Robert Wells (Robert Wells, April 7, 1962 -), a Swedish musician, is now the world's only two prizes at the same time to win the piano and composition of the musicians, by the Kingdom of Sweden crowned as a "National Treasure", but also the Swedish piano player, the pride of the Kingdom of Sweden. He is also a Swedish piano player and the pride of the Kingdom of Sweden. His works "Rock Rhapsody", "in the palace of the mountain demon" and so on is known as "subversion of tradition, shocked Europe and the United States" of the classic masterpiece.
Robert Wells is one of the world's greatest piano players, his exclusive orchestra is also known as the wind vane of popular music, he was named the world's most popular and most moving musician by the European and American music industry for four consecutive years. Specializing in combining classical and contemporary music, he makes the music more rhythmic, allowing the audience to travel between frenzy and serenity, feeling the charm of rock and classical, and his influence is appreciated and recognized by both traditional and pop music circles.
Chinese Name: Robert Wells
Foreign Name: RobertWells
Nationality: Sweden
Date of Birth: April 7, 1962
Occupation: Musician
Major Achievements: Winner of two prizes for piano and composition
Representative Works: Rhapsody of Rock and Roll, In the Palace of the Mountain Demon, Ancestral Music, In the Palace of the Mountain Demon. In the Palace of the Mountain Demon", etc.
Personal experience
Robert Wells began to study piano at the age of 7;
at the age of 14, he participated in Stockholm's Rising Star Singers' Competition as the foremost piano accompanist,*** and participated in the competition for 7 years;
at the age of 16, he won two national competitions, the Swedish Solo Piano Competition and Improvisation Competition, and was regarded as a piano prodigy
Became the best and youngest student at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. graduated from the academy at age 20 with straight A's;
began to step into television in 1986, combining composing, playing, and hosting, and became the producer of two of Sweden's most watched music programs;
1989, Robert and the G?vleborg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anders B?rlund. ABBA with guitarist Lasser and bassist Rutger, among others, embarked on his first solo national tour. In 1989, Robert's "One Fantasy in Rock" was released, shocking the entire European and American music world. People were amazed to find that piano playing could be like this: the sound of the piano could wander in electro-acoustic and orchestral music, weaving in and out of classical and rock, sometimes tender, sometimes wild.
In early 1991, Robert began to go global, and has played with almost all the world's leading symphony orchestras, and has performed in the world's major concert halls, famous parks squares and castles, with more than 200,000 people listening to his concerts every year. His long years of collaboration with musicians of all styles since childhood and his own gentle temperament and musicianship have gradually given him a special sense of being able to cross different musical fields.
Music Production
Robert Wells is known to have used only five tones in the music he composed this time. Wells said that when he wrote the music for the Beijing Olympics, he also incorporated American rock and European classical music styles, but couldn't add a Chinese tone to the music until he worked with Tan Dun. Wells believes that Olympic music should be uplifting to all listeners. Wells says that everyone dreams of writing songs for the Olympics one day. So when he heard two years ago that the Olympics had started a call for competition songs, he decided to give it a try.
Wells was invited to play in front of the Forbidden City on Aug. 8, 2007, to celebrate the first anniversary of the countdown to the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Today, he is a key member of the main songwriting staff for the Beijing Olympic ceremony.
Making an impact
Robert Wells is regarded as one of the greatest pianists in the world today, and his achievement lies in the fact that he is the only musician in the world who can blend classical music with pop, rock and jazz. He is also an accomplished television presenter and a talented composer.
