Strings Magazine: Political Turmoil & Personal Tragedy Inform Composer Qigang Chen’s Emotional New Violin Concerto
Strings Magazine
Greg Cahill
Over the years, Qigang Chen has composed numerous works—from symphonies and chamber pieces to film scores and songs—to become one of China’s foremost composers. In an interview with Greg Cahill of Strings Magazine, he reveals details about his latest violin concerto, La Joie de la souffrance (The Joy of Suffering). To read the complete article and interview, click here.
Violinist: Interview with Composer Qigang Chen: 'La Joie de la souffrance' Violin Concerto
"The violin's expressive capabilities have developed over centuries, with the accumulation of many very delicate techniques," Chen said, speaking with a group of reporters at his hotel in Shanghai about his new violin concerto, "La Joie de la souffrance" ("The Joy of Suffering.").
Violinist.com
Laurie Niles
Of all the instruments, the violin has perhaps the widest capacity to express human emotion, said France-based Chinese composer Qigang Chen.
"The violin's expressive capabilities have developed over centuries, with the accumulation of many very delicate techniques," Chen said, speaking with a group of reporters at his hotel in Shanghai about his new violin concerto, "La Joie de la souffrance" ("The Joy of Suffering.").
"No other instrument can compare," he said. "There are so many variations you can achieve with the violin that are difficult or impossible to achieve with the voice, or with brass and wind instruments."
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