Golden beauty: With symphonic splendour and informative surtitles, the Yellow River Cantata concert held recently at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas was a treat for fans of Chinese classical music. (Inset) The show anchors (from left) Wang Hong and Ruan Chunli telling the poignant story of the Yellow River.
The Yellow River Cantata’s iconic status was underlined yet again at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas.
If there is one orchestral composition the Chinese community can recognise, it’s got to be the classic Yellow River Cantata. The cantata – described as the most important and influential symphonic work — was composed in 1939 by Xian Xinghai, based on the patriotic poem Yellow River by Guang Weiran. It was inspired by the eponymous river and meant to eulogise the struggles of the people who lived on its shores, battling both the mighty waters and the Japanese in their daily struggle to survive.
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