Zhang Shengliang
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Character experience
Niuniu has shown amazing talent since childhood. He is a 4-year-old piano player. He has a pair of big hands that can play 9 degrees. His ears can hear 10 notes at the same time. In August 2003, 6-year-old Niu Niu held a solo concert in Xiamen, which immediately caused a sensation. More than 1000 listeners shared his wonderful music. In 2005, he was admitted to the first master class of Shanghai Conservatory of music under the guidance of Professor Tang Beihua, Zhou Keng and Chen Weiling. When he was eight years old, he gave a concert at the sibbock International Piano Festival in France. He also played the Piano Concerto in C minor at the music award ceremony of London's famous Royal Festival Hall. Prince Charles, who watched the performance, spoke highly of Niu Niu.
In 2007, Niuniu signed a contract with EMI, becoming the world's youngest classical piano artist to sign an international classical brand.
In 2008, Niu Niu released his first album Niu Mozart's works Niu Niu Mozart, and held the first performance of the solo concert national tour in Beijing National Grand Theater, becoming the youngest performer of the National Grand Theater.
In 2009, Niu Niu won the award of "the best young artist in the world in 2009" for his successful performance in Germany. In May 2010, Niu Niu, under the age of 13, will release his second album Chopin Etudes, becoming the youngest pianist in the world to record the repertoire. Now he has been able to recite the whole set of Chopin piano etudes, 12 super technical etudes of Liszt, 40 or 50 Mozart Piano Concertos, 32 Beethoven Sonatas and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, which is known as the touchstone. The number and difficulty of the repertoire have reached or even exceeded the level of a mature pianist He is also breaking his own record by winning a track every four and a half days.
In the eyes of record company executives, Niu Niu will shoulder the mission of Qintong model. It is understood that Niuniu participated in three Sichuan earthquake relief performances in 2009 alone, and the company also considered organizing charity concerts with relevant departments to donate hope primary schools to poor areas and other public welfare activities.
Niu Niu, born on July 11, 1997, has shown amazing musical talent since childhood. In 2001, he began to study piano with his father Zhang Changfeng. At present, he studies under Professor Chen Hongkuan of the famous New England Conservatory of music.
August 9, 2003 (6 years old) successfully held the first piano solo concert in Xiamen.
In January 2005, he participated in the first International Piano Master Class of Shanghai Conservatory of music and won the honor of excellent student. (a total of four)
On April 10, 2005, a piano concert of famous Chinese and foreign music was held in Shanghai Concert Hall, live broadcast by Dongguang music station.
On June 1, 2005, at the invitation of Xiamen Cultural Bureau and other units, Niuniu's hometown concert was successfully held in Xiamen Art Theater.
In July 2005, he was invited to France to participate in sibbock International Piano Festival and hold a concert.
In August 2005, he participated in Yin Chengzong master class and won two prizes in the concerto competition of the master class. He also performed Mozart Concerto kv466 (op. 20) with conductor Zheng Xiaoying.
In September 2005 (8 years old), he was admitted to the fourth grade of Shanghai Conservatory of music. (Shanghai Conservatory of music, the first in 84 years)
In October 2005, he was invited to Taiwan (Taipei City) to participate in the opening ceremony of Fagu mountain and played at the "great sorrow" evening party. 4000 audiences listened to his wonderful music and he was the youngest music messenger in cross-strait cultural exchanges.
On November 6, 2005, a piano solo concert was held again in Shanghai Concert Hall, live broadcast by Dongguang music station.
On February 17, 2006, he was invited to give a piano solo concert at the "China society" in Hong Kong. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tsang, the chief executive of Hong Kong, and consuls from many countries listened to his wonderful music.
On July 12, 2006, he participated in the opening ceremony of the third Chinese and foreign University Presidents Forum sponsored by the Ministry of education, the "light of wisdom" evening party.
On July 22, 2006, he took part in the opening ceremony of the second stage of the Fourth International Chorus Festival in Xiamen and played the piano in the large-scale music performance "I love Gulangyu".
From August 10 to August 27, 2006, at the invitation of Leslie Howard, President of Liszt Piano Association, he held a concert in Wigmore hall, London. He played the works of Debussy, Chopin, Liszt and other composers, and played the first piano concerto of Shostakovich in cooperation with the orchestra. The literary and art circles and celebrities appreciated his wonderful performance. BBC Radio, music opinion max, Sing Tao Daily, Internet and other major media all made interviews and reports.
