很幸運的有這個機會回台灣與俄羅斯愛樂合作 ! 十月在台灣與這樂團的巡迴, 其中兩場擔任鋼琴協奏曲的獨奏家,演出的是電影音樂, 真的好興奮能有這機會與這個世界頂尖的樂團合作, 真是神所下的特別的禮物! 指揮為我編了一首協奏曲:亂世佳人, 且要我自己編一首Casablanca, 因為指揮很忙, short notice之下, 我只有一天時間編曲 , 真的,與世界級樂團合作,自己一切也要夠快,來跟上他們… 昨天編Casablanca的鋼琴部份到零晨五點, 但編完好的那一刻真的好有成就感! 將那原本有點cheesy的旋律, 很盡力的把它編成romantic piano concerto(浪漫樂派鋼琴協奏曲), 有Ravel and Rachmaninoff的風格… 編曲真的很有趣, 只希望能有多點時間作就更好了… 電影音樂以古典音樂方式呈現, 容易欣賞也不失質感, 這是我十分喜歡的音樂型式: 鋼琴加上優質的樂團, 且是容易欣賞的曲子,讓我對這次的合作演出十分興奮和期待~ 慈瑩 in London, 20/09/2005 http://doc.mingdao.edu.tw/album/stu/thumbnails.php?album=20 (links to photos of my concert in Taichung) My Concert Tour with Russian Philharmonic Orchestra |
||||||||
|
I believe this unique opportunity has come from my long love to film music.
The idea of performing beautiful film music in piano concerto style is very exciting! God gave me this opportunity 2 weeks before my birthday as a very special present! I learned a lot, and knowing that there are more to learn!
I had several roles to play during this concert tour: as a programme presenter, a page turner, a language translator, a member of the orchestra to play the piano part, and as a concerto soloist as well! The schedule was actually quite tough, and the most important thing I learned through the whole tour was that one had to be so ready all the time to fact any possible and impossible situations…
The conductor Mak gave me two pieces Gone with the Wind and Casablanca 2 weeks before the concerts. He arranged Gone with the Wind for me and gave me Casablanca to arrange by myself since he's too madly busy… I remembered that evening when I recieved the draft of Casablanca and was wondering how to recreate this rather cheesy tune As Time Goes By in a more noble and classical manner. With my genius friend Neil's magical help, we finished the piece next morning: the pianistic ideas were very much inspired by Ravel's concerto in G and Rachmaninov's Pagannini Variation XVIII. We transformed this pop tune into a romantic piano concerto in a night!
The concert tour was packed with travellings and rehearsals of different programmes. At the end, I had only one chance to rehearse the two pieces with the orchestra, 1.5 hour before the actual concert in Taichung and the rehearsal lasts only 15 mintues… The situation in Hsin Chu performance was worse! Even just 1 hour before the concert, I had to still rehearse the broadway programme with the just-arrived singers. Unlike all my other concerts that I kept calm to contemplate the music for the performance, my mind was busy with 24 new broadway songs! Not the best way to prepare for a concert, but it was the way it is! I could only be positive and kept believing that I knew my pieces well enough… quite stressful, actaully!
The concert began with an overtue, then I walked to the piano at the middle of the stage to perform for 2000 people. At the moment when I played the first note, I understood why everytime I had to suffer from all the stress for this very moment! Stage is such an acttractive space! I cannot explain the feeling and joy of expressing human emotions and ideas by the creation of beautiful sound and mood… and I forgot all the nerves and worries. The world went frozened, and the only existence at that moment was, the music!
Whether I had touched anybody will remain unknown. What I know is I have to perform. The urge to express myself through music.
The performance was not the result of extra hard work for 2 weeks. It's the accumulation of daily practises for years. To keep up the daily practise is probably more difficult than the actual performance, I believe! Regular practising keeps one fit and ready always! It's the discipline refines the fianl work.
I felt so grateful to have worked with the Russians. They are very quick and experienced, and really professional! And they are so nice to me! They gave up their seats for me on coach, carried my luggages for me, and taught me Russians… although they did not speak english and I did not speak any Russian, we communicated well! Music is the best language, I guess!
After the concert tour, I stayed one week at home to enjoy warm moments with family and wonderful food in Taiwan!
I was 'well-fed', both physically and spiritually!
Veronica
summary of the tour:
30th Sep. Veronica arrives Taiwan
1st Oct. Classical Concert in Kaohsiung Culture Centre
2nd Oct. Concert in Yu Ru Yi near Kaohsiung Art Museum, I am programme presenter
3rd Oct. My birthday!
4th Oct. Practising my programme whole day
5th Oct. Travlled to Yuen-Lin Culture Centre for Rehearsal, classcal programme
6th Oct. Travelled to Taichung at 12 for film music concert rehearsal,I performed at 2!
Travelled to Yuen-Lin at 4:30pm for evening classical concert, I was page-
turner for Lada's Rachmaninov concerto
7th Oct. Travelled to Hsin Chu at noon, rehearsal Braodway concert the whole
afternoon, and my film music concert in the evening with no rehearsal!
8th-14th Braodway Concerts
15th Oct. To Kaohsiung Art Museum as a interpreter for Norwegens
18th Oct. Back to London!
|
