Vienna Boys' Choir

Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Concert Hall, Shanghai, China

Wednesday 25 September 2024

7:30 PM

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Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: Shanghai, China

Starts at: 19:30

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

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Programme

Overview

One of the most famous and outstanding children's choirs in the world.

The predecessor of the Vienna Boys' Choir was the Austrian Royal Choir, which was founded in 1498 and has a glorious history of 525 years. It has cultivated countless music masters such as Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, and Bruckner. Composer Gerlos, conductors Richter, Motul, and Gaulos all became members of the "Vienna Boys' Choir" in their childhood. Many famous musicians in modern times have worked with it, including Karajan, Bernstein, Solti, Abbado, Zubin Mehta, Muti, Seiji Ozawa, and Carreras. Their cooperation with the Vienna Boys' Choir has created the most beautiful music works in the world and has won wide acclaim. World-renowned orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin State Opera, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have also frequently invited the Vienna Boys' Choir to perform with them, presenting exquisite music masterpieces to the world. UNESCO officially announced on March 16, 2017, local time in Austria, that the Vienna Boys' Choir was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage (education and choral tradition).

The Vienna Boys' Choir has more than 100 formal members, aged 9-14. They are divided into four choirs, each with 25 children, named after four musicians: Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Bruckner. These four choirs give more than 300 concerts to nearly 500,000 live audiences around the world every year. They have performed in Europe, Asia, Oceania and America. The Vienna Boys' Choir has been praised and loved by the world for its outstanding choral level and extraordinary artistic expression, and is known as the "Singing Angel".

The teaching method of the Vienna Boys' Choir is the "Wirth Method", which absorbs the essence of German and Austrian classics for thousands of years and the teaching of the Vienna Boys' Choir for more than 500 years, and integrates modern teaching concepts. The slogan of the Wirth Method is "Everyone can sing and learn music in happiness". The Vienna Boys' Choir has its own unique education system and scientific training, which has forged the profound musical skills and extraordinary temperament of the members of the Vienna Boys' Choir from comprehensive and exquisite training in culture, vocal music, chorus, piano, etiquette, art, language, etc. The teenagers nurtured in this environment all have artistic temperament and lovely childish hearts. After rigorous training and excellent cultural and artistic influence, the children will stand out and show their talents.

Today, the members of the Vienna Boys' Choir, wearing blue navy uniforms, with innocent and lovely faces, sing like angels. After three years, they are touring China again. Their carefully prepared concert repertoire will lead the audience on an extraordinary musical journey; the heavenly songs that transcend time and space interpret the meaning of travel in a pure way.

Programme:

Puccini: On the Hills Far Away, from the opera Turandot

Lyrics: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni

Irving Berlin, "Showbiz", from the musical "Flying Swallow and the Golden Gun"

Alexander Tanev, "Pizcatti"

Michel Haydon, Our Souls, MH 452, lyrics: Psalm 123:7

Schubert: The Trout, D. 550, Lyrics: Christian Schubert

Bruckner, Jesse's Flowers Bloom, WAB 52

Mark Shaiman, Blessed, Supreme Queen, from the film Sister Act, arranged by Roger Emerson

Carol Bair Sager and David Foster, “The Prayer”, from the animated film “The Quest for Camelot”, lyrics by Carol Bair Sager, David Foster, Tony Rainis and Alberto Testa

Engelbert Humperdinck, The Sandman's Song and the Vespers, from the opera Hansel and Gretel, EHWV 93, lyrics by Adelaide and Hermann Vespers

Waldtfeld, "Skating Waltz", Op. 183, lyrics: Tina Breckwalter; arrangement: Manuel Huber

Johann Strauss II: The Singer's Joy, Op. 328, Lyrics: Joseph Weil

Ludwig Gruber, My Mother from Vienna, Opus 1000

Brahms, Lullaby, Op. 49/4, Lyrics: Folk Poetry (Stanza 1), Georg Scheele

Brahms: On the Danube, from Waltz of Love Songs, Op. 52/9, lyrics: Folk Poetry (section 1), Georg Friedrich Daumer

Kodaly: The Psitta Eating Cheese

Peter Leondiv "The Birds Are Singing", Bulgarian folk song, arranged by Tanya Parvanova

Mykola Leontovic: New Year's Eve Song

Serbian gypsy dance music, playful folk song "Niška Spa", arranged by Gerald Wirth

Yunnan folk song "Little River Flowing"

Wang Shiguang, Song of the Yangtze River, Lyrics: Hu Hongwei

Johann Strauss II: The Blue Danube, Op. 314, Lyrics: Franz von Gernaut, Gerald Wirth

Puccini, Là, sui monti dell'Est (Over the hills, far away), from the opera Turandot , Words: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni

Irving Berlin, There's No Business Like Show Business , from the musical Annie Get Your Gun

