小提琴：寧峰
小提琴家寧峰出生于中國成都，曾就讀于四川音樂學院，隨后到英國皇家音樂學院深造，并成為該學院首個在畢業獨奏上拿到滿分的學生。寧峰在國際舞臺上頻頻獲獎，在漢諾威國際小提琴比賽、伊麗莎白女皇國際小提琴比賽和耶胡迪·梅紐因國際小提琴比賽上都有所斬獲，并且在2005年邁克·希爾國際小提琴比賽（新西蘭）獲得第一名，在2006年獲得帕格尼尼國際小提琴比賽第一名，緊緊跟隨世界頂尖小提琴家卡瓦科斯、克萊默和阿卡多的步伐。
作為中國最高水平的演奏家，寧峰在中國本土演出頻繁，包括與許多國內交響樂團以及世界其他巡演樂團進行合作。寧峰現居于柏林，常在世界各地進行演出，由此以其極其抒情的藝術表現、華麗精湛的演奏以及令人驚嘆的技巧而享譽世界。
荷蘭Channel Classics唱片公司為寧峰錄制發行過多張唱片，最新一張唱片是2014年發行的寧峰與柏林德意志交響樂團合作演奏的布魯赫《蘇格蘭幻想曲》和柴可夫斯基小提琴協奏曲。此前他還在該唱片公司錄制了兩張獨奏專輯——于2013年8月發行的《Solo2》專輯收錄了巴托克、普羅科夫耶夫和亨德密特的獨奏奏鳴曲；專輯《Solo1》以帕格尼尼、克萊斯勒、貝里奧、施尼特凱和其他音樂家的曲目為主打。“你將被這張專輯中演奏者精湛的演奏才能所震驚，此外，為那美妙的音色所震撼。”《高保真音響試聽》雜志談及此專輯時如是說。
在音樂會的舞臺上，寧峰在最近的演出季與交響樂團密切合作演出，包括布達佩斯節日樂團、柏林音樂廳管弦樂團（指揮：伊萬·菲舍爾）、俄羅斯國家交響樂團（指揮：弗拉基米爾·尤洛夫斯基）、里昂國家管弦樂團等一流樂團，并在悉尼歌劇院、莫斯科音樂大廳、維也納音樂廳、柏林音樂廳、上海東方藝術中心以及北京國家大劇院等著名音樂廳演出。他頻頻出席于聲名遠揚的音樂節和系列活動進行獨奏表演，包括溫哥華音樂系列、香港國際商會、布拉格之春和石勒州節日音樂節等。寧峰和伊戈爾·勒維特在德國合作獻演，包括路德維希堡和梅克倫堡音樂節以及他每年定期出席的基辛格之夏藝術節，寧峰是此藝術節2014年度駐場藝術家。
寧峰在2014/15音樂季的首演亮點頻頻精彩紛呈，包括于洛杉磯愛樂樂團、慕尼黑交響樂團、李斯特室內樂團、柏林音樂廳等音樂廳的演出，并與奧克蘭愛樂樂團、澳門交響樂團等樂團合作在首爾、香港和布魯塞爾進行獨奏和室內樂演出。在都柏林和中國的兩個重要巡演中，寧峰將作為小提琴獨奏與皇家利物浦愛樂樂團及其指揮佩特連科合作演奏格拉祖諾夫協奏曲，并將在隨后的演出季里到訪包括倫敦、蘇黎世、柏林和維也納等在內的歐洲主要中心城市，聯袂香港愛樂樂團及其指揮Van Zweden合作獻演貝多芬協奏曲。
寧峰的演奏用琴是一把1721年的斯特拉迪瓦里小提琴，名為“麥克米蘭”，飛躍演奏香港有限公司貼心為他安排了私人貸款以供該小提琴的使用。
指揮：余隆
余隆是活躍于國際樂壇的最杰出的中國指揮家，被紐約時報譽為“中國古典音樂屆最具影響力的人物”，現任北京國際音樂節藝術委員會主席和中國愛樂樂團藝術總監，上海交響樂團和廣州交響樂團音樂總監，上海夏季音樂節的聯合總監，以及香港管弦樂團首席客席指揮。余隆創辦了北京國際音樂節并于1998年至2018年間擔任其藝術總監。
在2019/20樂季中，除了在中國的演出，余隆將以客座指揮英國皇家愛樂樂團、紐約愛樂樂團、伯爾尼交響樂團，荷蘭廣播愛樂樂團，阿德萊德交響樂團、奧克蘭愛樂樂團、臺灣愛樂樂團以及新加坡交響樂團等。2019年夏天，余隆與上海交響樂團的巡演之旅至美國和歐洲等地，包括了BBC逍遙音樂節、愛丁堡國際藝術節、拉維尼亞藝術節，盧塞恩音樂節等。
2018年6月，余隆與德意志留聲機（以下稱“DG”）簽署獨家錄音合約,成為DG旗下簽約的第一位中國指揮家。作為2018/19樂季德意志留聲機120周年慶典的一部分，余隆于18年10月在北京的紫禁城太廟指揮了一場盛大的啟動音樂會，同臺藝術家包括阿依達•加里芙琳娜和丹尼爾•特里福諾夫，該音樂會隨后發行了唱片。
余隆指揮過世界各地一系列知名交響樂團和歌劇院，其中包括紐約愛樂樂團、芝加哥交響樂團、費城交響樂團、洛杉磯愛樂樂團、蒙特利爾交響樂團、華盛頓國家交響樂團、辛辛那提交響樂團、巴黎管弦樂團、班貝格交響樂團、漢堡國家歌劇院、柏林廣播交響樂團、萊比錫廣播交響樂團、漢堡北德廣播交響樂團、慕尼黑愛樂樂團、悉尼交響樂團、墨爾本交響樂團、BBC交響樂團、香港管弦樂團、東京愛樂樂團和新加坡交響樂團等。余隆多年來與以艾莉森•巴爾松、曹秀美、郎朗、馬友友、米沙•麥斯基、馬克西姆•文格洛夫和王羽佳為代表的眾多國際著名藝術家保持頻繁合作。
2008年，余隆指揮中國愛樂樂團作為首支中國樂團在梵蒂岡城保羅六世禮堂演出，教宗本篤十六世觀看演出，成為令全世界矚目的中西方文化交流盛事。2014年余隆率領中國愛樂樂團在英國BBC逍遙音樂節上演出，該音樂會的電視轉播在英國收視率過百萬，余隆和中國愛樂也成為了首位中國指揮和中國樂團登上這一舞臺。
