钢琴家张昊辰在华盛顿做交响乐首演

他和指挥都是天才儿童

演奏拉克马尼诺夫第三协奏曲

图片制作：B Ealovega 

马里兰Bethesda (2015年3月16日) --国家爱乐欢迎24岁的中国得奖钢琴家张昊辰在音乐总监和指挥Piotr Gajewski的指挥下，到华盛顿首演。他们两位都曾经是音乐神童，两人将做一场令人晕眩的表演：柴可夫斯基的罗密欧与朱丽叶幻想曲，林姆斯基.高沙可夫的狂想曲埃斯帕尼奥尔，和张昊辰独奏的拉克尼马尼诺夫的浪漫主义钢琴协奏曲第三协奏曲。演出将在3月28日（星期六）晚8点和3月29日（星期日）下午3点在史翠摩音乐中心进行，演出大厅还会有免费的历史讲座和节目介绍。票价为28美元，7岁到17岁之间的儿童免费（需打电话到史翠摩票房预定）。史翠摩地址是：5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.需要了解更多情况或者购票，请上网www.nationalphilharmonic.org或打电话到301-581-5100。

有意思的结合，张昊辰和爱乐团的音乐总监和指挥Gajewski过去都是音乐神童。张五岁在上海音乐厅登台演奏巴哈二部创意曲，在2009年成为最年轻的和第一个赢得Van Cliburn国际钢琴比赛金奖的中国参赛者，而自此以后他在美国、欧洲和亚洲通过他对音乐的深度敏感和极具想象的精湛演奏赢得了听众的喜爱。他现在跟随教授过郎郎和Lydia Artymiw等人的 Gary Graffman学习。Gajewski也是从4岁就开始了他的钢琴演奏生涯，到14岁已经指挥管弦乐队，他17岁的时候在北卡州的Greensboro东方音乐节上指挥了狂想曲埃斯帕尼奥尔的演出。

他说“以前我以为年轻的演奏家可以靠天赋演出，但是很快我就意识到勤奋和专注投入对建立事业更为重要”，“张昊辰的演奏灌注了所有的这些素质，我很荣幸能代表爱乐团和他在史翠摩演出，期待与他一起登台。”

这次演出的中心曲目是拉克尼马诺夫的第三钢琴协奏曲。纽约时报是这样介绍该曲“它像一部俄国小说，带着独特的情感，不仅有爱得到回报的欣喜若狂，还有艰难的长途跋涉之后庆典般的快乐”。这次演出还有柴可夫斯基的罗密欧与朱丽叶幻想曲，是古典爱情悲剧和作曲家自己不幸生活相形交错而迸发出来的伟大诗篇。林姆斯基.高沙可夫的狂想曲埃斯帕尼奥尔将以它的西班牙民族旋律为晚上的演出落幕。演出之前，3月28号从6：45分开始，3月29号从1：45分开始，将有免费讲座在音乐大厅进行。

在音乐总监和指挥家Piotr Gajewski领导下，国家爱乐团以其“强烈”“无懈可击”和“令人激动”著称（华盛顿邮报）。创建于2003年，国家爱乐团在2005年2月完工的史翠摩这世界水平音乐中心安家，已经做过250场演出，还配合举办对外教育活动，国家爱乐团是以蒙哥马利郡为基地的最大最活跃的地方专业交响乐团。

爱乐团以其合理票价和对7岁到17岁儿童免费的长期传统为荣，保证给蒙郡和大华府地区的观众提供方便和丰富的节目。

国家爱乐团作为史翠摩音乐中心的长驻管弦乐队，邀请世界著名艺术家客串由Gajewski大师指挥的著名交响乐和由国家爱乐团合唱艺术总监Stan Engebretson的合唱名著。

购买这些演出票或者获得完整时间表，请上网www.nationalphilharmonic.org， 或者打电话到史翠摩的订票电话301-581-5100。票价从28美元到84美元不等，7岁到17岁儿童全部节目活动都免费（由The Gazette赞助）。所有儿童票必须通过电话预订或者亲自到场领取。有免费停车场。

