Lu Chunling, born in 192 1, is a flute player and composer, and one of the representatives of the southern flute school. He is known as "China Magic Flute" and a Shanghainese. He used to be a professor at Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the president of Shanghai Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo Society.
20 17 10 3 1 I went to Lu Chunling's home in Wu Xinglu for an interview, and the scene at that time was vivid. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the aunt who took care of him sent a handful of medicine and told him to eat it. He eats one grain at a time and then two grapes at a time, just like a child. At the age of 97, although food and shelter are inseparable from people's care, as long as he mentions the flute, he is full of energy and picks out one of dozens of flutes at home to blow. The more we talk, the happier we will be. The old man also sang a self-created Shanghai rap, which was radiant and sounded like Hong Zhong.
On July 4th, 20 17, Lu Chunling, a 97-year-old flute player and composer, insisted on playing every day even though he was in the hospital. The old man said that this was his life.
Talking about his life, Lu Chunling summed it up with a simple word "piper". He was born in Shanghai and began to learn to play the flute from an old shoemaker at the age of seven. When he was young, Lu Chunling worked as a lathe worker in Jiangnan Shipyard and a driver in Xiangsheng Taxi Company, but he never gave up his love for flute. 1934, only 13-year-old Lu Chunling got the chance to play on the radio, and his flute spread all over Shanghai with the radio waves. 1937 joined Ziyun guole club, 1940 initiated China guole club. After the founding of New China, he participated in the establishment of Shanghai National Orchestra and taught part-time at Shanghai Conservatory of Music from 1954.
With a bamboo flute, Lu Chunling has performed in more than 70 countries, and the flute has spread all over the world, so he is known as the "China flute king". During his visit, he studied the folk music of various countries, and adapted it into flute music, incorporating a new style. 1in the summer of 955, Lu Chunling led a cultural delegation from China to visit Indonesia. In Jakarta Square,100000 people came to watch the performance. Indonesian people flocked to the square in order to see the artist's style. In order to maintain order, the police had to shoot into the air. At that time, he was playing a cowboy. The square was crowded with people, he continued. Gradually, the chaotic scene just now quieted down. The next day, the local newspaper commented: "Gunfire can't keep order, and the flute conquered100000 audience."
On the wall of Lu Chunling's house, there is a photo of him and Chairman Mao in the Great Hall of the People. He was received by President Mao Zedong eight times. He also found two yellowed Mao Zedong's "Speech at Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art" from the bookcase. He said, "My mind has changed because of this book. I always remember that literature and art should serve the people. "There is a photo on the wall, recording his performance in the mine. Lu Chunling has made numerous achievements in factories, rural areas and military units, especially in mines. From 1960s to 1980s, Lu Chunling's flute played around the beams in Datun Coal Mine in Jiangsu, Laiwu Iron Mine in Shandong, Jiu424 Iron Mine in Nanjing, Anyuan Coal Mine in Jiangxi and Shilu Iron Mine in Hainan. He even went underground to play for the miners, and once took a lifting pick to dig coal with the miners.
After playing, Lu Chunling is a prolific creator. The flying partridge, Ode to Joy, Cowherd and China Six Plates, which were arranged and adapted by him, have now become the reserved repertoire in the flute field. On may 29th, 20 17, at the "Lu Chunling Flute Art 90 Spring Concert", Lu Chunling's disciples went on stage one after another and played his most famous works. Many of his disciples are already famous flute players and educators at home and abroad. And he himself, wearing a rosy robe, plays his favorite "Partridge Flying". His robe is embroidered with a partridge bird, which was vividly painted by Cheng Shi. On the stage, 97-year-old Lu Chunling is still transparent and sweet in timbre and dexterous in fingering, leaving behind the youthful charm of "China Wang Di". People say you are over 90 years old. Stop blowing and have a rest. But he stubbornly said, "if you have a little strength, you must give a light." If you can't blow it, you should talk about it. If you can't talk about it, you should do it You should set an example for cultivating new forces. "
The words are still in my ears, and a generation of flute kings traveled by crane. People are dead, but the flute is still there!
