Jing Huan, conductor
Principal Conductor, GSO
Liu Ming, vilolin
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster and winner in the inaugural Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition
Vera Tsu Weiling, violin
Renowned violinist and educator, Professor at both the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Central Conservatory of Music
HIGHLIGHT
Qigang Chen’s Instants d’un opéra de Pékin is a powerful symphonic overture that marks a creative breakthrough, while Itinéraire d’une illusion shimmers like radiant trees and rocks in a peaceful and exquisite pastoral scene. Of the program’s two violin concertos by Camille Saint-Saëns, Concerto No.2 is tightly structured, constantly taxing the soloist’s virtuosity. Concerto No.3, written after the Franco-Prussian War, is a somber work reflecting the composer’s determination to challenge Prussian supremacy with French music.
PROGRAM
1, 836th concert since the GSO’s inaugural “Music Season” in May 1998
Subscription Concert 2
2021.9.25（Sat.）20:00
Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall
Jing Huan, conductor
Vera Tsu Weiling, violin
Liu Ming, violin
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
Qigang Chen（1951-）
Instants d’ un opéra de Pékin Symphonic Overture
Camille Saint-Saëns（1835-1921）
Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, Op.61
Allegro non troppo
Andantino quasi Allegretto
Molto moderato e maestoso
Liu Ming, violin
—— Intermission ——
Camille Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No.2 in C major, Op.58
Allegro moderato e maestoso
Andante espressivo
Allegro scherzando quasi Allegretto
Vera Tsu Weiling, violin
Qigang Chen
Itinéraire d’une illusion
