People's Daily Online, Berlin, February 13 - On the evening of February 7, local time, the ** Chinese Orchestra "Heaven and Earth Yongle ยท The Chinese Festival "Spring Festival European Tour" and reception was held in the Berlin Philharmonic, which was the third stop of this European tour. Chinese Ambassador to Germany Wu Ken and his wife, as well as guests from all walks of life in Germany's political, economic and cultural circles attended the reception.
In his speech at the reception, Wu Ken said that the Spring Festival is a festive day for Chinese families around the world to reunite, and it is also pregnant with the hope and vitality of spring. Chinese often say that "family and everything is prosperous", and more emphasis is placed on "the world is one family". Exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations promote people-to-people bonds, and resonance and mutual appreciation promote Sino-German friendship. It is hoped that China and Germany will take culture as a bridge and China as a medium, equality, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, promote China-Germany relations to a new level in the new year, and jointly promote world peace, development and prosperity.
Ambassador Wu Ken delivered a speech. Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Germany.
The evening's ** will be led by the president of China's ** Academy, the famous conductor Li Xincao, the famous Austrian theater performance artist Robert Meyer, pipa player Zhao Cong, huqin player Tang Feng, guqin player Yang Zhijian and other famous artists jointly performed a number of repertoire showing the beauty of traditional Chinese festivals, presenting a wonderful ** feast. More than 1,000 spectators attended the meeting, and the applause and cheers continued.
*It will start with the "Spring Festival Overture" composed by composer Hao Wei, which is exciting at the beginning. In the splendid Philharmonic Hall, the sounds of Chinese folk instruments such as the erhu and dulcimer are intertwined, and echo with Western instruments such as harp and cello to create an auditory feast. The joyful atmosphere of the Spring Festival made the audience intoxicated.
Chinese and German audiences *** Chinese Orchestra "Heaven and Earth Yongle Chinese Festival" ** meeting. Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Germany.
Heaven and Earth Yongle China Festival" will be a group photo of the performers. Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Germany.
Each one is particularly shocking! Ma Yan, a Chinese audience, wore a traditional Chinese costume horse face skirt and came to enjoy the meeting. She said that she was very excited to hear such a ** in a foreign country on the occasion of the Spring Festival, and she once burst into tears because she missed her hometown when she listened to it live.
The local audience in Germany also expressed their surprise and admiration for this ** meeting after the performance. Mr. and Mrs. Essman mentioned that although they had never been exposed to Chinese folk music before, they enjoyed the evening, and the Chinese folk instruments used in the performance were new and interesting to them.
The Spring Festival tour of the ** Chinese Orchestra spanned four countries and seven cities in Europe, bringing the national ** and traditional culture to more overseas audiences. (Intern Xiao Ying, Jiang Xinyu).