Chinese
The Boundaries of Language: A Walk Through the Four Seasons
About the performance
<p>Peng Fei conducts the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra in the chamber hall of the Shanghai Symphony Hall, and is artistic planner as well. Winter, spring, summer and autumn make up the concert, and an interlude by Peng Fei opens each part.</p><p>Shao Qing's 《金乌扶桑》 for Chinese chamber ensemble opens the winter part. It is a first performance, with 吴文宜 on guqin. The spring part has Wen Zhanli's 《寄少年》 for Chinese orchestra, with a student orchestra from the 黄浦区青少年活动中心 joining, and Gu Guanren's 《江南美》 in the new Jiangnan sizhu style. Summer includes Kong Zhixuan's 《彩云悠悠》 for Yi four-string fiddle, marimba and plucked strings, soloists 胡嘉倩 and 杨净, plus the second movement of Wen Zhanli's zhongruan concerto 《味道还在》, with 王楚卿. Autumn has Li Nixia's guzheng concerto 《新海青拿鹤》 with 陆莎莎, and Kong Zhixuan's pipa concerto 《幻想伎乐天》 with 刘嘉. Total music time is about 70 minutes; programme and performers may change.</p>
Program
Li Nixia 李霓霞
Xin Haiqing Na He, concerto for guzheng and Chinese chamber ensemble
古筝与中国民族室内乐协奏曲《新海青拿鹤》
Guzheng Lu Shasha
Kong Zhixuan 孔志轩
Huanxiang Jiyuetian, concerto for pipa and Chinese chamber ensemble
琵琶与中国室内乐队协奏曲《幻想伎乐天》
Pipa Liu Jia
Duration: about 70 minutes
Performers
- Orchestra
- Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
- Conductor, Conductor and artistic planner
- Peng Fei
- Soloist, Guqin (Jinwu Fusang)
- Wu Wenyi
- Soloist, Soloist (Caiyun Youyou)
- Hu Jiaqian
- Soloist, Soloist (Caiyun Youyou)
- Yang Jing
- Soloist, Zhongruan
- Wang Chuqing
- Soloist, Guzheng
- Lu Shasha
- Soloist, Pipa
- Liu Jia
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1380 Middle Fuxing Road
Metro Line 1 / Line 10 / Line 12 — South Shaanxi Road, 8 min walk
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“The Boundaries of Language: A Walk Through the Four Seasons.” Shanghai Concerts, https://shanghaiconcerts.com/en/concerts/shanghai-chinese-orchestra-boundaries-of-language. Checked 2026-10-16.