Robert Wells' name is a shock and surprise to every pop fan. In the West, he is known along with Jani and Richard Clayderman, and is regarded as the first person to subvert the traditional piano playing, the first to use the piano to open up the classical, pop, rock, jazz and all other fields of music, and to find the similarity of the divine charm in different music. For example, in "Rock on Beethoven", he boldly combined rap music with Beethoven's "Destiny", creating a classical and pop precedent; "Spanish Rhapsody" was composed after he heard a gypsy folk song in Spain and was inspired by it, which was also blended with Bach's and Beethoven's sentiments. The Nutcracker is a complete conversion of Chai's famous song into a rhythmic rock, which was used by Russian skaters to win the world figure skating championship. The Wild Bee Jazz and Sabre Dance show the ultimate in wild passion with the piano. And "Rhapsody of Rock and Roll" is Robert's popular piano, rock and symphony perfect combination of masterpieces. The beautiful piano tone, blended with the symphony orchestra's thick and heavy momentum, the jazz band's kind and gentle rhythm, the rock band's blunt and strong emotions, forming a unique and charming style, taking the viewer through the frenzy and tranquility, feeling the difference between rock and classical. Robert is a musical wizard known as a "superstar".
In his performance, you can feel the rich classical flavor, but also can appreciate the surging rock connotation. His music is full of variations, especially when interpreting the classics, which is always a refreshing feeling. When the viewer is listening to the gentle Chopin masterpieces flowing from his fingertips, his jazz band will suddenly change its style and play a modern mix of bass and drums, and in an instant, the style of the song changes completely, and the audience goes crazy, as if they were in a modern concert instead of listening to a traditional piano solo.
At the same time, his stage image is very charming, with a head of long hair and a healthy and handsome appearance; his personality is untamed and gentle, and his temperament is elegant and noble, but also humorous and witty; the first-class education at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music has given him deep artistic attainments, and he is good at improvisation, and his excellent playing always brings surprises to the audience. His music is a fusion of the best of different fields of art, and he has conquered the world with his banging and unrestricted stage style.
In the eyes of the Swedes, he is not only an extraordinary international pianist, but also a composer who consistently sticks to his own independent compositions. At the same time, he was a presenter, and several of the music programs he produced and hosted on his own were almost always among the highest-rated in Sweden. In fact, he is also eucalyptus an excellent singer with a talented singing voice. In his concerts, we often hear his penetrating voice over a burst of piano. But he is also the organizer of the world-famous "Fantasy in Rock" concert series, where he and his piano thread the needle between the various singers, giving the concerts an immense variety of colors. Over the past ten years, he has released a number of solo albums, won numerous international awards for his songs, and sold more than a million copies of his albums.
For more than a decade, Robert has been constantly looking for inspiration from national music and classic classical masterpieces of various countries, and adapting these music that have been sung for many years in his unique way. A famous music critic in the United States said, "Robert really plays music in the palm of his hand, but plays it seamlessly." Robert, a musician who composes, plays, sings, hosts, and produces, has toured the world for more than 200 shows, and wherever his music goes, it leaves an enduring aftertaste, and untold numbers of people have been maddened and thrilled by Robert's music.
His music is a creative combination of elegance and popularity that intelligently brings the music to the heart of the audience. Robert's performances have taken him all over the world, and he has not only become the pride of the Swedish people, but has also gained a high reputation internationally, constantly being awarded various honorary titles such as Honorary Citizen of New York, Honorary Citizen of Chile, and Golden Key of St. Petersburg. Robert has also been awarded the honorary status of International Charity Ambassador due to his dedication to charitable causes. Over the years, Robert has traveled the world with his music, and at the same time, he has also done a lot of good deeds for those in need with the unique charismatic power of music. In the land of his music, there are no boundaries of nationality, color, rich or poor. The best interpretation is that he has written this sentence on the inner pages of his published CD disks: music has no boundaries. All along, he has not only let those who like classical music experience the charm of rock, let those who like rock appreciate the grandeur of classical, but also devoted himself to the work of blending the world's love with music.
Performances
New Year's Concert
Robert Wells was invited to China for a concert as early as during China's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, and has been cheering Beijing's bid for the Olympics all over the world. His improvised song "Chinese Moon" on the Great Wall has now become a regular feature of his world concert tours. His music is different from that of Janni and Clayderman. Since 1999, he has been honored by the European and American music industry as the world's most popular and most moving musician for four consecutive years, because his music is extremely impactful, and his performances encompass a variety of forms - singing, dancing, instrumental music, breaking the boundaries of different musical genres, and extremely infectious, which once shook the whole Europe and the world. He has shaken up Europe and the world.