Aleksandar Tanev, Pizzicati

Michael Haydn, Anima nostra (Our Soul) , MH 452, Words: Psalm 123:7

Schubert, Die Forelle (The Trout), D. 550, Words: Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart

Bruckner, Virga Jesse floruit (The Root of Jesse Has Blossomed), WAB 52

Marc Shaiman, Hail, Holy Queen , from the movie Sister Act , Arr. Roger Emerson

Carole Bayer Sager & David Foster, The Prayer , from the animated movie Quest for Camelot , Words: Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis & Alberto Testa

Engelbert Humperdinck, Sandmann und Abendsegen (Sandman and Evening prayer), from the opera Hänsel und Gretel , EHWV 93, Words: Adelheid Wette & Hermann Wette

Emile Waldteufel, Les patineurs (The Skaters). Waltz, opus 183, Words: Tina Breckwoldt; Arr. Manuel Huber

Johann Strauss II, Sängerslust-Polka (Singer's Joy), opus 328, Words: Joseph Weil

Ludwig Gruber, Mei Muatterl war a Weanerin (My mother was from Vienna), opus 1000

Brahms, Wiegenlied (Lullaby), opus 49/4, Words: Traditional (1st verse), Georg Scherer

Brahms, Am Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus (There is a house on the shores of the Danube, from “Liebeslieder-Walzer”, opus 52/9, Words: Traditional (1st verse), Georg Friedrich Daumer

Zoltán Kodály, Túrot eszig a cigány (The gyspy chews cheese)

Petar Liondev, Kaval Sviri (A kaval flute plays), Bulgarian traditional, Arr. Tanya Parvanova

Mykola Leontovich, Shchedryk (New Year's Carol)

Jocular folk song from Serbia, Niška Banja (The hot springs of Niš), Arr. Gerald Wirth

Folk song from Yunnan, Flowing creek (Xiao He Tang Shui)

Wang Shiguang, Song of Jangtse, Words: Hu Hongwei

Johann Strauss II, An der schönen blauen Donau (Blue Danube Waltz), opus 314, Words: Franz von Gernerth; Arr. Gerald Wirth

Venue Info

Shanghai Oriental Art Center - Shanghai
425 Dingxiang Lu, near Century Blvd

The Shanghai Oriental Art Center is one of the leading performance and cultural facilities in Shanghai. The five interconnected hemispherical halls or "petals" are shaped to resemble a butterfly orchid from above. They comprise the Entrance Hall, the Concert Hall, the Opera Hall, the Performance Hall, and the Exhibition Hall. The high-tech ceiling changes color during the night to reflect the nature of the performances inside. Located off Century Avenue in Pudong, the SHOAC was opened with a New Year's Eve concert in 2004 and officially opened on July 1, 2005.

Various cultural and musical performances are held in the center, beginning from the 2005 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Shanghai Concert. It's a regular venue for concert performances and its popular "Chinese Traditional Opera Series" hosts performances by the China National Opera, the Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company and Shanghai Kunqu Company, and the Shanghai Yueju Opera Troupe. The OAC's Saturday Brunch Concerts claim audiences of over 100 000 every year.

The building was designed by French architect Paul Andreu and the Huadong Architectural Design & Research Institute. The façades are mainly laminated glass incorporating perforated metal sheets. The dark granite floors and multi-layered glass screen walls aim to create a softly diffused forest floor effect. The separate "petals" of the construction are hung with large distinctly colored pebbles to differentiate them. The backstage facilities include an Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Choir Rehearsal Hall, Dance Rehearsal Hall, and Integrated Rehearsal Hall.

Concert Hall
The Concert Hall has 1953 seats, a computer-controlled elevating stage, and an 88-diapason 5-layer organ by Austria's Rieger Pipe Organ. It houses 2 VIP and 7 regular dressing rooms.

Opera Hall
The Opera Hall has 1015 seats, divided into three areas and designed to recreate the intimate experience of Italian opera houses. The orchestra pit is 120 m2 and able to accommodate up to 100 musicians. The central stage provides computer-controlled side, ice, and ballet platforms in addition to the main large-scale platform. It houses 2 VIP and 15 common dressing rooms.

Performance Hall
The Performance Hall has 333 seats and is modeled on semicircular Roman theaters. Its performance floor is golden Swiss pearwood. It has 4 dressing rooms.

Exhibition Hall
The Exhibition Hall is located on the second floor of its petal of the Oriental Art Center. It covers 250 m2 and has 9.8-meter high walls.

Other facilities
The venue also features ancillary public facilities, including the 100-seat Paris Shanghai French restaurant open daily for lunch and dinner, the 530-square-meter (5,700 sq ft) Café Salon Etoile and an adjacent gift store, and 11 piano training classrooms. The Shanghai Gallery of Antique Music Boxes and Automata is located at the SHOAC, displaying over 200 antique music boxes and European automata, including the oldest extant music box in the world, constructed in 1796 by Antoine Favre-Salomon.

Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: Shanghai, China

Starts at: 19:30

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