Gender: male

Birthday:1July 1997 1 1.

Zodiac: cattle

Native place: Xiamen, Fujian

Favorite musician: Mozart Kisin Holovitz Rubinstein.

Reasons for worshipping Mozart:

"Mozart's music can make people feel happy. He was originally an optimistic man, although he was poor in his later years. Mozart can give us unlimited confidence, and I am also an optimistic person, so I think my personality is very consistent with his music. "

"I think his music is beautiful and it sounds easy for others to accept."

"His music is actually very broad, and so is his mind. Although he is not looked at and no one will respect him when he is old, he is broad-minded and doesn't care about these things, just like the blue sky. His music is indifferent and will not be as magnificent as Beethoven. "

A piano prodigy with amazing musical talent, the youngest pianist in the world to sign an international classical brand EMI.

Niu Niu, 13 years old, has shown amazing talent since childhood. He began to learn piano at the age of 4 and has a pair of big hands that can play 9 degrees. His ears can hear 10 sounds at the same time. In August 2003, 6-year-old Niu Niu held a solo concert in Xiamen, which immediately caused a sensation. 1000 listeners shared his wonderful music. In 2005, he was admitted to the first master class of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he studied under professors such as Jaqueline Tang, Zhou Keng and Chen Weiling. At the age of eight, he gave a concert at the International Piano Art Festival in Sibock, France. He also played the piano concerto in C minor at the music award ceremony of the famous Royal Festival Concert Hall in London. Prince Charles, who watched the performance, spoke highly of Niu Niu.

In 2007, Niu Niu signed a contract with EMI Records Company, becoming the youngest classical piano artist in the world to sign an international classical brand.

In 2008, Niu Niu released his first solo album "Niu Niu-Mozart's Niu Niu Playing Mozart" and held his first solo concert at the National Grand Theatre, becoming the youngest performer at the National Grand Theatre.

Last year, Niu Niu won the award of "Best Young Artist in the World in 2009" for her successful performance in Germany. In May this year, Niu Niu, who is below 13, will release his second album The Complete Works of Chopin, becoming the youngest pianist in the world to record this repertoire. Now, he has been able to recite the complete works of Chopin's piano etudes, Liszt 12 ultra-technical etudes, 40 or 50 Mozart piano concertos, 32 Beethoven sonatas, and Rachmaninov's third piano concerto, which is known as the "touchstone". The number and difficulty of the repertoire have reached or even exceeded the level of a mature pianist. At present, Niu Niu is still breaking his own record by winning one piece every four and a half days.

In the eyes of record company executives, Niu Niu will shoulder the mission of being a young piano model. It is understood that in 2009 alone, Niu Niu participated in three charity performances for Sichuan earthquake relief, and the company is also considering organizing charity concerts with relevant departments to donate Hope Primary School and other public welfare activities to poor areas.

Unlike Lang Lang and Di Yun, who became famous overnight in the international piano competition, Niu Niu has never participated in any competition or grade examination. His success pioneered the field of classical music in China.

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Exclusive interview with Ke [1][2][3] Niu Niu.

How was Niu Niu's musical talent discovered?

Niu Niu's father (professional music educator Zhang Changfeng): Her mother found him dancing at a concert when he was over one year old, and followed the music like a conductor. I have three pianos at home. I teach piano. I will teach seven or eight students when I go back, and he will be listening. When I was three years old, one day he suddenly told me that he wanted to play the piano, and all children had a desire to express themselves. At that time, we thought how he could play the piano without learning it, because he didn't even know where Do was. Grandparents can't play the piano either. My father is in the People's Liberation Army, and my mother used to be a kindergarten teacher. No one taught him to play the piano. I found a piano score by Thompson ("john thompson Book 1") and played it. He hit 70% to 80%. After playing, his mother was very excited, because every step of the child's growth, parents are very happy. After that, he began to learn piano, because he had such a gift. Then I go back to give him an hour's class every week. What if he hadn't returned to Xiamen at that time? Grandparents can't teach him either. I suggested to his grandmother that he should play for half an hour every day, and I'll go back and check. I also agreed with Niu Niu that if he finished his homework, his mother and I would take him to the children's playground. He likes to go there by bumper car, which is his best reward. Besides, we will send him some toys.

Interest-oriented learning process

Niu Niu's father: When he was four years old, he went back to Xiamen to stay with us, and then studied systematically for one or two hours every day. I found that his understanding ability is very fast, and he can finish ten homework a week. I don't think it is necessary to ask for a hundred points in the etude stage. Music is not a hundred percent, and art is endless. In fact, as long as he plays as required, it will be over. Some teachers demand too much perfection for etudes, which will make children don't want to continue learning piano. If they stop now, there will be no future. His interests will always come first. The premise of our study is to keep his love for music. Last time, a British journalist Robert flew in from London to interview him. We were not with him at that time. He said "Music is his life". I think he likes music from his heart. Apart from music, he is a naughty boy, but once he sits on the piano, he becomes a different person as if by magic. So our training is also according to our expected results.