Interview with Lu Chunling: 90 years of Yu Di's flying sound.
Tell the joys and sorrows of ordinary people
Watch the news: at the age of 7, I began to learn to play the flute from the old cobbler Sun Gentao. It is said that he is also proficient in pipa, sanxian and erhu. Why did you choose flute?
Lu Chunling: My uncle likes folk music very much. He plays, plays and sings during the break. I have loved it since I was a child. As for why it is a flute, you can see that this kind of flute is not only cheap, simple to make, but also convenient to carry, which is very suitable for the poor to entertain themselves. Although my master Sun Gentao is a cobbler who lives on the ground floor, he can play all kinds of beautiful and sincere songs on the flute, which is very touching. So I gradually fell in love with the flute.
There are many national musical instruments in China, and the flute has a long history and a relatively popular foundation. Although this bamboo flute is small, it is very expressive. It can be loud and bright, lyrical and rough. In the north and south of China, as well as in different ethnic minority areas, the flute has developed various styles and techniques, which can shape different musical images and express different emotions, which is why it has been handed down and loved by everyone.
Watch the news: You have adapted a lot of folk music and created many yourself. What kind of music is most popular with people?
Lu Chunling: If people like it, they should understand it as soon as they listen. Therefore, on the one hand, artists should have profound knowledge of traditional music, because this gene comes from the people and is passed down from generation to generation, and can be directly close to the people. Secondly, you should relate music to the lives of ordinary people. This requires the use of flutes to shape people's familiar images and tell their joys and sorrows.
What I just said is the level of adaptation and creation. From the performance level, the performer should not only learn to play a song, but also understand the connotation and artistic conception of the song. Even, it is necessary to find out which predecessors have played this song and what is the difference between their timbre and fingering. You should study hard, practice hard, and slowly find a moving voice. When you really stand on the stage, you should completely forget yourself. On the stage, there is no audience and no oneself. Only by abandoning all distractions can music be blown to the hearts of the audience.
Watch the news: "Flying Partridges" can be said to have blown into the hearts of the audience. Because when it comes to you, many people will think of this song you played. Over the years, you have recorded many versions of Flying Partridge. Why is it different every time?
Lu Chunling: Partridge Flying is a folk song in Hunan. The partridge bird is beautiful, but it can't fly high, but it yearns for flying very much. Therefore, I will focus on "flying", through different techniques, simulate the "flying" of partridges and birds, and shape the image of partridges longing for freedom and the future. I have recorded many different versions of "Flying Partridges", and the reason why it is different every time is because it is innovative every time. Both creation and performance need innovation and keep pace with the times.
For example, The Past and the Present, which I wrote in the 1950s, was first played with a flute, and later changed to two flutes. I used a high-pitched flute and a low-pitched flute to show the contrast between the past and the present, and the emotional expression of the song suddenly changed. It is impossible to create a work overnight. Only by constantly revising and perfecting can it become a good work that can withstand scrutiny and maintain long-term vitality.
Watch the news: Many of your works, such as past lives, Happy News and Spring in the South of the Yangtze River, come from the depths of life.
Lu Chunling: Yes, these are feelings. Past lives is my first novel, which compares people's sufferings in the past with their happiness today. I have been to factories, mines, islands and fishing grounds to experience life. An artist can't write a good work of flesh and blood by shutting himself in his room. Life is the best creative material. Art should come from the people and eventually return to them. I remember once in Anyuan Coal Mine, the mine manager said that the condolence performance could be performed in the theater. But I decided to go underground and perform for absenteeism.
Lu Chunling, a 95-year-old flute player, played "My Motherland" with his disciples at the opening performance of the Shanghai International Art Festival in 20 16 18.