KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Bernama) — An online concert, themed ‘Melodies over Seas and Mountains’, was jointly held on May 23, in both Zhuhai Opera House and the Royal Concertgebouw, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and The Netherlands.
As music danced through continents and oceans, Zhuhai and Amsterdam were connected more than ever, celebrating deep friendship, and looking forward to a better future built and shared with each other, according to Information Office of Zhuhai Municipal People’s Government in a statement.
There were 13 performances, including jazz, piano solo, wind music, chorus, and fusion music. The concert featured world-class musicians and artistes from the two countries – Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, Sinfonia Rotterdam, Zhuhai Golden Jazz Orchestra, Chinese singer Liu Yutong, Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award winners Ou Kaiming and Qiong Xia, among others.
The evening feast for the ears kicked off with Petals Falling from Sky, a classical Cantonese song. Many original songs composed by Zhuhai musicians were also introduced, unveiling the charm of the special economic zone that is modern, coastal, and international.
Sinfonia Rotterdam performed My Motherland, a well-known patriotic song in China. Zhuhai Golden Jazz Orchestra started in-depth cooperation with Sinfonia Rotterdam to foster young musical talents in China.
Notably, this would be the first attempt by Nederlands Blazers Ensemble – which enjoys a global reputation – to extend their prime art education beyond the border of The Netherlands.
As early as 400 years ago, China and The Netherlands had already started economic, trade, and cultural exchanges through the Maritime Silk Road.
Zhuhai’s increasingly close ties with Utrecht, the fourth-largest city in The Netherlands with a profound historic and cultural heritage, are a demonstration of the ever-growing China-Netherlands friendship.
As a vital bridge for China to connect with the rest of the world, Zhuhai started the friendly exchanges with Utrecht in November 2013. In the following years, the two cities deepened the collaboration including in investment, trade, science and technology, culture, and tourism.
Looking forward, Zhuhai and Utrecht are ready to jointly hit a higher note in their song of friendship. Through cultural and people-to-people exchanges, the connected hearts of people in the two countries will become the living water of our bilateral relations, which will make greater contributions to the development of China-EU and China-Netherlands relations.
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