小提琴家楊陽 X 香港城市室樂團
作為與香港城市室樂團今個樂季最後一個演出的「楊陽與香港城市室樂團」,將於6月19日晚上演,由格林美獎得主、小提琴/聲樂家楊陽,以及鋼琴大師兼樂團指揮瓦安‧馬狄洛辛聯合演出。
音樂會之始,瓦安‧馬狄洛辛及楊陽分別以鋼琴和小提琴合奏孟德爾遜《D小調鋼琴小提琴協奏曲MWV O4》交響樂原版掀起序幕。楊陽以小提琴獨奏拉威爾的《茨岡》—— 一首帶有匈牙利狂想曲風格的炫技樂曲。《日昇之屋》和《黑鳥》由楊陽所編,並擔任該曲的小提琴獨奏和聲樂。兩首曲目皆與美國有關:《日昇之屋》源於美國阿帕拉契亞山脈的傳統民謠,而《黑鳥》則是由披頭四的麥卡尼所寫的流行曲,靈感來自黑鳥及六十年代美國南方的民權運動。
格林美獎得主楊陽不單是小提琴家,也是位魅力迫人的歌手、跨樂界藝人、作曲家、唱作歌手。《波士頓環球報》曾形容楊陽「拉奏古典小提琴時散發搖滾明星的魅力」,他的才華並不局限於古典音樂,更精通流行音樂領域。如《德蕯斯觀察報》所言:「楊陽是一位真正的跨界別藝術家,一位能在古典音樂和流行音樂間自由切換的先軀,為兩者的樂迷帶來驚喜。」
在德克薩斯長大的楊陽,自少跟隨母親朱莎(譯音)學習小提琴,及後畢業於茱莉亞音樂學院,指導老師包括蓋特‧薩斯曼修斯、保羅‧簡泰、拜恩‧劉易斯,以及格倫‧狄克特羅。歷年來屢獲殊榮,包括 2023 年贏得「格林美獎」的「最佳古典器樂獨奏獎」及 2018 年奪得「伯恩斯坦獎」。楊陽精通古典小提琴,更熟知流行音樂,他的另一藝術路向是電影音樂創作,也是羅賓活麗於 2021年執導的電影《Land》的其中一位作曲家。
至於鋼琴大師兼樂團指揮瓦安‧馬狄洛辛,自2019 年起擔任香港城市室樂團首席指揮,被《世界報》譽為「非凡的鋼琴演奏家」,他既擅長獨奏,亦能兼顧指揮及鋼琴演奏,曾在歐洲和日本舉行多場獨奏音樂會。馬狄洛辛在Intrada和Maestria唱片公司發行多張鋼琴獨奏專輯。自2015年起,他一直出任伊斯坦堡國際鋼琴比賽的評判團主席,2023年起成為比利時皇后伊莉莎白鋼琴比賽的指揮。
TEXT BY MIU LAU
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