As an international charity ambassador, Robert Wells has always been devoted to public welfare. In this New Year's concert, Robert Wells will also donate 10 RMB from each ticket to the China International Medical Exchange Foundation to improve the rural health stations in the poor western areas. Speaking of this trip, Robert Wells said it was all very exciting for him, and he held a press conference on the afternoon of October 12 in Beijing's busiest market, the Xindongan Market in Wangfujing, to publicly state that his 2006 New Year's Eve Concert - "Boiling Blood - Passionate China "will bring a musical storm to China. This musical storm will sweep through Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xiamen, and Hangzhou from December 28, 2005 to January 5, 2006, and so on. The Chinese audience will have the opportunity to experience this concert in person, which will be a perfect musical storm for both the eyes and the ears.
Robert Wells said he will not only lead his entire team, including his old partner, Sofia, who is known as the "Golden Fox," but will also invite some of the country's most powerful musicians to join him on stage as guests. The most powerful musicians in China will also be invited as guests to collide passionately with him on the same stage. This musical genius who is good at improvisation also collaborated with Chinese singer Guo Rong*** on a song "Hungarian Dance" at the launch. Guo Rong, who has been hailed as "the most powerful pop singer with the richest Chinese folk music style", said she had only seen the video of Robert Wells' performance but held the world-class pianist in the highest regard, and said she believed that their first collaboration would bring the audience stunning enjoyment at the New Year's Eve concert.
It is understood that Robert Wells concert, the Chinese audience will be very familiar with the world's most famous songs, such as "Drinking Song", "Ratsky March" adapted into rock and other forms of performance, more fire pathos burst is also the form of American and rock star duet singing "No One Sleeps Tonight" and "China's Moon", the concert will play Robert's own classic songs. In addition to this, Robert Wells will also be performing a never-before-released piece of music, "Yangtze River", which is a special New Year's gift from Robert Wells for this 2006 New Year's Eve Concert. Robert Wells is confident that this extraordinary musical approach will allow his beloved Chinese friends to enjoy a wild and passionate New Year's Eve like never before.
With China
Robert Wells has an unbreakable bond with China and has performed in China many times. He also participated in the 1st Anniversary Countdown Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games as the only invited artist from outside China, and his performance of "Chinese Moon" with the famous Swedish female singer Sofia Kjellgren*** was a sensation. For the 8th China Arts Festival, Robert Wells said he was looking forward to the premiere of the piece "Yangtze River" in Jiangcheng, and expected all the audience to enjoy "Yangtze River" as much as "Chinese Moon". At the concert, Robert Wells will also perform dozens of popular songs such as adaptations of the world's greatest hits, including The Nutcracker, Cats, My Heart Will Go On, The Yellow River and Liang Zhu.
On November 28, 2011, he and China's famous singer Tan Jing cooperated to hold the "London Promise - Tan Jing Royal Albert Hall Concert", served as co-star, and composed the theme song of the concert, "Gently Embrace", composed by Tan Jing. The theme song of the concert "Gently Embrace" was composed by Tan Jing, with lyrics by Tan Jing.
In November 2012, Swedish rock pianist Robert Wells performed a Chinese version of his "Rock Rhapsody" concert at the Daning Theater. He performed a series of his favorite works, including "Rock Rhapsody" and "Chinese Moon". As a guest performer, young Chinese singer Jia Ruhan was also invited to the stage.
World record
Most songs by the Abba Choir (ABBA) played and identified in one minute: premiered in 1953, BBC Radio 2's FridayNightisMusicNight is the longest-running orchestral radio program in the U.K. January 2016 15, presenter Ken Bruce (pictured right) set a world record by hearing 13 tunes from the Abba Choir played by pianist Robert Wells (pictured left). (Guinness)