Introduction of Programs of Film Concert, 7th BJIFF

　　Scene One: In the Mood for Love—Chinese Film Concert

　　First half

　　Opening: Music Medley of the Six Film Studios of China

　　1.  You Theme song of the Film Concert of Beijing International Film Festival

　　    Singers: Yang Yang, Wang Lida

　　2.  Sweet Folk Song from the film Liu Sanjie

　　    Singer: Wang Lida

　　3.  A Lovely Rose from the film Spring in a Small Town

　　    Singer: Ding Yi

　　4.  Beside the Butterfly Spring from the film Five Golden Flowers

　　    Singer: Xu Jingjing

　　5.  Bubbling Spring from the film Bubbling Spring

　　    Singer: Xu Jingjing

　　6.  Theme music from the film Diving Girls

　　7.  Love Without End from the film Love without End

　　    Singer: Zhang Xin

　　8.  Theme song of the film In the Mood for Love

　　    Violinist: Chai Liang

　　9.  Forgotten Time from the film Infernal Affairs 2002

　　    Singer: Zeng Jiao 

　　10. The Sea, The Homeland from the film The Sea is Calling

　　    Singer: Children’s Chorus

　　11. Opening from film Shaolin Soccer　　

　　Second half

　　12. Opening: Music Medley of Chinese Films from films Sparking Red Star, Village Girl Beyond the Great Wall, The Fisherman's Ballad, Guerrillas on the Plain, Tunnel Warfare and From Victory To Victory

　　13. Play My Favorite Pipa from the film Railway Guerrillas

　　    Accordion: Ruan Mingyuan

　　14. A Praise for Red Plum from the film Sister Jiang

　　    Singer: Zhang Zhang

　　15. The Song of the Heroes from the film Heroic Sons and Daughters

　　    Singer: Zhang Zhang

　　16. Farewell My Comrade from film Visitors On the Icy Mountain

　　    Singer: Ding Yi

　　17. Velvet Flower from film Little Flower

　　    Singer: Zhang Xin

　　18. Searching from film The Founding of A Republic

　　    Singer: Yang Yang

　　19. China My Love from film A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

　　    Singer: All performers

　　Encore

　　20. The Happy Women Soldiers from the film Red Detachment of Women

　　　Scene Two: La La Land—World Classic Film Concert

　　First half　　

　　Opening: Music Medley of the Six Film Studios of China

　　　(I) Traditional Chinese opera

　　1. Ping Opera: Name Flowers from the film Flower Is A Matchmaker

　　   Singer: Wu Shuang

　　2. Waves after Waves in Honghu Lake from the film Red Guards on Honghu Lake

　　   Singer: Tiantian

　　3. North Wind Blowing from the film White-Haired Girl

　　   Singer: Tiantian

　　4. Butterfly Lovers 

　　   Erhu performer: Li Me

　　(II) Musical

　　5. Maria from the film West Side Story

　　   Singer: Yang Yang

　　6. Don't Cry For Me Argentina from the film Evita

　　   Singer: Ma Fei

　　7. The Phantom of the Opera from the film The Phantom of the Opera

　　8. On My Own from the film Les Misérables

　　   Singer: Yao Duoduo　　

　　Second half

　　(III) Dances and animation films

　　9.  Magic Waltz from the film The Legend of 1900

　　    Performer: Tan Xiaotang

　　10. Musics from the film La La Land

　　    Performer: Tan Xiaotang

　　11. Swan Lake from the film Black Swan

　　12. Por Una Cabeza from the film Scent of a Woman

　　    Violinist: Chai Liang          

　　13. Music from the animation film Feelings of Mountains and Waters

　　    Zither performer: Ai Pengfei

　　14. Music from the animation film The Old Man and the Sea

　　(IV) Musical films

　　15. Awaara Hoon from the film Awaara

　　16. The Lonely Goatherd from the film The Sound of Music

　　    Singer: Wu Shuang

　　17. La Danna é Mobile from film Rugoletto

　　    Singer: Yang Yang

　　18. Lascia ch'io pianga from film Farinelli

　　    Singer: Ma Fei

　　Encore

　　19. Auld Lang Syne from the film Waterloo Bridge

　　

　　Annex 1. Performers

 　

　　Symphony Orchestra: China Cinematic Orchestra

       Established in 1949, China Cinematic Orchestra is one of the earliest national orchestras in China. Over the past 60 years and more, China Cinematic Orchestra has been active in the Chinese music circles and has performed symphony concerts, world-famous operas and ballets with renowned foreign conductors, composers, players and dancers from the United States, Germany, France, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, Italy and so on. It has also recorded music for over 2,000 films, TV series and documentaries.

　　

　　Conductor: Fan Tao

       Fan Tao, National First-level Conductor and permanent conductor of China Cinematic Orchestra, has made a number of records and film & TV music. He was once invited to the 2nd International Sibelius Conductors’ Competition and won the Special Jury Prize; he was once elected jury member for the finals of the 13th Oberlin International Piano Competition and Festival and The Thomas & Evon Cooper International Violin Competition.

　　

　　Moderator: Xu Tao

       Xu Tao, renowned Chinese voice actor and National First-level Actor, was awarded National Novel Performing Artist in 2002. His main dubbing works include Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Hamlet, Cyrano De Bergerac, The Sound of Music, Madame Curie and Cinema Paradiso.

　　

　　Tenor: Ding Yi 

　　Chief Tenor of Australia’s Sydney Opera House. He was honored as “the best opera singer, a brilliant tenor” by the world's opera queen Joan Sutherland and received an “Artist Achievements Award” from the Arts Council of Europe and the government of Italy. In 2016, held a concert called “Wonderful Harmony--Ding Yi’s Concert in Sydney”.

