![]() ![]() His father provided him with professional training, and Niu Niu’s had his first solo recital at age six in his hometown. One day, his father found his three-year-old son climbing on to his bench and playing the piano with perfect pitch. Born in Xiamen, Niu Niu, who got his stage name from his birth zodiac (the ox in Mandarin), was discovered by his father, who was a piano teacher. She listened to Mozart during pregnancy,” he recalls. Niu Niu’s love of music goes way back, even before he was born. I want to convey a very strong positive message that as long as we have hope, we will always have a better tomorrow.” I hope everyone will walk out of this concert feeling rejuvenated. “You don’t need to understand the music to enjoy it. Commencing the concert with my Hope and ending it with Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon envelopes the concert title ‘Hope and Harmony’,” he says. “Beethoven’s music gives us so much strength, and every repertoire conveys a lot of emotions. While the programme at first glance may seem mixed, Niu Niu explains that the music the German, French and Chinese pieces are all familiar to most people around the world and will help connect people across cultures together. I was very inspired by that, and I wanted to create music that could encourage everyone in the world and bring reassurance and comfort to all the people during the difficult times." What else I could do if I couldn’t be on the stage? Then I saw how everyone was courageous in fighting this situation. It’s like you’ve been doing something continuously for 15 years, and then suddenly it changed. I just kept getting messages about the cancellation of concerts. “ was composed around the first half of last year when everyone was devastated ,” Niu Niu says. See also: Pianist Zuo Zhang On Why She's Excited About Her Upcoming Solo Recital In Hong Kong Moreover, Niu Niu will also debut his own work, Impromptu No. 7 Chinese folk music Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon, which has been re-arranged by Niu Niu for the cello and piano and Beethoven’s Symphony No. The programme will feature Gabriel Fauré’s four most famous pieces: Élégie in C Minor Op. The concert will be co-performed by Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s assistant principal cellist Laurent Perrin. Hope and Harmony is a dinner and concert event supported by First Initiative Foundation (FIF), a charity that organises local initiatives to benefit the arts, education and community founded by director and creative head of Carnet Jewellery Michelle Ong. This year, in conjunction with Le French May, the pianist will perform at Hope and Harmony: An Evening with Celebrated Musician Niu Niu and French cellist Laurent Perrin. ![]() Now at 24, Zhang Shengliang, who goes by Niu Niu, has released eight albums, including “Fate and Hope”, a new album where he interpreted Beethoven’s Symphony No. At age nine, he became the youngest pianist signed to EMI Classics, an international classical label. At the age of three, he could play an entire book of fundamental piano music without mistakes or prior training. ![]()
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