Zhang Gaoxiang, a famous dulcimer player, a national first-class actor, and the director of the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra. "Art comes from life and is a refinement and improvement of life perceptions. Only those who have an unquenchable passion and pursuit of life and art can

Only with a continuous source of creation can the work be more vital and connotative." After graduating from the Central Conservatory of Music in 1988, Zhang Gaoxiang joined the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra for more than 20 years.

But the path of art has taken him nearly forty years.

His father had the greatest influence on him.

Zhang Gaoxiang's father likes Chaozhou music very much. He can play dulcimer, Gaohu, etc., and is good at many musical instruments.

When he was very young, his father would often invite many Chaoshan musical instrument masters to play Chaozhou music at home. Zhang Gaoxiang grew up in this atmosphere.

When he was seven or eight years old, his father began to let Zhang Gaoxiang learn yangqin, and also invited many Chaozhou musical instrument masters to teach him.

During winter and summer vacations, his father let him live in the homes of famous musical instrument masters in Shantou City, Chenghai, Dahao and other places to learn from them.

"What impressed me most was that in order for me to master the basic skills better, my father would wake me up at six o'clock every morning to practice. He also personally made two thin iron rods for me, and I practiced the dulcimer for an hour every day. Using the iron rods

He used the dulcimer keys to play the dulcimer and practiced the basic skills of his wrists with heavier weights. He practiced this for two years. "People say that when he was three years old, he was eighty. When he was a child, Zhang Gaoxiang was a very conscious and hard-working person, and his parents never had to worry about him.

, while practicing musical instruments, my academic performance did not drop.

"My childhood experience was crucial to my entire music career. I am very grateful to my father and the teachers who trained me when I was a child, which laid a good foundation for my later musical development. This is the first time in my life.

"The cornerstone of national orchestral music. As a large-scale national orchestra, the China Broadcasting National Orchestra was established in the early days of the founding of New China. It can be said to be a manifestation of New China's achievements in national music culture.

With the active advocacy and unremitting efforts of the "Father of National Orchestra" - Master Peng Xiuwen and many older generation musicians, he took the lead in establishing and laying down the basic structure of the Chinese national orchestra based on bows, plucked strings, windpipes and percussion.

, and has made significant contributions to the continuous development and improvement of the national symphony orchestra.

The China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra has played a very important foundational role in the history of the development of Chinese ethnic orchestras and has had a great influence at home and abroad. The basic structure model of the orchestra has been widely referenced or adopted by many professional ethnic music orchestras at home and abroad.

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After decades of continuous exploration and development, many outstanding groups have emerged in China, such as the Central Chinese Orchestra, Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, Guangdong Chinese Orchestra, Jinan Chinese Orchestra, Jilin Chinese Orchestra and other outstanding groups. The development of Chinese national orchestral music now shows a vigorous

development trend.

"National orchestras play a very important role in the development of Chinese national instrumental music. The expressive power of large-scale national orchestras can better reflect major historical events, the people's spiritual outlook, thoughts and feelings, and can express our music more comprehensively and magnificently.

National spirit. The development of national orchestras is an important part of the current development of Chinese national music and plays a positive role. "Every art form requires innovation, and innovation is a continuation of art." Today, China

There are a large number of classic works that reflect Chinese traditional culture, spiritual outlook and life tastes, such as "Er Spring Reflects the Moon", "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", "Yao Dance", "Backgammon", "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon", etc., which are often retained by all orchestras.

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However, with the development of the times, especially since the reform and opening up, people's aesthetics, life rhythm, thoughts and emotions have undergone great changes.

As an art form, national music must have some works that better reflect and conform to this era.

In June 2012, the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra performed a concert with Tan Dun at the National Center for the Performing Arts. One of the concerts, "Vocal Concerto," was based on China's traditional philosophical concept of "harmony between man and nature." The 100-member China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra

The group performed an impromptu performance "Dialogue" with 12 birds on the same stage.

"I think this concept and form is also a kind of exploration and innovation." Zhang Gaoxiang said, "Any art form requires innovation, and innovation is a continuation of art. Zhao Jiping, Tan Dun, Guo Wenjing, Tang Jianping and others

A large number of very influential contemporary composers have created a large number of works that reflect the spirit of this era. We have just recently selected twelve representative classic works in the country since the reform and opening up thirty years ago. These works come from a certain period.

From a perspective, it also reflects the development process of our national orchestral music. "How to innovate in original music forms, reinterpret traditional music from a modern and world perspective, and use national music to reflect China.

The spirit of the new era requires the spirit of innovation.

"We hope to have more innovations from different angles to be closer to this era, to the people, and to reflect the spiritual outlook of this era. This is also the direction that our orchestra has been working hard to move forward, and it is also a mission of the times that we shoulder.