為了推動中國交響樂的宏觀發展，余隆聯合了上海交響樂團、上海音樂學院和紐約愛樂創建了中國首個樂隊學院。他的前瞻性愿景著眼于向中國正在成長中的古典樂觀眾介紹重要的西方作品，包括瓦格納的指環王系列、馬勒系列，還有理查德•施特勞斯、本杰明•布里頓及其他作曲家作品。2014年，紐約愛樂樂團任命余隆為樂團國際顧問委員會榮譽成員。這一由12名成員組成的委員會是一個倡導者和大使們與各國個人和機構聯結的關系網，以培養紐約愛樂長期在全球范圍內的影響力。
余隆與廣州交響樂團的初次合作是1993年，并于2003年成為該團音樂總監。任職期間余隆曾率領樂團赴歐洲和埃及巡演，在巴黎香榭麗舍劇院、盧森堡音樂學院、阿姆斯特丹音樂廳和開羅歌劇院演出。
余隆1964年出生于上海的音樂世家，自幼隨外祖父、著名作曲家丁善德教授學習音樂。后求學于上海音樂學院和德國柏林高等藝術大學。1992年，余隆擔任中央歌劇院首席指揮。同年，他參與創辦了中國的新年音樂會系列，并連續三年擔任指揮。1993年起，余隆連續五年為香港市政局指揮歌劇演出。
鑒于余隆在推動當今世界古典音樂事業發展和促進國際間文化交流方面所做的突出貢獻，法國政府特別授予余隆“法蘭西文學藝術騎士勛章”；2002年，德國萬寶龍文化基金會向余隆頒發了年度“萬寶龍卓越藝術成就獎”； 2005年，意大利總理貝魯斯科尼向余隆頒發了“共和國騎士勛章”； 2014年，他獲得象征著法國最高榮譽典屬體系的榮譽軍團騎士勛章；2015年，余隆榮獲“全國優秀文學藝術工作者”榮譽稱號，并獲得由美國大西洋理事會頒發的“全球公民”獎，以及由耶魯大學音樂學院頒發的“桑福德獎章”；2016年，余隆當選美國藝術與科學院外籍榮譽院士，并于同年被授予德意志聯邦共和國十字勛章；2018年，余隆被香港演藝學院授予榮譽博士學位。
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68
NING Feng, violin
Long YU, conductor
NING Feng, violin
Established at the highest level in China, Ning Feng performs regularly in his native country with major international and local orchestras, in recital and with the Dragon Quartet which he founded in 2012. Now based in Berlin and enjoying a global career, Ning Feng has developed a reputation internationally as an artist of great lyricism and emotional transparency, displaying tremendous bravura and awe-inspiring technical accomplishment.
Recent successes for Ning Feng have included a return to Budapest Festival Orchestra with Iván Fischer in Budapest and on tour to China performing Dutilleux L’arbre des songes, and on tour with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and van Zweden which included performances in Singapore, Seoul, Osaka, Sydney and Melbourne, following his critically-acclaimed European tour with the orchestra in 2015, as well as successful debuts with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Frankfurt Radio Symphony and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In recital and chamber music he performs regularly with Igor Levit, amongst others, in many of the major festivals in Germany and elsewhere, including Kissinger Sommer, Heidelberg, Moritzburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schubertiade and La Jolla Music Society (California).
