每天清晨,總是不自覺地將一個視頻點亮,聽着《春江花月夜》的瀲灧隨波千萬里,何處春江無月明,忽而轉去《十面埋伏》的滿腔熱血和淋灕盡致的戰意,繼而《大魚海棠》的海天一色,聽風起雨落……。
Every morning, I can’t help but open a video: a thousand miles of
glittering waves in the Blossoming Moonlit Night by Spring River
along which nowhere is the silver satellite not found. Then suddenly
the music shift to the warm-blooded ultimate warpath in the Ambush
from Ten Sides. Then there is the merging sky and sea in the Big
Fish & Begonia, and all we do is to listen to the up and down of the
wind and raindrops.
視頻里的演奏家深情的演繹,讓我提筆的數次瞬間都幾乎無法找到更加合適的表達來讚美楊瑾老師那忘我的指尖上的聲聲精彩。
The passionate performance of the musician in the video made me feel
wordless when writing. During many instances, I felt I can’t find a
better way to praise the excellent tune using Ms. Yang Jin’s
fingertips.
有幸在一個周日的下午前往楊老師的家里拜訪,心里的忐忑在見到楊老師的那個時刻平靜下來,楊老師的居家感讓我放鬆了許多,客廳的一個地方已經被數只琵琶佔領,孩子們跑來跑去,讓屋子里充滿了家庭的歡樂祥和。
I had the honor is visiting Ms. Yang’s home on a Sunday afternoon.
The second I met her, my nervousness went away as her domesticity
eased my soul. A corner of the living room was taken over by several
Pipa. The kids were hooping around, filling the house with a joyful
and peaceful family atmosphere.
都説父愛如山,厚重而沉穩,楊老師在10歲的時候是唯一考入中央音樂學院附屬小學的外地考生,她的父親在北京落腳一份臨時的工作陪她度過那段音樂生起步的艱難時間。作爲一個走過70年代考生的我,深知那個時代里,外地考生考入京城的院校是多么艱難,而中央音樂學院是中國的音樂學府的圭臬和殿堂,那里是無數音樂人的夢想和畢生的追求。
We all know that paternal love is like a steady and calm mountain.
When she was ten years old, Ms. Yang was the only non-local student
admitted into the elementary school affiliated with Central
Conservatory of Music. And her father found a temporary job in
Beijing to accompany her through that tough time. As a student when
went through the 70s, I know exactly how hard it was for a non-local
student to enter a school in the capital city. At the same time, the
Central Conservatory of Music represents the standard and peak of
music conservatories in China and is, therefore, the dream and a
lifelong pursuit for many musicians.
楊老師在那里留下了她演奏生涯踏實的每一步,那里有她勤奮忘我的每一節音符,那里有她崇拜的演奏界的泰斗級名師,那里有她指尖跳動時每一個恰到好處的眼神。而《十面埋伏》是她的內在力量的完美呈現。
There, Ms. Yang took every firm step of her music career. There once
resided every note of her diligent practices, the world-level
grandmasters of music whom she admired, and the perfect eyes
expression during a beat of her finger. The Ambush from Ten Sides
perfectly showcased her inner strength.
楊老師的琵琶聲在她很小的時候就走出了國門,在日本40多場的演出里,從鄉村到城市,她是國粹的驕傲。她和鋼琴王子理查德克萊德曼的合作曲目是一個時代的經典,她還親自授課給國內著名的電影明星,敎授她們如何上手演奏電影的經典片段。
Ms. Yang and her Pipa enter the global stage very early on. During
the more than 40 performances in Japan, she visited both cities and
villages and became the honor of the nation. Her collaboration with
“the piano prince” Richard Clayderman was a classic of a time. She
also taught many well-known movie stars in China and shown them how
to play during many classic clips of movies.
武漢音樂學院破格録取了楊老師作爲首次的人才引進,在幾個音樂學院的録取信里,楊老師還是毅然選擇了這座有着悠久歷史的音樂學院,這沉甸甸積累的音樂搖籃,正式啓航她孕育音樂英才的工作。其實演奏界的老師們都知道,在這以前,楊老師已經開始了她演奏里程上的敎書育人工作。
楊老師隨着先生來到了克利夫蘭,這里是她在美國琵琶演奏的第一個音樂天堂,克利夫蘭是一個非常特別的美國城市,這里以醫藥學和音樂而享譽美國,城市的文化深處藴藏着一種外表看似平靜如水,內心卻洶涌澎拜的進取和向上的精神。
Wuhan Conservatory of Music accepted Ms. Yang as the first talent
recruitment. Among the acceptances of several conservatories, Ms.
Yang chose this school with its long history and the legacy of
fostering first-class musicians and started her own journey of
cultivating the music stars of the next generation. Later, she moved
to Cleveland with her husband. This city was her first music
paradise in the United States. Cleveland is a rather special city
known for its music and medical industry. Under the exterior
calmness of the city, there's also a surging spirit of progress and
advancement.
