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Bombino, Nils Frahm, and DevendraBanhart; Tickets open next week!
It’s been three years since we launched the first season of Contemporale with a simple mission.
to bring contemporary music into a classical music environment, and more specifically, to present the best that global contemporary music has to offer in the storied symphony halls of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO)?
It’s a testament to the foresight of the SSO and the powerful simplicity of the idea that we are still going
In its fourth year, we feel proud to say that Contemporale is now an institution.
With 13 sold-out shows across three seasons, the series is now an inextricable part of Shanghai’s annual calendar. The 2016-17 season featured performances from acclaimed singer songwriter Jose Gonzalez, Mali blues legend Vieux FarkaToure, and composer to the stars Owen Pallett. Along the way, the series has introduced a classical audience to some of the best contemporary sounds out there, and crafted a sumptuous, rich sonic atmosphere for fans of contemporary music to watch their artists in.
And with this, our fourth season, we hope you’ll agree that our vision for its future is bigger and bolder. Onwards!
Season 4 will feature three extraordinary musicians from three distinct musical cultures, with a lineage spanning different continents. From the windswept oases of the Western Sahara to underground chamber halls in the heart of Berlin – this is Contemporale spreading its wings.
Contemporale 2017-18 Season
Bombino– Sunday 10 December 2017
Nils Frahm – Sunday 20 May 2018
DevendraBanhart – Friday 8 June 2018
*All shows will be held at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra’s downtown home, located at 1380 Middle Fuxing Road. The box office for in-person ticket purchases is also located here, and will be open 10am to 6pm on weekdays.
2017-18 Season Shows
Niger
Take a man from the Western Sahara.
Give him a mesmerizing “honey-and-sand” voice, and a virtuoso skill with the guitar.
What happens when he goes on a journey that takes him through rebellions and wars, deserts and famines, tyranny and precarity?
Out it comes: dazzling, spectacular music that rings with the stories of his nomadic Tuareg people. Songs that masterfully blend the blues, jazz, reggae, afrobeat and West African rhythms. That Bombino’s music even exists is nothing short of a miracle, and to see him live is to witness the power of music in our uncertain times.
Sunday, 10 December 2017; 7:45pm
Chamber Hall 演艺厅
Tickets: 380 / 280 / 180 / 80 RMB
Ticket Link: http://shsymphony.com/item-index-id-942.html
Berlin
“Every space I perform in has its own magic and spirit.”
Contemporary composer Nils Frahm has built a steady reputation for his intimate, poignant piano recordings, yet it’s a live Nils Frahm concert that brings out what makes him special.
Frahm’s heart lies in improvisation, in the magic of a moment where, inspired by the space and the audience, his fingers can create new compositions loosely based around his familiar melodies. Every Frahm concert is a singular experience: woven by the man himself around classical, jazz, minimalist, or indeed, dance music. China debut, and unmissable.
Sunday, 20 May 2018; 8:00pm
Concert Hall 主厅
Tickets: TBC
Ticket Link:http://shsymphony.com/item-index-id-931.html
Los Angeles
The charming, witty, whimsical work of songwriter DevendraBanhart is often classified as “freak folk”, but that’s far too dark a descriptor for music that brims with infectious energy, hearty laughs, and bossa nova-laced grooves.
Over 9 studio albums, he’s created a whacky, inscrutable world, with a sound that somehow blends “Axl Rose, Kurt Cobain, Mick Jagger, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Ali FarkaToure.” Weird but weirdly irresistible.
Friday, 8 June 2018; 8:00pm
Concert Hall 主厅
Tickets: TBC
Ticket Link: http://shsymphony.com/item-index-id-932.html
About The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra:
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) uses music to communicate, connect and engage with audiences around the world. The symphony believes that music – when expressed in its essence – is an entirely different form of communication – a fourth way for humans to communicate – beyond just the written word, spoken language and body expression. This music communicates in a language that crosses all ethnic, social, cultural and emotional boundaries. As Asia’s oldest orchestra, the SSO brought Western classical music to China. Today, it remains a world-class orchestra which attracts internationally renowned artists while it still retains its Chinese essence. A beacon of culture and arts for Shanghai.
