Not lonely, violinist Chai Liang will hold a solo concert in Shanghai: With Music Cui Lan | Pianist | Chai Liang
On July 2nd, violinist Chai Liang will hold a solo concert at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Concert Hall. He will perform Mozart's "Violin Sonata in G Major", Lespichi's "Violin Sonata in B Minor", He Zhanhao and Chen Gang's "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", and Sarasate's "Carmen Theme Fantasy". At the concert, pianist Cui Lan will collaborate with Chai Liang.
Learning a musical instrument emphasizes "child skills", but Chai Liang only officially started playing the violin at the age of 10. "I started very late, but the advantage is that no one cares about me, and people may think that I can't make a difference." However, Chai Liang went all the way from Shenyang Conservatory of Music Affiliated Middle School to Central Conservatory of Music Affiliated Middle School and undergraduate, and then went to study at the University of Southern California and Julia College in the United States, under the guidance of Lin Yaoji and Doris Dilay.
After winning the international competition award, Chai Liang was active in the international music world. He worked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra of the United States, the Manchester Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish National Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra of Australia, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, etc., and served as a judge in many international violin competitions.
In recent years, Chai Liang has devoted himself to education and has served as an associate professor at the Brooklyn School of Music at the University of New York, a distinguished professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, and the director of the violin teaching and research office. He often asks his students, why is there music in the world? "My own understanding is that this is a natural need. People are all lonely, so we all need to communicate. Music is a means of communication, it has no borders, and there are no language barriers."
Besides music, Chai Liang also enjoys sports, especially golf. On his way to performances around the world, he was accompanied not only by the violin, but also by a set of clubs. "After starting playing football, we no longer feel lonely because when we go to performances, we follow the band. Many people in the band play football, and when we go to new cities, we try new stadiums. We are all friends and quickly get together."
Cui Lan
At the Shanghai Solo, the pianist who collaborated with Chai Liang was Associate Professor Cui Lan from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She holds a Master's degree in Piano and Chamber Music from the Royal Academy of Music in Brussels, and has also obtained the highest post Master's certificate in Piano Performance from the Queen Elizabeth School of Music. Piano master Presler once praised her performance as having "exquisite skills, a sharp mind, and delicate emotions.".
