Xiang Guo's talent in the trumpet field has made him highly recognized in the brass world, which has long been "ruled" by Europeans. In 2015, at the age of 20, she became the winner after rigorous selection.Principal Trumpet of the Finnish National Opera Orchestra, and obtained after two yearsLifelong trumpetposition, becoming one of the few Chinese young trumpet players to have a tenured position in a world-class orchestra.

This is a special concert
Not with a symphony orchestra

This is a special solo concert
Not with the piano

In this concert, Xiang Guo neither used piano accompaniment nor cooperated with a symphony orchestra. Instead, he and his five string partners presented a unique trumpet concert to the audience.Performing symphonic works with chamber music thinking, which not only simplifies the symphonic concerto into a string quintet, but also introduces it into contemporary performances.The new trend of “from complexity to simplicity”, and broadened the long-standing restriction of solo concerts to mainly perform sonatas.

In addition to the classic trumpet concerto, they will also perform a trumpet and string quintet versionVivaldi "Violin Concerto", Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue", and forCommemorating the 100th anniversary of Piazzolla's birthFive tango dances and other special repertoire were performed. Such a unique form and repertoire is believed to bring unusual audio-visual enjoyment to the audience.

Sergey Rachmaninov: Vocal training piece, Op.34 No.14 arranged by Xiang Guo
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A minor, RV356 arranged by Xiang Guo
Awo Pat: Mirror within a mirror
John Nepomke Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major

halftime

Wolfgang Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Jean-Baptiste Alban: Variations on the theme of the opera "La Traviata" adapted by Xiang Guo
Astor Piazzolla: 5 Tango Dances, arranged by Xu Zhihan
遗忘 | Fugue and mystery | 咖啡馆1930 | 自由探戈
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue adapted by Xu Zhihan

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 Arr. Xiang Guo
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV 356 Arr. Xiang Guo 
Arvo Part: Spiegel im Spiegel 
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major  

intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture 
Jean-Baptiste Arban: La Traviata Arr. Xiang Guo
Astor Piazzolla Arr. Zhihan Xu
Oblivion | Fuga y Misterio | Café 1930 | Libertango 
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Arr. Zhihan Xu 

This is a serious exploration of art and form

In the name of Concerto, it is a special solo concert project. It features a concerto performance format in which a string quintet (string quartet or string orchestra) replaces the symphony orchestra and performs a concerto with a soloist. The lightweight organization allows solo concerts to break through the limitations of traditional repertoire, allowing solo concerts to not only perform conventional sonatas and sketches, but also popular concertos. Strive to return the solo concert repertoire to that of a century ago, with fewer "essay-style" sonatas and richer "entertainment-style" repertoire, so that classical music can be deeply loved by young people.

Centuries of symphonic evolution from simplicity to complexity

Throughout the development process of symphonic music, "from simplicity to complexity" is a general trend. In the palace orchestra of the Baroque period, each string section was basically played by a single person. In addition to the rare wind instruments and harpsichords, the total number of people was only about ten. This was already the largest orchestra in the world at that time. With the development of manufacturing technology, new wind instruments and percussion instruments continued to be added to the orchestra. These "new instruments" were highly expressive and loud. To match, the number of string members also continued to expand. Until the late Romantic period, the symphony orchestra was already a behemoth with more than a hundred people. The larger orchestra brought richer sound effects and provided endless new possibilities for the composer.

Using chamber music thinking to interpret symphonic works from complexity to simplicity

At the end of the 20th century, after centuries of "from simplicity to complexity", a new trend of "from complexity to simplicity" emerged in music performance. After getting used to the heavy sound characteristics of modern symphony orchestras, people suddenly became interested in the small symphony orchestras that were once popular in history. Coupled with the promotion of many conductors including Abbado, Harnoncourt, etc.,Using chamber music thinking to perform symphonic music has become a new trend in contemporary music performances。

Compared with large symphony orchestras, small orchestras have many advantages: clearer voice levels, richer musical expressions, and more flexible organizational arrangements. Because of this, these small ensembles began to become an indispensable force on the concert stage.

The most extreme simplification of an orchestra is the string quartet. It is no longer new on the Western stage for a string quartet or string quintet to serve as accompaniment to perform ballets or even operas. Many famous musical works have already had mature string quartet adaptations.

This is a new aesthetic experience

For a wide range of concert audiences, such a "special" solo concert that breaks through the scope of conventional sonatas and sketches has the grandeur of a concerto. At the same time, it can also feel the unique tranquility and intimacy of a chamber music concert, as well as a clearer musical level and logic. The audience can feel the performer's superb performance skills more closely, and has a high appreciation value.

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