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CONTEMPORALE
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Curated by Split Works
Presents: José González
“José González has been writing consistently brilliant, honest and moving music for a long time now and I can’t see that changing any time soon.”
– The 405
“Intoxicating and vital.” – BBC
We’re delighted to welcome back the spacious, warm folk of Swedish songwriter José González for this season of Contemporale. It’ll be his first China tour since 2009, and he’s back with a new album – 2016’s Vestiges and Claws, his first in seven years.
The crystalline miniatures of Gonzalez’s songs are arresting and endlessly captivating. There’s that unique timbre of his voice, supported usually by intricate, gentle fingerpicked acoustic guitar and a soothing pulse backbeat. Like watching raindrops on windowpanes.
Although subtle, José González is a live artist who captures your entire attention. It’s sensual. Evocative. His abstract lyrics often painting vivid images. “Dawn is coming open your eyes / Look into the sun as a new days rise.”
Thursday 24 November at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Chamber Hall. Expect a meditative, magnetic quietly transporting journey.
José González’s story is rare in modern pop – a heartening case of the artist resisting the vicissitudes of musical fashion to carve out a unique, intimate style, and defiantly following his muse all the way to the top of the charts. His masterfully eloquent guitar-playing and introspective songs have earned him a widespread cult following, not to mention critical accolades and awards.
He has made waves with covers of songs like Kylie Minogue’s “Hand on your Heart” and “Teardrop” by Massive Attack, but José’s sound is all his own – rich, emotive vocal melodies that cut to the core, backed by delicate classical guitar.
After the untrammeled Scandinavian success of his 2003 debut album, Veneer, González signed to London-based indie label Peacefrog, releasing his UK debut, the Crosses EP, in February ’05. Press hosannas and some jaw-dropping, heartstring-tugging UK shows set off the proverbial buzz, and by the time the Veneer was released globally in ‘05, word had spread like wildfire.
José’s second album In our Nature was released in September 2007. He’s since toured extensively, both solo and with his kraut-rock inspired band Junip, who released their debut full-length in 2010.
In 2012, he contributed to the soundtrack of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, starring Ben Stiller. Those songs – darker, fuller, more eccentric – would seep through into Vestiges & Claws, his first collection of solo songs in seven years.
Musically gorgeous, lyrically profound. José González is in a class by himself – a deep, artful thinker with a singular, painterly approach to song writing and sonics.
November 24 at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall. A long overdue return.
CONTEMPORALE Presents: Jose Gonzalez
[Shanghai]
Date: November 24, 2016 Thursday
Time：19:45pm*
*Performance will start promptly at 7:45pm. Please arrive 45 minutes prior to show time.
Price: 180/120/80 RMB (Sold Out!!!)
Tickets: Sold Out!
Location: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Hall
Address: 1380 Middle Fuxing Road, Xuhui District, near Baoqing Road (徐汇区复兴中路1380号，近宝庆路)
Links
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra official website：www.sh-symphony.com
Split Works official website：www.spli-t.com
About Contemporale
The Contemporale series began in the autumn of 2014 as a collaboration between the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Split Works and hosts exciting contemporary musical acts in a classical music environment, at the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra’s new home in downtown Shanghai.
The 2014-15 season saw piano, guitar and strings from the Ukraine (Lubomyr Melnyk), Canada (Moonface) and the US (Bill Callahan). With fully sold out Chamber Halls across the season, Contemporale has expanded its programme for the 2015-16 season, taking in twice the number of artists and including performances in the 1,200 seat Concert Hall.
About Split Works:
Split Works is a Beijing and Shanghai based concert promotion agency. Since 2006, we’ve been putting on killer parties and shows throughout Asia, working with brilliant artists from across the globe. In 2009, we launched JUE | Music + Art and also produce branded campaigns through our sister company, communications agency Splatter. We love China, we love music, we love you.[:zh]
上海交响乐团和Split Works开功 联合呈现
CONTEMPORALE当代变奏系列演出 2016-2017
瑞典吟游诗人José González
在电影《白日梦想家》中以励志主题曲“Step Out”大放异彩的的瑞典唱作人José González是北欧独立界独树一帜的游吟诗人，同时也是各大音乐榜单的常客。他极富表现力的古典吉他弹奏和发人深省的歌词为他带来了享誉世界的名声，并在一出道就获得瑞典格莱美最佳新人奖、欧洲突破国界奖等多项大奖的青睐，以及在多个国家创造白金/双白金的唱片销量。
自2003年发行首张专辑《Veneer》就在英国创下430万张的惊人销售成绩后，José 开始尝试着翻唱脍炙人口的经典歌曲.无论什么样的歌，在José的口中都能唱出他那温暖自在、自成一格在的味道。譬如Trip-hop天团Massive Attack的《Teardrop》，翻唱版本收录在他07年的第二张专辑《In Our Nature》里，给乐迷带来了意外之喜。另外，José重新演绎的The Knife热门单曲《Heartbeats》，在剥离电声后清新之风扑面而来，并被Sony选为年度广告配乐。
2016年11月，José González带着暌违7年的新专辑《Vestiges and Claws》，再度来到中国，用温柔自在的吟唱疗愈乐迷疲惫不堪的心。
演出信息
日期：2016年11月24日 星期四
时间：19:45（请提早45分钟入场）
场馆：上海交响乐团音乐厅 演艺厅
地址: 徐汇区复兴中路1380号，近宝庆路
票价：180元（已售罄）/120元（已售罄）/80元（已售罄）
相关链接
上海交响乐团官网：www.sh-symphony.com
Split Works开功官网：www.spli-t.com
– 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。
在2014-15年度的“当代变奏”系列活动中，我们献给观众的是来自乌克兰（Lubomyr Melnyk）、加拿大（Moonface）和美国（Bill Callahan）的钢琴、吉他和弦乐演奏，受到了大家的热烈追捧，票房火爆到一票难求的空前局面。在新一季的“当代变奏”系列演出里，我们将邀请到更多的国际优秀独立音乐人，将在拥有12,00坐席的的音乐厅上演最完美的作品。
– 关于Split Works：
Split Works开功 是一家基于上海和北京的外资音乐演出公司，一直与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共推出了5个音乐节品牌、覆盖30座城市的400多场巡演，并一直坚信并实践着：每一次音乐都必须是独特的。从Godspeed You! Black Emperor 到Sonic Youth，从Thee Oh Sees到Mac Demarco和Shabazz Palaces，从“黑兔”到《觉》音乐+艺术节，从“无解周末”到回声公园音乐节。我们热爱音乐，我们热爱中国，我们爱你。
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