About Split Works:
Split Works has been rocking in the free (ish) world since 2006. Working with inspirational artists from across the globe, the good people at Split Works HQ have been a key contributor to the continued rise of China’s music scene.Split Works has launched five music festivals and promoted over 400 tours to 30 Chinese cities, always striving to stay true to a familiar refrain: the music has to be special, every single time. From Godspeed You! Black Emperor to Sonic Youth, from Black Rabbit to JUE and Wooozy to Concrete & Grass. We love music, we love China and we love you.[:zh]
Bombino, Benjamin Clementine, Nils Frahm 与Devendra Banhart;
详情敬请期待
三年前，我们因为一个简单而思辨的问题，从而萌发了“当代变奏”系列演出这个念头。
如果？
如果我们能将当代音乐带入古典音乐的殿堂？
或者更准确地说，如果我们能将世界上最好的当代流行音乐引入新建的上海交响乐团音乐厅，两者之间会碰撞出怎样的火花呢？
过去三年的历程，是对上海交响乐团的前瞻远见的最好证明，也回答了我们最初的问题。气质优雅的古典乐章和特立独行的当代流行，一次次在音乐厅里完美交融。此时此刻，我们可以自豪地宣布，“当代变奏”系列已经树立了自己独具特色的品牌。
连续三季，总共13场提前售罄的演出，“当代变奏”系列已与上海的文艺年历紧密地联系在了一起。在刚刚过去2016-17季度，演出阵容包括有饱受赞誉的瑞典民谣歌手Jose Gonzalez，马里传奇蓝调吉他歌手Vieux Farka Toure，以及获奥斯卡提名的加拿大天才小提琴创作人Owen Pallett。这个系列在将最优秀的当代流行介绍给习惯于欣赏古典音乐的大众观众的同时，也给予了平日只出入Livehouse场地的独立乐迷，一次声场美学与极致氛围的绝佳观演体验。
在我们即将拉开“当代变奏”第四季的帷幕之际，我们希望你也能加入我们的阵营，一同见证它更璀璨美好的未来。
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参加“当代变奏”系列演出第四季的音乐人，他们每个都拥有截然不同的音乐文化背景，分别来自不同的大洲。从西撒哈拉大沙漠的绿洲，到柏林市中心的地下室内音乐厅，”当代变奏”系列演出张开音乐的翅膀，带你领略他们独特的风貌。
尼日尔
一名来自西撒哈拉沙漠的男人
天生一副迷人的“沙哑蜜糖嗓音”配以精湛吉他技艺。
当他踏上一场旅程，却意外地经历了暴政叛乱与战争，穿越了沙漠，熬过了饥荒，他的身上又会发生什么改变呢？
结局就是：他的音乐结合了流浪的柏柏尔人的故事，变得炫目迷人。Bombino的音乐风格巧妙地结合了蓝调，爵士，雷鬼，非洲打击乐与西非的节奏。他的音乐的存在就如一场奇迹，能在现场聆听更是如同见证音乐不可预知力量的存在。
【购票页面】http://shsymphony.com/item-index-id-942.html
柏林
“每一个我所演出的场所都具备着魔法与灵性”
当代作曲家Nils Frahm以其亲密动人的钢琴创作而逐渐成名，但是真正让他脱颖而出的是他的现场表演。
Frahm的音乐核心是即兴创作，他的魔力在于能从表演环境与现场观众中汲取灵感，他灵动的手指可以根据赋予那些熟悉的旋律全新的表现方式。Frahm的每一场演出都是独一无二的魔法体验：交织着古典，爵士，极简主义甚至舞曲。此次演出将为中国首秀，万万不容错过。
【购票页面】http://shsymphony.com/item-index-id-931.html
洛杉矶
Devendra Banhart，这名充满魅力、风趣横生，鬼灵精怪的创作歌手常常被标以“怪胎“的称号，但是这个称号对于一个能创造出如此充满感染力，且使人从心地发笑的略带巴萨诺瓦风的音乐的人来说，未免有点过分黑暗了。
已发行9张录音室专辑的他创造了一个古灵精怪的世界，他的音乐融合了Axl Rose, Kurt Cobain, Mick Jagger, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 与 Ali Farka Toure，怪诞但出奇得难以令人拒绝。
【购票页面】http://shsymphony.com/item-index-id-932.html
【关于CONTEMPORALE 当代变奏 系列活动】
“当代变奏”是始于2014年秋天，由上海交响乐团和Split Works开功联合呈现的系列活动，致力于将独特的当代旋律带入到古典音乐的环境中。演出场馆则是位于上海市中心，拥有优雅环境和完美音效的上海交响乐团音乐厅。
【关于Split Works】
Split Works是一家基于上海和北京的外资音乐演出公司，一直和诸多国际品牌进行合作，始终围绕音乐、品牌、创意和青年文化组织和推广各类活动。2006年成立至今，Split Works已为Sonic Youth、Diplo、Owl City、Jose Gonzalez、Ghostface Killah、Andrew Bird等众多艺术家举办过中国及亚洲地区的演出，并成功举办了2007年 “十跃”音乐节以及2011年在北京上海跨城上演的黑兔音乐节。从2009年起，Split Works每年春季主办的《觉》音乐+艺术节是一个为期三周的，将国内外的优秀音乐人、创意艺术家和爱好者聚集在一起的开源城市音乐艺术节。[:]