Performance Introduction: 

August 4, 2022, the Chinese Valentine's Day. 
Strauss Waltz Night - 2022 Valentine's Day Symphony Concert will be performed in the Guotu Concert Hall. 
In terms of repertoire selection, this concert mainly focuses on the well-known waltz works of the Strauss family: 
"Sound of Spring", "Blue Danube", etc., which will make you happy; 
in addition, there will be particularly nice Chinese and foreign classics such as : 
"Kangkang Dance", "Yao Dance", "Jasmine". Well-known movie music: the theme song of "La La Land" and "The Years of Love".

Strauss family

The Strauss family was a famous musical family in Vienna, Austria in the nineteenth century, 
mainly referring to Johann Strauss the Elder and his three sons - Johann Strauss Jr., Joseph Strauss and Edward Strauss. 
The Strauss family has made a miraculous and outstanding contribution to the world music scene, 
and they have left many masterpieces for later generations.

Song Introduction: The Sound of Spring Waltz

The Sound of Spring Waltz is the immortal masterpiece of the famous Austrian musician Johann Strauss Jr. 
Made in 1883. At that time, the author was nearly sixty years old, but the song was still full of vitality, 
exuding the atmosphere of youth everywhere. It is said that Johann Strauss Jr. improvised this piece on the piano in one night, 
so the earliest version of this piece was a piano piece, and later it was adapted into an orchestral piece, 
which has been loved by people all over the world.

This piece is very different from the author's other waltzes: 
it is not a typical Viennese waltz, nor was it composed as dance accompaniment music, 
it is a music program performed on the stage itself, with a purely musical performance. 
The rhythm is free and full of changes, the melody is vivid and coherent, and has a strong appreciation.

The blue Danube

In 1866, little Johann accepted the commission of Herbeck, 
the conductor of the Vienna Boys Chorus Association, 
to compose a chorus "symbolizing the vitality of Vienna" for his chorus. 
The work premiered in Vienna on February 9, 1867. 
At that time Vienna was under the siege of Prussia, people were in pessimism and disappointment, 
so the work also suffered misfortune and the premiere failed.

Until February 1868, when Johann Strauss the Younger lived at No. 54 Bretai Street, not far from the Danube, 
on the outskirts of Vienna, he changed this chorus to an orchestral piece and added many new ones to it and named it "Blue Danube Waltz". 
In the same year, John Jr. personally conducted the piece at the Paris Universal Exposition and achieved great success. 
Only a few months later, the production was able to perform in the United States. 
In an instant, this waltz spread all over the world's major cities, 
and later became the most important representative work of Little John. 
To this day, this piece of music is still loved by people all over the world.

Jasmine
China is a well-known folk song. 
At the same time, it was once quoted by the great Italian composer Puccini in the music of the opera "Turandot". 
It is simple and smooth, concise and beautiful, with a fresh local flavor. 
In my impression, it is a casual folk song. 
The Chinese folk songs with Chinese characteristics have different interpretations, 
showing the world the unique beauty, elegance and beauty of the time-honored Chinese culture.

Offenbach "Cancan" (Spinach March)
"Cancan", also known as "Cancan March", also known as "Spinach March" 
refers to a dance music popular in France at the end of the 19th century, accompanied by cancan. 
The dance music is in 2/4 time, fast and emotional. 
Best known for the cancan in the operetta Orfeo in Hell by Jacques Offenbach.

The music runs through a happy comedy atmosphere from beginning to end, 
with a bright and smooth rhythm, which reflects the author's ridicule to the entire opera.

Commander: Song Liangliang

Song Liangliang, young conductor, classical music critic

At the age of 8, he began to learn music performance and conducting. 
He has been a guest in the Beijing Music Radio FM974 "Classical is also popular", 
"National Grand Theater" and other columns, and published articles in "National Grand Theater", 
"Music Weekly", "Beijing Daily" and other newspapers and magazines. 
In 2009, he won the first prize in the first National Conducting Competition held by the 
Beijing Wind Music Association, and led several Beijing Jinfan Orchestras to win the first prize and the 
"Excellent Conductor Award" in municipal and national competitions. 
In addition, he was invited to conduct the Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Ukrainian National Presidential Orchestra, 
the Vienna Saxophone Symphony Orchestra, and successfully held concerts with many domestic professional orchestras such as 
the General Political Opera Troupe Symphony Orchestra and the Star Philharmonic Orchestra.

Performing Orchestra: Starry Sky Philharmonic Orchestra

The Star Philharmonic Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra formed in 2018 by the Central Conservatory of Music, 
China's highest music institution, the China Conservatory of Music, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and some foreign musicians. 
Since its establishment, it has performed more than 200 performances in many cities. 
Performance venues include: Beijing Concert Hall, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Wuhan Qintai Concert Hall, Xi'an Concert Hall, 
Chengdu City Concert Hall, etc. The orchestra has a creative team with avant-garde thinking and strong creative ability, 
and has produced many concerts so far including classical symphony concerts, parent-child symphony concerts, film concerts, etc. 
The orchestra also collaborates with many musicians and conductors. At the same time, he cooperated with professors and musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music, 
Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and China Philharmonic Orchestra to rehearse concerts.

Repertoire list (the final repertoire and performance order are subject to the live performance)

1. Blue Danube Waltz 
2. Carmen Overture
3. The Sound of Spring Waltz
4. Polka Hunting
5. Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2
6. The theme song of the movie "Frozen"
7. Famous Chinese Song: Jasmine
8. Vienna Woods Tales Waltz
9. Famous Chinese Song: Yao Dance
10. Toy soldier march
11. Tchaikovsky Ballet "Swan Lake"
12. Southern Rose Waltz
13. The theme song of the movie "Burning Years"
14. Passionate Polka
15. Movie "City in the Sky" theme song
16. Cancan
17. Radsky march