Shenzhen News Network, January 28, 2019 (Reporter Liu Mengting) From March 24 to April 14, the third "Music Season" will be held in Shenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen Poly Theater, Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center Theater and other performing arts. The venue is held. By then, more than 800 world-renowned artists from more than 40 countries and regions, 23 outstanding groups will present a total of 21 high-level performances and multiple extended activities for Shenzhen citizens. On January 26, the 2019 Shenzhen "Belt and Road" International Music Season Press Conference was held. The reporter learned that

Compared with the previous two "Music Seasons", the third "Music Season" is more large in both the invited countries and regions, the participating groups and artists, and the number and quality of the overall performances. See more levels.

"Music Season" has become an important art festival platform

It is understood that Shenzhen’s “Belt and Road” International Music Season (hereinafter referred to as “Music Season”) is a culture that Shenzhen responds to the national “Belt and Road” development initiative and builds a culture that matches modern and international innovative cities and international science and industry innovation centers. An important measure to strengthen the city is also a new initiative to implement the "Shenzhen Cultural Innovation and Development 2020 (Implementation Plan)" and create a new business card for Shenzhen's culture. Since the successful holding of the first event in 2017, in less than two years, the "Music Season" has become an important art festival platform in Shenzhen to "gather the world's top arts, encourage all kinds of art creation, focus on tradition and modernity, and integrate humanities and creativity from all over the world." .

The first "Music Season" was successfully held in Shenzhen from March 25 to April 16, 2017. During this period, more than 700 world-renowned musicians from 30 countries and regions and 14 outstanding groups performed 16 high-level music. The average attendance rate of the event exceeded 80%, and the event was a complete success, becoming the highest and most successful literary and artistic event led by the government since the founding of Shenzhen. The second "Music Season" continued the first event with rich and diverse diversity. The characteristics of the company are 16 groups and more than 700 artists from about 40 countries and regions, presenting 18 performances and related supporting activities, which took 37 days. The "Music Season" has become a new urban cultural brand and is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The 2019 "Music Season" is hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government and the China Musicians Association, hosted by the Shenzhen Foreign Cultural Exchange Association, Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Futian District People's Government, Nanshan District People's Government and Bao'an District People's Government. The Performing Arts Exchange Association shall implement the specific implementation. The director of the "Music Season" Art Committee is Ye Xiaogang, Chairman of the China Music Association. The members include 10 first-class domestic musicians and directors of art institutions, including Zhang Guoyong, He Jiakun, Lu Jia, Guan Xia. The "Music Season" also received support from the Consulates General of Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Indonesia, France, Italy, Türkiye and other countries in Guangzhou.

Create a music feast that integrates diverse cultures

The "Music Season" not only focuses on introducing excellent performing arts groups from countries along the "Belt and Road" to showcase and explore the characteristics and highlights of countries along the route in the music field, but also warmly invites top symphony orchestras, jazz bands and instrumental masters from European and American countries. Invite outstanding local music groups and emerging artists in China, be inclusive and interpret musical works from countries and regions along the Belt and Road,

Ensure the high level and internationalization of the "Music Season". The third "Music Season" invited 23 outstanding art troupes from more than 40 countries and regions including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, etc. to show. Among them, more than 20 countries and regions along the route, including Russia, Poland, Turkey, Hungary, Georgia, Slovenia, Indonesia, Qatar, Vietnam, Thailand, etc., with their own national musical characteristics, will actively participate in this article. Related performances and activities of the "Music Season".

The third "Music Season" will present 21 international music feasts in 22 days. The high frequency schedule of performances per day can be regarded as an unprecedented literary and artistic event. From the perspective of art categories, the "Music Season" covers "Open and Close Concerts", "Glory and Dreams", "Modern Sound", "Blue Sea Music", "Silk Road Imagination on the Keys", and "Silk Road Carnival". ——People-friendly performances entering the community” and “extended activities”, taking into account different types of excellent music works such as classical and popular, Eastern and Western, Traditional and New. The Cleveland Orchestra in the United States, the Baroque Orchestra in Freiburg, the National Symphony Orchestra in Germany, the Macau Orchestra, and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, the five major orchestras jointly play the heritage and glory of Eastern and Western classical music art! Jazz superstar Winton Marsalis and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Germany, bringing the authentic concert version of Mozart's opera "Don Juan", and from the United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil, Indonesia and Hong Kong and Australia Many exciting programs in Taiwan and other regions will arrive as scheduled. At the same time, art extension activities based on the main performance of the music season are wider: art lecture halls, public rehearsals, performance workshops and other forms of "Music Season" extension activities will be in major universities and public culture in Shenzhen. The venue is unfolding. Explore the stories behind the stage in depth, get close to the masters, and listen to the insights of art.

Strengthen close cooperation with mainstream art festivals

The third "Music Season" will develop together with the mature Hong Kong Art Festival and the Macau International Music Festival. This time, it will jointly produce and produce the updated version of the Cantonese opera "Baihua Pavilion Gifts the Sword" with the Hong Kong Art Festival, thereby strengthening the "Music Season". "The close cooperation with mainstream art festivals has continuously expanded the influence of the "Music Season" in the industry, and then expanded Shenzhen's cultural influence and enhanced Shenzhen's reputation as an international city.

"Music Season" focuses on originality and strives to build a brand. Referring to the festival model of international professional art festivals, in the form of commissioned creation, artists are invited to create with the theme of the concept of "Belt and Road" and cultivate original plays and artistic masterpieces from a long-term perspective. Among them, the special concert of the Chinese folk music "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum" in the Modern Sound section of this year's "Music Season" and the repertoire performed at the China National Symphony Orchestra concert are all commissioned works of this year's "Music Season".

Let Shenzhen citizens enjoy cultural benefits up close

Low ticket prices are also a major feature of this year's "Music Season". The pricing of 21 performances in this year's "Music Season" is generally lower than the market price, and continues the original ticketing requirements of the "Music Season" In the case, define a reasonable pricing gradient. The highest ticket price is controlled at around 1,000 yuan. Except for the Cleveland Orchestra in the United States, this year's "Music Season" box office has a student ticket with a proportion of no less than 10%, and the price is 80 yuan. There are also 180 yuan low-priced tickets with a ratio of no less than 20% per game, attracting more audiences to enter the theater and allowing Shenzhen citizens to enjoy tangible cultural benefits up close.

At the same time, this "Music Season" has introduced world-class troupes to implement universal policies, including the Cleveland Orchestra of the United States, the Baroque Orchestra of Freiburg, Germany, Andre Griminelli and the Italian Philharmonic Soloist Chamber Orchestra of the United States, the Baroque Orchestra of Freiburg, Germany, and the Concerts and other performances of world-class troupes are all included in the 20% discount for early bird tickets above 180 yuan after passing government subsidies; the time lasts until the 31st of this month. All invoiced items are listed here. For more information about this "Music Season" ticketing marketing plan, you can pay more attention to the official WeChat account of "Shenzhen Belt and Road International Music Season" (WeChat ID:) to get the first-hand information in a timely manner.

In order to meet the needs of different types of audiences and enterprises, this year's "Music Season" has also formulated a group buying plan for large customers for social groups; at the same time, the membership cards of each performance venue in each performance venue will also enjoy the overall music season in each performance venue during the music season. The discount ticket price of its own membership ensures seamless connection between traditional ticket purchase channels and multiple online and offline ticket purchase channels.

In addition, the two performances of this "Music Season" Silk Road Carnival - "Boes Night" and "Encounter-Silk Road Music Carnival" in the community section have been achieved to the public. Citizens are free to watch the performance. Source: Shenzhen News Network