這里是演奏家的搖籃,楊老師在這里紮根,開始了她將中國樂器之王-琵琶,作爲一種中國情節的演奏藝術傳播給一個異國的文化,娟娟溪水,源遠流長。
Here is the home and cradle of many musicians. Ms. Lang settled down
here and started her long and subtle journey of spreading the art of
pipa – the crown jewel of Chinese instruments – in the United
States.
來到匹兹堡,又是另外一番風景,這里的大學,音樂廳,在楊老師的演奏會上,每一次都是前所未有的落座滿席和經久不息的掌聲。
Things were different once she came to Pittsburgh. Her concerts,
whether in universities or concert halls, are always unprecedently
packed with people. The applauses were ceaseless.
楊老師在這里,也拉開了她將琵琶演奏傳承給下一代音樂愛好者的序幕,她的學生從四歲的小齡童到一些年長的演奏愛好者,這對於一個老師來説實屬不易,因爲每個年齡段對音樂的把握和對樂感的理解是完全不同的,但是楊老師能根據每個學生的特質,在一年之內能夠讓她的學生們演奏出精彩的曲目,而但凡接觸過民樂的愛好者都知道,這個過程需要兩到三年的時間。
Here, Ms. Yang also started her career of passing the art of pipa to
the next generation of music lovers. Her students ranged from
four-year-old kids to some older music enthusiasts. This is rather
hard for a teacher since students of different ages have different
grasps and understanding of music. However, she was able to teach
following each student’s specialty and allowed them to play
wonderful songs within one year. In comparison, as all Chinese
classical music lovers would know, this process normally takes two
to three years.
談起琵琶的演奏,楊老師的每一句都沉澱着她對琵琶演奏的痴迷和眷愛,從她對琵琶的難度,手勢,樂曲以及演奏情感的表達中,讓我充分領略到了什么是“轉軸撥弦三兩聲,未成曲調先有情,低眉信手續續彈,説盡心中無限事”。大弦如急雨,小弦如細雨,時而大珠小珠落玉盤,時而幽然鶯語花叢談,無聲勝有聲,有聲如流泉……。奇妙之處不言而喩,難度之大不得而知。
When it comes to pipa playing, Ms. Yang's every sentence was filled
with her obsession and love. Her explanation and demonstration of
pipa’s difficulties, hand positions, music, and emotions showed me
the meaning of “tuning and wheeling the strings for a few times, and
the emotions are expressed before the music. All the hidden thoughts
are told through the lowering eyes, relaxing hands, and the
continuing waves of music.” The greater notes are like rapid rains
and the smaller ones like gentle drops. Sometimes it is the falling
of pearls of various sizes into a jade plate, other times it is the
chattering of warbler in hidden bushes. The silence can be more
significant than noise, and the noise can flow like a running
spring…… It is needless to emphasize the amazingness and impassible
to imagine its difficulty.
音樂的意境永無休止,楊老師的夢想是能將琵琶的演奏和琵琶音符的那點滴的精彩,傳給下一代的孩子們,傳播給世界的音樂文化。讓國樂之王,綻放出世界的光芒。我們也期待楊老師載着這份夢想,在我們同心協力中,將琵琶演奏的傳承帶到更深更遠,更持久。
The world of music is rather endless. Ms. Yang’s dream is to bring
the art and amazement of pipa to the next generation and the music
communities around the world. She wishes to let this crown jewel of
Chinese classical music enter the world stage and get the applause
it deserves. We wish Ms. Yang can carry this dream and go further.
By working together, we can pass on this heritage to the latter
generation.
楊老師趕着當日四點的一個演出,但是她還是應着我的請求,彈奏了《春江花月夜》,《四面埋伏》和《大魚海棠》,留下的視頻,成了我每日清晨必然要視覺聽覺享受一番的曲目。
Although she was rushing to go to a performance at 4 o’clock, she
accepted my request and played the Blossoming Moonlit Night by
Spring River, the Ambush from Ten Sides,andthe Big Fish & Begonia
for me. Every morning, I can’t help but to revisit and indulge in
this video, this visual and auditorial masterpiece.
感謝楊老師的熱情,感動着楊老師的國樂之情和她將國樂文化在異國文化中傳承的切切眞情,我們期待着琵琶國樂的今天和明天,在這個異國的文化里。
We would like to thank Ms. Yang for her warm-heartedness. We are
touched by her devotion to Chinese classical music and her
faithfulness in passing this cultural legacy down in a foreign
setting. Let’s look forward to today's and tomorrow's of classical
pipa music in the western world.
在即將結篇的這里,我的腦海里總是浮現出楊老師的謙虛,和善的面容,還有那鏗鏘有力和溫柔似水的琵琶音符。我是不是眞的對這個樂器已經有瞭解不開的情緣
?
As I am drawing my conclusion, I still can’t help but think of Ms.
Yang’s modest and kind features and her powerful or gentle notes. Am
I also attached to this music instrument now?
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