2023 Shanghai Urban Lawn Concert "Charm of Summer" Performance Opens City | Citizens | Lawn
Tonight, amidst the melodious sound of "midsummer dreams", Shanghai Urban Lawn Music Square embarked on a unique summer evening music journey. Shanghai citizens, music enthusiasts from all over the world, and artists went on a romantic journey dedicated to the charm of summer.
The 2023 Shanghai Urban Lawn Concert "Charm of Summer" and the Shanghai Summer Music Festival Urban Lawn Series Performance are hosted by the Huangpu District People's Government and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and organized by the Huangpu District Cultural and Tourism Bureau. From July 8th to 15th, they will bring 7 exciting performances to music fans.
That evening, the "best chamber orchestra in the world" - the Italian Musicians Ensemble appeared on the stage of the Shanghai Urban Lawn Concert. As one of the oldest chamber orchestras still active on stage, they performed the Vivaldi Violin Concerto "Four Seasons", allowing the live audience to feel the changes of the four seasons in the clever changes of the movements.
National level composer Li Haiying, Zhang Fang, who won the BBC Youth Musician Award at the age of 17, Shanghai Shenshi Pi Ensemble, Pure Male Vocal Orchestra - Burning Point Vocal Orchestra, and the highly ethnic HAYA Orchestra also came to the Lawn Concert in Shanghaicheng City to perform brilliantly.
The fusion of cross-border music is also a major highlight of this year's "Charm of Summer". It presents Jiangnan Pingtan with contemporary jazz music thinking and composition techniques, integrating it into the universal music language of the world. Based on the harmony color, compound rhythm, and improvisation of jazz, it allows ancient Pingtan art and contemporary world music language to be mutually inclusive, listen to, and converse, presenting a unique cross-border art.
The Shanghai Urban Lawn Concert, which has been held continuously for ten years, always adheres to the performance concept of "elegance, public welfare, and the public", bringing high-quality music performances to citizens and tourists, allowing elegant art to step out of the hall, enter ordinary citizens, and integrate into urban life. More than 7.05 million citizens have watched it through various offline and online methods. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, as a regular member of the City Lawn Concert, has joined hands with Huangpu District for a ten-year music tour. Make the Shanghai Urban Lawn Concert a part of the city's multicultural lifestyle.
As a special event for the 10th anniversary, viewers can post photos of the performance both inside and outside on their personal social media platforms. The top 100 viewers who have collected 50 likes can redeem a limited edition souvenir for the 10th anniversary of the Shanghai City Lawn Concert.