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CONTEMPORALE
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Curated by Split Works
Presents: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS
“Triumphant. Even at his most reserved, Arnalds is an artist who can exert immense power with the lightest of touches” – BBC Music
Contemporale returns for another year, thanks to the pioneering support and foresight of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Split Works is privileged and overjoyed to be part of a new concept to bring globally renowned contemporary independent artists to symphony halls normally reserved for the largest promoters and orchestras.
Over the 2015-16 season of Contemporale, beginning with Ólafur Arnalds on Wednesday November 4, experience exciting, sparkling sounds that will reverberate around walls usually reserved for string quartets and horn sections.
Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, the 25-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution. Ólafur’s second full-length album …and they have escaped the weight of darkness (2010), continued his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements.
Ólafur’s also explores the boundaries between musician and audience. In 2011, he released Living Room Songs, a “live-streamed” album where he invited the audience into the comfort of his Reykjavik apartment, where the songs were recorded live and the whole process filmed. Ólafur is currently touring worldwide following the release of his third album For Now I Am Winter and his music score for the popular and critically acclaimed ITV drama Broadchurch.
Ólafur Arnalds will bring his genius and immense power to Contemporale, the perfect artist to kick off the series this year. The audience will be moved by his timeless and sublime music in the Chamber Hall’s intimate setting. Shanghai Symphony Orchestra looks forward to sharing this, the first of six performances this season, as part of Contemporale curated by Split Works.
Show Information
【Shanghai】
Date: November 4, 2015 Wednesday
Time: 8pm*
*Performance will start promptly at 8pm. Please arrive 45 minutes prior to show time.
Location: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall
Address: 1380 Middle Fuxing Road, Xuhui District, near Baoqing Road (徐汇区复兴中路1380号，近宝庆路)
Price (Sold Out): 180/120/80 RMB
Online Booking: http://www.shsymphony.com/item-index-id-312.html
Links
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra official website：www.sh-symphony.com
Split Works official website：www.spli-t.com
Ólafur Arnalds official website: www.olafurarnalds.com
BBC review of Living Room Songs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/443q
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 呈现
CONTEMPORALE当代变奏系列演出 2015-2016
冰岛新古典王子Ólafur Arnalds
由 Split Works 策划
“即便是在他最含蓄的时候，Arnalds音乐的微小触碰总是能给我们带来巨大的力量和感动。” ——BBC音乐
2015年秋冬之季，由上海交响乐团音乐厅呈现，Split Works开功策划，联合带来新一季的 “当代变奏”演出系列，将世界独立音乐人的独特声音带到庄严恢宏的音乐厅，让特立独行的当代流行与古典音乐碰撞出美丽的火花！
2015-2016度“当代变奏”演出系列，将由冰岛新古典艺人Ólafur Arnalds于今年11月4日在上海交响乐团音乐厅的主厅拉开序幕。弦乐、钢琴与电音的共冶一炉，辅以梦幻的投影效果，令人期待。
Ólafur出生于一个冰岛的郊区小镇Mosfellsber，无论是创作他自己的录音室作品还是现场演出，这位年轻的音乐人总是乐于挑战边界。通过巡演的磨砺以及不懈的决心，自2007年推出专辑《Eulogy For Evolution》之后，逐渐获得世界性的认可。Ólafur的第二张专辑《…And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness》（2010年）继续践行他的创作理念，成功吸引大批独立流行和摇滚听众进入他所构建的动人世界——在这里，古典元素精美的编排与旖旎迷人的室内电子乐完美融合。
同时，Ólafur在不断地探索音乐人与观众的互动关系。2011年，他发行了一张“实时直播”的专辑《Living Room Songs》，现场录制专辑歌曲，并拍下演奏录像，进行全程线上直播，歌迷可以通过电脑屏幕“进入”Ólafur在首都雷克雅未克的家中观看“演奏现场”。目前，Ólafur正在马不停蹄地为2015年3月发行的第三张新专《The Chopin Project》进行全球巡演，并为夺得收视冠军的著名英剧《小镇疑云》担纲配乐。
能将这位独具品味的音乐艺术家带到上海交响乐团音乐厅，我们感到无比激动。感谢上海交响乐团的远见，让当代流行的独立音乐响彻典雅的音乐厅。让我们在新一季“CONTEMPORALE当代变奏”的演出上见！
演出信息
日期：2015年11月4日 星期三
时间：20:00 （请提早45分钟入场）
场馆：上海交响乐团音乐厅 主厅
地址：徐汇区复兴中路1380号，近宝庆路
票价：180/120/80元
官网购票：http://www.shsymphony.com/item-index-id-312.html
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
Ólafur Arnalds官网：www.olafurarnalds.com
BBC对《Living Room Songs》的评论: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/443q
关于CONTEMPORALE 当代变奏 系列活动
“当代变奏”是始于2014年秋天，由上海交响乐团呈现，Split Works开功策划的系列活动，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每年主办《觉》音乐+艺术节，今年六岁的《觉》是一个为期三周的，将北京和上海的创意艺术家和爱好者聚集在一起的开源城市音乐艺术节。
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