the Royal Academy of Music in the UK.
Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Trioin D minor
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) was one of France’s foremt composers of his generation, and his Piano Trio in D minor, Opus 120, is a staple of the piano trio repertoire. Fauré wrote this trio at the end of his life – music that is utterly overpowering in its tragic intensy.