　　

　　Soprano: Wang Lida 

　　Young singer under The Song and Dance Troupe of Political Work Department of People‘s Republic of China Central Military Commission;  National Class-A Actress; National Vocal Music Gold Award winner of the 7th China Music Golden Bell Award in 2009;  Ethnic Group Gold Award winner of the 14th National Young Singers Awards Competition in 2010; participation in the performance of CCTV Spring Festival Gala for 9 consecutive years.

　　

　　Tenor: Yang Yang 

　　Young Tenor; Gold Award winner of the 4th China Music Golden Bell Award; Tenor No.1 in “Italy Don Juan International Opera Competition”; “Special Award” receiver of the 10th Germany “New Voice” International Vocal Music Competition; No.1 in the 3rd Chinese Singing Foreign Songs Competition.

　　

　　Violinist: Chai Liang

       Renowned violin performer; Selected awards winner in various international competitions like the 3rd Japan International Music Competition and US Hennessy Music Competition; receiver of Highest Achievement Award for Chinese Americans in 1993.

　　

　　Pianist: Tan Xiaotang 

　　Young pianist; No.1 in “Golden Bell Piano Competition” in 2002;  No.1 in the “2nd Sendai International Music Competition” and receiver of French Ambassador Honorary Award and Audience Award; No.1 and Audience Award receiver of ANIMATO International Young Pianist Invitational Contest held in Paris, France;

　　

　　Soprano: Wu Shuang 

　　Renowned coloratura soprano of China with the honor of “China’s First Coloratura”; playwright, painter & writer; “The first Chinese achieving Bel canto”; She is skilled in performing western opera and art songs featuring coloratura, national songs with Chinese style and various shows,  which is closed related to her active thinking and innovative spirit. Her original brand “Solo Concert Comic Coloratura Soprano by Wu Shuang” earns wide recognition at home and abroad.  

　　

　　Folk song singer: Xu Jingjing 

　　Young singer; No.1 in Folk Style Singing of National Love Song Competition in 2008; Gold Award winner of Shanghai Arts Folk Style Singing Competition; Bronze Award winner of Ethnic Group in Golden Bell National Vocal Music Competition in 2015;

　　

　　Soprano: Ma Fei 

　　Young soprano traveling Europe; Best Female Singer at International Opera Competition "City of Alcamo” in 2009; receiver of Most Potential Artist Medal granted by Italy La Scala Theater in 2010; Soprano No.1 in Seoul International Music Competition in 2012; one of the new top 10 sopranos of China Central Television with the top achievement in bel canto in 2014; Female No.1 at the 10th China Music Golden Bell Award in 2015.

　　

　　Solo performer: Yao Duoduo 

　　Winner of Wenhua Award; former solo singer of China PLA Second Artillery Cultural Troupe of the Political Department and current teacher of the Department of Musical Theater in Beijing Dance Academy. She released album Phoenix on the Wing in 2002; won the Gold Award at Pop Music in the Vocal Music Competition of Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China in 2003; won the first place of Excellent Award of Pop Music in CCTV National Young Singers Awards Competition in 2010; ranked No.1 in Beijing and Top 8 of China at Golden Bell Award in 2011;

　　

　　Young singer: Zhang Xin

　　Silver Award winner of New Singers Competition at “99 Asia Song Festival” China and Silver Award winner of New Singers Competition Asia; Gold Award winner of “Wind of Century” China Original Songs Contest; First Prize winner of “1st National Pop Music New Singer Selection” and Popular Singing at the “2nd Chinese Singing Foreign Songs Competition”; Second Prize winner of CCTV Star Avenue Final 2007.

　　Soprano: Zhang Zhang 

　　No.1 in Solo Ballad and No.2 in Bel Canto of “56th Annual Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod”; No.2 at “Internationales Kärntner Sparkasse Musikstipendium”; Special Award winner of Simandy Jozsef International Singing Competition in Hungary; and receiver  of “Excellent Scholarship” of Central Conservatory of Music.

　　

　　Young singer: Zeng Jiao 

　　Solo performer; First Prize of PLA Art Show for the participation of Sailors Chasing Dreams in 2014; and Third Prize winner of Pop Music at the 10th National Vocal Music Competition (Wenhua Award) in 2012.

　　

　　Soprano: Tiantian

       Young soprano; Second Prize winner of “2008 Artists International Music Competition”; gainer of “Crossover Singer with Oriental Sound” of Golden Melody Awards for the song Let Me Reborn in 2015; “A rising star of young singer ” hailed by industry experts;

　　

　　Erhu performer: Li Mei

　　Class-A Performer, renowned for the Erhu concerto Butterfly Love performed in the National Center for the Performing Arts as the first one with successful transplantation under the range of Erhu. She earned Top 10 Enchanting Albums Award for Elegant Demeanour in 2010, and recorded the album Color of Chord with Czech Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014.

　　Accordion performer: Ruan Mingyuan

　　Outstanding young accordion performer of China; No.1 at the 64th Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships; receiver of Excellent Individual “Performance Award” of the 10th PLA Art Show by People's Liberation Army General Political Department; Solo Gold Award at the National Accordion Performance Contest of Beijing Art Festival; No.1 at Hohner National Popular Accordion Competition; and No.2 at the 34th International "Citta di Castelfidardo" Prize and Award for Accordion Bands and Soloists. 

　　

　　

　　The performers and programs are subject to the actual conditions on the day of performance.