蘭花草

由浙江歌舞劇院民族樂團、陜西省廣播民族樂團組成的聯(lián)合樂團，今年新春時節(jié)，赴俄羅斯、芬蘭、愛沙尼亞、拉脫維亞、立陶宛、波蘭、英國等7個國家的圣彼得堡、莫斯科、赫爾辛基、坦佩雷、塔林、采西斯、利耶帕亞、維爾紐斯、華沙、倫敦等10座城市巡演，為各國觀眾及海外華人送去濃濃的中國年味和真摯的中國祝福。歷時18天的10場演出中，藝術家們以音樂為橋梁傳播中國文化。他們在海外主流音樂廳為數以萬計的觀眾奏響中國民族音樂的最強音，所到之處受到當地民眾的熱烈歡迎，收獲經久不息的掌聲和喝彩聲。

中國文化部牽手浙江、陜西兩省樂團赴歐洲7國10城巡演，是一次前所未有的嘗試。為向世界呈現(xiàn)中國最好的民族音樂，浙江歌舞劇院民族樂團團長夏揚與陜西省廣播民族樂團團長王?？∩潭ǎx取兩省最能代表中國水平的民族音樂作為巡演曲目。夏揚說，這場音樂會不但融合了我國各種民族樂器，還借鑒、使用了大量西洋樂器，并用西方交響樂演繹中國民族音樂，讓樂團的演奏完美融合了中西方音樂。

著名作曲家劉湲和青年作曲家姜瑩合作完成的《富春山居圖隨想》，是結構龐大的民族管弦樂組曲，也是首部中國山水畫和中國民族音樂精妙組合的龐大樂章。用安靜、極簡的音樂筆墨，還原山水存在的本質——蒼茫、莊嚴、遠闊、生機。伴隨著著名指揮家張列的指揮棒在空中畫出弧線，樂章將聽覺介入畫中，還原一江兩岸、富春大美的自然之聲。

浙江傳統(tǒng)經典名曲《將軍令》使用了激昂渾厚的號筒和鏗鏘有力的大鼓，古老和現(xiàn)代相互交織，繼而雄壯的嗩吶聲在弦樂的襯托下，氣勢宏偉，振奮人心。

著名作曲家趙季平的交響組曲《喬家大院》表現(xiàn)了人類共同的情感——甜蜜愛情的唯美。作為中國民族音樂的扛鼎之作，也是我國第一部中西合璧的交響組曲，《喬家大院》讓聽眾從音樂中感受到主人公坎坷甜蜜的愛情世界，打動心靈，讓人久久回味。

我國大型民族管弦樂隊的保留曲目、趙季平的代表作《絲綢之路幻想組曲》，以盛唐文化為歷史背景，描寫了神秘西域的地貌風情。觀眾可以在音樂中游歷神奇的絲綢古道，感受金黃色的沙漠，聆聽動人的駝鈴聲和彌漫的風沙聲……

為滿足觀眾需求，每到一地，演出團都臨時加演一首當地的名曲，加強對觀眾的親和力。

各國觀眾熱情高漲，每首樂曲結束都報以熱烈掌聲，每場音樂會結束都以經久不息的掌聲把中國音樂家送下舞臺。

在俄羅斯圣彼得堡馬林斯基劇院，可容納1625位觀眾的大劇院座無虛席，從四面八方趕來的俄羅斯觀眾都是盛裝出席。聽眾伊萬洛維奇激動地說：能在世界最古老的劇院聆聽中國民樂，真是妙不可言！一位俄羅斯金發(fā)少女豎起大拇指說：“中國民族音樂優(yōu)美動聽，讓我和朋友度過了一個無比美妙的夜晚?！苯泻寐曋?，臺上80位演奏員10次返場謝幕，掌聲一次又一次從U形環(huán)繞的舞臺響起。

拉脫維亞的港口城市利耶帕亞是一座寧靜的城市，馬路上行人少、車也不多。可在大琥珀音樂廳舉行的音樂會，1000多個座位幾乎坐滿了。笙演奏家肖思寧說：“演出在用音樂打動觀眾的同時，我們也被觀眾的熱情深深感動。這種感覺真的是太美妙了！”

在愛沙尼亞音樂廳聆聽了音樂會后，瑪麗卡·卡特伊女士通過翻譯告訴筆者，她了解有關絲綢之路的貿易與文化交流情況，很喜歡當天的“絲綢之路”主題樂曲，演出非常精彩。

中國駐愛沙尼亞大使曲喆介紹說，隨著雙邊關系的發(fā)展，近年來中愛兩國人民有了更多了解。這臺民族音樂會的曲目編排和現(xiàn)場演出都非常精彩，交響化的民族音樂用西方人慣用的語言進行藝術呈現(xiàn)，增進了外國民眾對中國民族音樂的了解。特別是加演的《泥土之心》，讓“內斂”的愛沙尼亞聽眾迸發(fā)出對中國傳統(tǒng)文化的激情。

Chinese Music Wows Ten European Cities

By Lan Huacao

An 18-day European tour by the National Orchestra of Zhejiang Song and Dance Theatre joining hands with the Shaanxi Radio National Orchestra shared the Chinese New Year festivity and the magnificence of Chinese music with the audiences in 10 cities in Russia， Finland， Estonia， Latvia， Republic of Lithuania， Poland and the UK earlier this year.

The tour also marked the success of a new attempt by Chinas Ministry of Culture in its Chinese culture promotion. “The concerts repertoire not only presented the highest level of Chinese national music to the world but also proved a great success in the fusion of Chinese and western orchestral music，” concluded by Xia Yang， director of the National Orchestra of Zhejiang Song and Dance Theatre.

Crafted jointly by Liu Huan and Jiang Ying， innovatively incorporates traditional Chinese landscape painting aesthetics into music composing. The grandeur， vastness and vitality of the Fuchun mountain and river vista are translated into musical tranquility and minimalism. With the performance of the orchestral suite reaching its climax， the beauty of the Fuchun landscape is “heard” by the audience.

On the other end of the spectrum is ， a sonorous piece in which the loud and high-pitched sound of suona interplays with the stringed music to fill the hearts of everyone in the audience with heroism， enthusiasm and aspiration.

， a symphonic suite by famous composer Zhao Jiping， celebrates the beauty of romance and love. It is Chinas first orchestral piece that truly combines Chinese and western elements.

The biggest highlight of the repertoire is the composers Silk Road Fantasy， with the cultural background set in the flourishing times of the Tang Dynasty. The baton of the conductor guided the audience into an exotic wonderland from the remote times. Everyone in the audience heard the jingle of camel bells and saw the sand blown by the relentless gusts in the desert.

To meet the needs of the enthusiastic audience， the organizer had to schedule an encore for every performance during the 18 days.

At the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg， Russia， the ensemble had to encore 10 times to reward the passionate applauses. “Enjoying traditional Chinese music in the worlds oldest theatre was an experience beyond description，” enthused an audience member.

“The emotional interplay between the performers and the audience just felt amazing，” said Xiao Sining， a ‘ performer， after the show at the Great Amber Concert Hall in the port city of Liepaja， Latvia.

The performance at the Estonia Concert Hall triggered many peoples interest in the Silk Road culture and history. “With the intensified bilateral ties between China and Estonia， recent years have seen the deepening of cultural communication between the countries， and the success of the tour serves as a brilliant example of how music lights up the passion in the restrained Estonians，” observed Qu Zhe， Chinese ambassador to Estonia.