The delegation of the National Grand Theatre visited the three countries to promote in-depth exchanges in international performing arts
2022-11-28
"Civilization mutual learning and travel to the future - Berlin Special Concert and Exchange Activity of the National Grand Theater" was played at the Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany on the evening of November 18. Nearly 100 insiders and artists from London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Dresden and other performing arts institutions attended the exchange activity. From November 11 to 20, at the invitation of Welbier Music Festival in Switzerland, Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Austria, Berlin Opera Foundation in Germany and other institutions, Wang Ning, President of the National Grand Theatre and President of the World Theatre Federation, led a delegation to Switzerland, Austria and Germany for exchange visits. This is the first cultural visit to relevant institutions in the domestic performing arts field since the COVID-19. Germany is the last stop of this visit, and this concert is also the closing activity of this trip. At the concert, artists such as violinist Wang Xiaoming and Lu Wei, violinist Xu Xingyuan, percussionist Hu Shengnan, horn player Zeng Yun, and German cellist Gabriel Schwab presented many famous Chinese and foreign works such as Yao Dance, Rossini Theme Variations, and Horn Quintet in E-flat Major. "Today, it is very meaningful for us to use music at the Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin to promote cultural exchanges between China and Europe. We are willing to work with you to enhance communication and understanding among people around the world and contribute to the prosperity and development of the international performing arts cause," said Wang Ning. In recent years, although the epidemic has swept the world and the international situation is complex and changeable, the National Grand Theater has always insisted on carrying out a variety of international exchanges and cooperation, and continued to establish a cultural exchange mechanism with internationally renowned art institutions, build a cultural exchange platform, build a cultural exchange brand, and improve China's influence and international competitiveness in the field of global performing arts. In 2020, the National Grand Theater initiated the "World Theater Alliance", which has built an important platform for the exchange and mutual learning of global performing arts institutions. 27 performing arts institutions from around the world have become members of the Alliance. Over the past few years, the National Grand Theater and the member institutions of the Alliance have integrated resources, given full play to their advantages, jointly planned and launched a number of "Voices of the World" online concerts, and continued to hold international forums in the form of both online and offline, so as to promote the development of the industry together with the world's peers and discuss the future together. During this visit, the National Grand Theater actively invited well-known artists and internationally renowned orchestras to perform, preparing for the "Please Come in" of famous artists and orchestras. At present, the National Grand Theater has reached cooperation intentions with Zurich Opera House, Verbier Music Festival, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and other art institutions in the fields of program planning, exchange, international tour, etc; The conductor master Baron Boym and the piano master Buchbinder also expressed their thoughts to the delegation on Beijing and the Chinese audience, as well as their expectations for an early visit to the National Grand Theater. Barenboim said: "Now I am in good health and more confident than ever before. I look forward to returning to the stage and Beijing." Bukhbinder said: "The epidemic has brought a lot of confusion and confusion to the world, and music and art can help people answer all this. Artists and art institutions should work together now to become the most steadfast envoy of friendship and unity." In addition to achieving performance cooperation
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