On September 13, 2006, he accompanied Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to Hamburg, Germany, to attend the opening ceremony of the 20th anniversary "China time" Art Festival of Shanghai and Hamburg sister cities, and held a piano solo concert on the evening of September 15 and 17. Chinese and German politicians, literary and art circles and celebrities enjoyed his successful performance. Hamburg's morning news, evening news, Wirtschaftswoche, Der Spiegel, European Economic and fashion guide, and the sound of music radio station all made relevant reports.
On January 1, 2007, he participated in the new year's concert of Shanghai people from all walks of life and performed Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 in cooperation with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and conductor Chen Xieyang, which was highly praised by people from all walks of life.
In January 2007, he was invited to participate in the Spring Festival TV Gala of the Ministry of culture, which was broadcast on CCTV on the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 18).
In March 2007, he was selected as one of the 21 most representative musicians (the youngest) among the many famous musicians in Xiamen from 1894 to 2007.
On April 21, 2007, as the only youngest special guest in China to participate in the second Asian culture and Art Festival, he successfully held a concert at the Queen's Theatre in New York, USA. The world daily, Chinese language TV, Star Island daily, Hong Kong letter and other media in the United States all made reports. Many music critics marvel at Niu Niu's high artistic accomplishment at such a young age. They say that Niu Niu's performance has thought and connotation, which many famous musicians can't even see.
On June 30, 2007, at the invitation of the Hong Kong government, he participated in the grand gala of the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China "Dragon Dance - ten thousand youth concert". As the only instrumental solo, he cooperated with TAM Yonglin to return to the theme song "always have you".
On August 18, 2007, he went to Berlin with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Shanghai Conservatory of music to attend the closing ceremony of the European Youth Classical Music Festival (Summer Music Festival). He played Mozart Concerto kv488 (op. 23) with conductor Tang Muhai in Berlin Concert Hall. It is well received by German music industry and media.
On November 1, 2007, at the invitation of the British royal family, a concert was held at the Royal Festival Hall, which holds more than 3000 people. After the performance, Prince Charles personally met Niu Niu and his parents and had a cordial conversation with them. He said that Niu Niu's performance made him very excited. He was not only passionate, but also poetic. He was a mature "little master". He hopes Niuniu can perform in England frequently. He must be the most loyal "Niuniu fan"! Before leaving, he said to Niuniu, "your music is very, very beautiful. Thank you very much for bringing me such a wonderful night. To be honest, I don't know what words to use to describe my excitement at this time! " The next day, a friend of the royal family told Niuniu's parents that the prince was still very excited when he went back. All major media have done interviews and reports.
On December 16, 2007, in Dortmund, Ruhr district, Germany, she participated in the soloist concert of the closing ceremony of the Third International Art Festival for next generation musicians. More than a dozen European media reported on the concert, which caused a huge sensation. Some media also wrote the news review of Chinese Mozart's performance in Germany on the front page.
Niuniu signed up with EMI (EMI) record company in 2007. He is the youngest (9-year-old) pianist in the 100 year history of four major record companies in the world. On March 1, 2008, Niuniu cooperated with Tan Lihua, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra and conductor, to record his first Mozart album (CD + DVD) - dedicated to growing children, and began to release it to the world.
On June 1, 2008, he participated in the concert "night of Russia" in Taiwan (Kaohsiung City), "collecting money for Sichuan disaster area", and performed Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto in cooperation with conductor Cao Peng, which shocked Taiwan's classical music world.
In July 2008, he was promoted to the attached middle school of Shanghai Conservatory of music with excellent results. On July 5, he performed the Piano Concerto "Yellow River" with Xiamen Symphony Orchestra. After the concert, Hu Zhiqiang, mayor of Taichung, and the delegation of the first flight of the four counties and cities said, "it's worthwhile to hear such a high-level piano concert in Xiamen."
In September 2008, he held three music concerts in Switzerland, France and other places with Chinese conductors, Tang Muhai and Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Chinese PinYin : Zhang Sheng Liang
Zhang Shengliang