Highlights of Ning’s 2017/18 season include debuts with City of Birmingham Symphony with Gražinytė-Tyla playing Bruch Scottish Fantasy and Brahms Violin Concerto, with Royal Scottish National Orchestra performing Korngold, with BBC Scottish Symphony performing Bernstein’s Serenade with John Wilson and with New Jersey Symphony/Slobodeniouk. Ning also returns to Bilbao Symphony Orchestra with Giancarlo Guerrero, China Philharmonic with Isaac Stern, and Guangzhou Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic, both under the baton of Long Yu. Chamber music highlights include returns to Wigmore Hall and Schubertiade to perform the Schubert Piano Trios with Igor Levit and Daniel Müller-Schott, and two all-Schubert programmes with Nicholas Angelich and Edgar Moreau in Lucerne, as well as his debut at Moritzburg Festival and a performance at Premiere Performances Hong Kong’s 10th anniversary gala concert.
Ning Feng records for Channel Classics in the Netherlands and his latest disc, Apasionado, with Orchestra Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias and Rossen Milanov, features works by Sarasate, Lalo, Ravel and Bizet/Waxman and was released in March 2016. Two further discs are due for release in the 2017/18 season: Bach’s complete solo works for violin, and the Elgar and Finzi Violin Concertos with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto.
Born in Chengdu, China, Ning Feng studied at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, the Hanns Eisler School of Music (Berlin) with Antje Weithaas and the Royal Academy of Music (London) with Hu Kun, where he was the first student ever to be awarded 100% for his final recital. The recipient of prizes at the Hanover International, Queen Elisabeth and Yehudi Menuhin International violin competitions, Ning Feng was First Prize winner of the 2005 Michael Hill International Violin Competition (New Zealand), and in 2006 won first prize in the International Paganini Competition.
Ning Feng plays a 1721 Stradivari violin, known as the ‘MacMillan’, on private loan, kindly arranged by Premiere Performances of Hong Kong, and plays on strings by Thomastik-Infeld, Vienna.
Long YU, conductor
Hailed as the “most powerful figure in China’s classical music scene” by The New York Times, the preeminent Chinese conductor Long Yu holds positions as the Music Director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Yu is the Founder of the Beijing Music Festival and was its Artistic Director from 1998 to 2018. He is the Co-Director of the MISA Summer Festival in Shanghai.
In the 2019/20 season, alongside his work in China, Maestro Yu makes guest appearances across the globe, including with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Taiwan Philharmonic and Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Summer 2019 saw Maestro Yu lead the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on a tour of the USA and Europe, with orchestral debuts at London’s BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival, Wolf Trap, and Ravinia Festival in addition to performances at the Lucerne Festival, Grafenegg Festival and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.
In June 2018, Maestro Yu signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon, which began a global release and distribution partnership. As part of the Deutsche Grammophon’s 120th anniversary celebrations in 2018/19, Maestro Yu conducted a spectacular launch concert in October at the site of Beijing’s historic Imperial Ancestral Temple at the Forbidden City, alongside artists such as Aida Garifullina and Daniil Trifonov.
Maestro Yu has conducted a highly-acclaimed list of orchestras and opera houses throughout the world including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Washington DC’s National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg State Opera, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic and Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Yu continues to collaborate frequently with many of the world’s most celebrated soloists such as Alison Balsom, Sumi Jo, Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Maxim Vengerov and Yuja Wang.
In 2008, the China Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Long Yu became the first Chinese orchestra in history to perform at the Vatican in the Paul VI Auditorium. The concert was attended by Pope Benedict XVI and marked a giant step in bringing eastern and western cultures closer together. In 2014, Maestro Yu and the China Philharmonic became the first Chinese conductor and orchestra to play the fabled BBC Proms series with a televised performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The concert was viewed by millions of people across the United Kingdom.
Leading the development of orchestral landscape in China, Maestro Yu has created the nation’s first orchestral academy as a partnership between Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Conservatory, and the New York Philharmonic. His dynamic vision is focused on introducing China’s growing audiences to key Western repertoire including Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Mahler Cycle, as well as works of Richard Strauss, Benjamin Britten, and many others. In 2014, the New York Philharmonic named Maestro Yu an honorary member of their International Advisory Board. The 12-member Board serves as a network of advocates and ambassadors connecting with individuals and institutions in their home countries to cultivate the Philharmonic’s long-term reach and influence worldwide.
Maestro Yu made his debut with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra in 1993 and in 2003 became Music Director of the orchestra. During his time as Music Director, Maestro Yu has embarked on European and Egyptian tours with the orchestra, performing at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Conservatoire de Luxembourg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Cairo Opera House.
Born in 1964 into a musical family in Shanghai, Maestro Yu received his early musical education from his grandfather Ding Shande, a composer of great renown, and went on to study at the Shanghai Conservatory and the Hochschule der Kunst in Berlin. In 1992, he was appointed Principal Conductor of the Central Opera Theatre in Beijing and served as its conductor for three consecutive years. He created opera productions for The Urban Council of Hong Kong for five successive years.
Maestro Yu is a Chevalier dans L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the recipient of the 2002 Arts Patronage Award of the Montblanc Cultural Foundation. In 2005, the Italian government honored Maestro Yu with the title of L’onorificenza di commendatore. He was awarded France
