蘭花草

由浙江歌舞劇院民族樂團(tuán)、陜西省廣播民族樂團(tuán)組成的聯(lián)合樂團(tuán)，今年新春時(shí)節(jié)，赴俄羅斯、芬蘭、愛沙尼亞、拉脫維亞、立陶宛、波蘭、英國(guó)等7個(gè)國(guó)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(guó)觀眾及海外華人送去濃濃的中國(guó)年味和真摯的中國(guó)祝福。歷時(shí)18天的10場(chǎng)演出中，藝術(shù)家們以音樂為橋梁傳播中國(guó)文化。他們?cè)诤Ｍ庵髁饕魳窂d為數(shù)以萬計(jì)的觀眾奏響中國(guó)民族音樂的最強(qiáng)音，所到之處受到當(dāng)?shù)孛癖姷臒崃覛g迎，收獲經(jīng)久不息的掌聲和喝彩聲。

中國(guó)文化部牽手浙江、陜西兩省樂團(tuán)赴歐洲7國(guó)10城巡演，是一次前所未有的嘗試。為向世界呈現(xiàn)中國(guó)最好的民族音樂，浙江歌舞劇院民族樂團(tuán)團(tuán)長(zhǎng)夏揚(yáng)與陜西省廣播民族樂團(tuán)團(tuán)長(zhǎng)王保俊商定，選取兩省最能代表中國(guó)水平的民族音樂作為巡演曲目。夏揚(yáng)說，這場(chǎng)音樂會(huì)不但融合了我國(guó)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(guó)民族音樂，讓樂團(tuán)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(jié)構(gòu)龐大的民族管弦樂組曲，也是首部中國(guó)山水畫和中國(guó)民族音樂精妙組合的龐大樂章。用安靜、極簡(jiǎn)的音樂筆墨，還原山水存在的本質(zhì)——蒼茫、莊嚴(yán)、遠(yuǎn)闊、生機(jī)。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(jīng)典名曲《將軍令》使用了激昂渾厚的號(hào)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(shì)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(guó)民族音樂的扛鼎之作，也是我國(guó)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(dòng)心靈，讓人久久回味。

我國(guó)大型民族管弦樂隊(duì)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(fēng)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(dòng)人的駝鈴聲和彌漫的風(fēng)沙聲……

為滿足觀眾需求，每到一地，演出團(tuán)都臨時(shí)加演一首當(dāng)?shù)氐拿?，加?qiáng)對(duì)觀眾的親和力。

各國(guó)觀眾熱情高漲，每首樂曲結(jié)束都報(bào)以熱烈掌聲，每場(chǎng)音樂會(huì)結(jié)束都以經(jīng)久不息的掌聲把中國(guó)音樂家送下舞臺(tái)。

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(dòng)地說：能在世界最古老的劇院聆聽中國(guó)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(guó)民族音樂優(yōu)美動(dòng)聽，讓我和朋友度過了一個(gè)無比美妙的夜晚?！苯泻寐曋?，臺(tái)上80位演奏員10次返場(chǎng)謝幕，掌聲一次又一次從U形環(huán)繞的舞臺(tái)響起。

拉脫維亞的港口城市利耶帕亞是一座寧?kù)o的城市，馬路上行人少、車也不多?？稍诖箸暌魳窂d舉行的音樂會(huì)，1000多個(gè)座位幾乎坐滿了。笙演奏家肖思寧說：“演出在用音樂打動(dòng)觀眾的同時(shí)，我們也被觀眾的熱情深深感動(dòng)。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(huì)后，瑪麗卡·卡特伊女士通過翻譯告訴筆者，她了解有關(guān)絲綢之路的貿(mào)易與文化交流情況，很喜歡當(dāng)天的“絲綢之路”主題樂曲，演出非常精彩。

中國(guó)駐愛沙尼亞大使曲喆介紹說，隨著雙邊關(guān)系的發(fā)展，近年來中愛兩國(guó)人民有了更多了解。這臺(tái)民族音樂會(huì)的曲目編排和現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出都非常精彩，交響化的民族音樂用西方人慣用的語(yǔ)言進(jìn)行藝術(shù)呈現(xiàn)，增進(jìn)了外國(guó)民眾對(duì)中國(guó)民族音樂的了解。特別是加演的《泥土之心》，讓“內(nèi)斂”的愛沙尼亞聽眾迸發(fā)出對(duì)中國(guó)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.