Closing Ceremony of Chengdu Universiade: Searching for "Eternal Friendship" with "High Mountains and Flowing Water" Performance | Traditional | High Mountains and Flowing Water
At the closing ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade tonight, the beauty of the integration of Chinese and Western art once again shook people's hearts.
As the traditional Chinese music master Fang Jinlong's "High Mountains and Flowing Water" gradually came to an end, on the other side of the stage, Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra violinist Li Zhicong's "Friendship Forever" was played. Guqin and violin, artists use tones and music that are full of Chinese and Western characteristics to express China's hope for finding a soulmate from all over the world.
In order to make the fusion of the two pieces more natural, Fang Jinlong broke the traditional way of playing and added many tones and overtones. "Otherwise, if it's not in the same tone, it would be very abrupt." In his view, this adaptation is actually a reflection of traditional Chinese culture - harmony but difference, the style of a gentleman.
In order to perform "Eternal Friendship" well, Li Zhicong also consulted professional teachers, exploring both technical and emotional aspects, striving to make his voice more deeply ingrained in people's hearts. "Music itself requires an extremely rigorous and rational state to face, but every hardworking musician's core is gentle, pure, and emotional."
"High Mountains and Flowing Water" and "Eternal Friendship", one is traditional Chinese folk music, and the other is a popular Scottish folk song, both expressing friendship and friendship, which are the most beautiful things in the world. In Fang Jinlong's view, the resonance between the two songs is "a particularly romantic scene". "Perhaps the Universiade has come to an end, but Chengdu's attitude of welcoming world guests and embracing the world has not changed. We are still searching for the world's kindred spirits."