Photo Cut Line：国家爱乐团欢迎24岁的中国得奖钢琴家张昊辰到华盛顿首演，3月28日星期六和3月29日星期日在史翠摩音乐中心举行。他们将演奏拉克尼马尼诺夫的第三钢琴协奏曲和其它古典名曲。

Pianist Haochen Zhang Makes his Washington Orchestral Debut

He and Conductor both Child Prodigies

Rachmaninoff’s 3^rd Concerto to be Performed

Bethesda, MD (March 16, 2015) — The National Philharmonic welcomes Haochen Zhang, the award-winning 24-year-old Chinese pianist, as he makes his Washington, D.C. orchestral debut under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski. Both former child prodigies, Zhang and Gajewski present a dazzling program: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, and with Zhang’s solo the ultimate Romantic piano concerto, Piano Concerto No. 3 by Rachmaninoff. Performances will be held on Saturday, March 28 at 8pm and on Sunday, March 29 at 3pm at the Music Center at Strathmore. Preceding the performance, a free lecture on the history and nuances of the program will be offered in the Concert Hall. Ticket prices start at $28 and are free for children ages 7 to 17 (please call or visit the Strathmore Box Office to reserve). Strathmore is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.nationalphilharmonic.org or call 301.581.5100.

In an interesting twist, both Zhang and the Philharmonic’s Music Director and Conductor Gajewski are former child prodigies. Zhang performed Bach’s two-part inventions at Shanghai Music Hall at the age of 5, became the youngest and first Chinese competitor to win the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009, and has since been captivating audiences in the United States, Europe, and Asia with his unique blend of deep musical sensitivity, imagination, and virtuosity. He now trains with the same teacher, Gary Graffman, who coaches fellow piano virtuosos Lang Lang, Lydia Artymiw and more. Gajewski also began his musical career by playing piano at the age of 4 and by the age of 14, he was conducting orchestras.  At the age of 17 he conducted Capriccio Espagnol (the second work on the program) at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina.

“Back then, I thought that young performers could just get by on talent, but soon I realized that hard work and dedication is much more important in building a career,” said Gajewski. “Zhang brings all of these qualities to his playing and I am pleased to be able to present him with the Philharmonic at Strathmore. I very much look forward to working with him."

The centerpiece of the program is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The New York Times describes this piece as “like a vast Russian novel…with emotions all its own: not just the ecstasy of love rewarded but a kind of ceremonious joy at the conclusion of a long and perilous journey.” The program also includes Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, where the classic tale of doomed young love and the composer’s tortured personal life collide in a dramatic masterpiece. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, with its elevated Spanish folk melodies, rounds out the evening’s program. A free educational lecture will be offered in the Concert Hall before each performance, at 6:45pm on March 28 and 1:45pm on March 29.

Led by Music Director and Conductor Piotr Gajewski, the National Philharmonic is known for performances that are “powerful,” impeccable” and “thrilling” (The Washington Post). Created in 2003, the National Philharmonic took up residence at the state-of-the-art Music Center at Strathmore upon its opening in February 2005. More than 250 performances later, combined with far-reaching educational programming, the National Philharmonic is the largest and most active locally based professional orchestra based in Montgomery County. 

The Philharmonic boasts a long-standing tradition of reasonably priced tickets and free admission to all young people age 7-17, assuring its place as an accessible and enriching component in Montgomery County and the greater Washington, DC area.

As the Music Center at Strathmore’s orchestra-in-residence, the National Philharmonic showcases world-renowned guest artists in time-honored symphonic masterpieces conducted by Maestro Gajewski and monumental choral masterworks under National Philharmonic Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson.

To purchase tickets to either performance or for a complete schedule, please visit www.nationalphilharmonic.org or call the Strathmore box office at (301) 581-5100. Tickets are $28-$84; kids 7 to 17 are FREE through the ALL KIDS, ALL FREE, ALL THE TIME program (sponsored by The Gazette). ALL KIDS tickets must be purchased in person or by phone. Complimentary parking is available.

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Photo Cut line:  The National Philharmonic welcomes Haochen Zhang, the award-winning 24-year-old Chinese pianist, as he makes his Washington, D.C. orchestral debut on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at the Music Center at Strathmore.  They will perform Piano Concerto No. 3 by Rachmaninoff and other classical favorites. 

Photo Credit: B. Ealovega