Reasons for choosing Shanghai

Niu Niu's father: First of all, I would like to thank Dong He of Shanghai Conservatory of Music for his exceptional admission in 2005, which is not easy because there is no such precedent before. Why did Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai choose Shanghai at that time? The weather in Beijing is so cold that we are from the south, which makes us a little uncomfortable. His mother also thought deeply at that time, because there were teachers in Shenzhen. Why Shanghai? Because Shanghai is an international city, Shanghai has its cultural heritage. In the 1930s, there were many celebrities in Shanghai, both in literature and art, and the platform in Shanghai was very good, so he was lucky enough to participate in the first master class in 2005. Many international masters gave him a good affirmation after listening to his performance, and all thought that he was suitable for the development of music. This is one of the reasons why we chose to come to Shanghai. Shanghai is actually very close to Xiamen, and it takes an hour to walk. Many teachers in Shangyin came back from abroad, and their basic education is world-class, so we chose Shanghai.

When it comes to parents' expectations of their children, it also leads to an episode about good children. In fact, Niu Niu is also a polite boy in our eyes, but in the process of growing up, we should get rid of the shackles of good children.

Niu Niu's father: You are an ordinary child when you get off the piano bench. If he doesn't talk and acts like a little old man, then our education will fail. You need to devote yourself to music, but you have to be an eight-year-old, nine-year-old and ten-year-old child without music. His mother always said that it would be nice to have a daughter. She is very good, like a doll. I think this is a problem.

Niu Niu: But my mother has been very good since she was a child, so my mother thinks being good is good.

Niu Niu's father: I never feel that being good is good. In fact, education in China can also learn from the West. It is good for children in China to listen to their parents at home, teachers at school and leaders at work. I think we should pay attention to methods and rules in cultivating children, and make the rules of the game well. We will tell him the situation in advance. I think you should communicate with your children, not what you want to do. I often talk with his teacher about how to make children creative in teaching.

Niu: My parents always taught me to be modest. Pride means retrogression. My parents gave me a good education. Niu Niu's father: Because this time he is cooperating with the company to do publicity, he has been kept away from the media and kept him in a very calm state. Achievement can only represent the past learning stage.

Advice to Qin Tong and her parents

Niu Niu: Some people must be forced by their parents. They will feel bored and don't want to practice. In fact, the piano should be regarded as a friend or a toy. Playing the piano means "playing the piano" in English, which means playing and practicing. Sometimes we should regard it as a fun process and not feel bored. In fact, my parents never forced me since I was a child. They just wanted to cultivate my interest.

Niu Niu's father: It was very hard when I first came. I have to fly back and forth between Shanghai and Xiamen in order to work. At that time, only his mother was always with him. I suggest that Qintong's parents, preferably husband and wife, should accompany their children instead of grandparents, so that many children can't go on studying.

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July 28th, 2008 12:0 1 Sina Music News

He held a piano solo concert at the age of 6 and has performed in Britain, France, Germany and other places so far. Niu Niu, who just turned 1 1, signed EMI, becoming the youngest classical piano artist in the world to sign an international classical brand. At present, the recording of Niu Niu's first album has been completed, and it has been released by EMI EMI Records worldwide. Recently, Niu Niu and Li, vice president of EMI China, were interviewed by Sina and talked about the cultivation of Niu Niu. Li said there is a plan for 10. Niu Niu kept making faces at the back and said, I hope to be a musician like Mozart.

"Music is my life."

Sina Music: Niu Niu, everyone calls you a piano prodigy. Do you think you are a child prodigy?

Niu Niu: Maybe he has a little talent, but I think musicians should not only look at him as a child, but also see if he can stick it out to the end, so that the life of music can be longer and they can continue to perform until they are eighty or ninety years old.

Sina Music: How do you understand music?

Niu Niu: Music is my life.

Sina Music: How did Li always find this prodigy?

Li: I saw him working with Lang Lang in the newspaper in 2006, and Lang Lang spoke highly of him. Later, by chance, I got to know him and his parents, got to know his music background and listened to his music, so I talked about this cooperation in 2007. This album will be released all over the world. This kind of cooperation is a long-term cooperation. We will continue to cultivate him and hope that he will have a good development in his future artistic career.

Sina Music: Will it be different from other performers in publicity?

Li: Because he is young, his publicity methods will be different. We hope he can influence some young people. Niu Niu is now 1 1 years old, playing classical music, hoping to attract some classical music lovers through him and revitalize classical music. I hope this album can influence children of the same age and attract children aged 8- 15 to get in touch with some classical music. So in this album, I also chose some Mozart's works, because his works have the greatest influence on children, and Niu Niu often plays Mozart's works when he learns the piano.

Niu Niu: When I was 6 years old, I played Mozart's music in my first concert. It happened that I played these songs from the album. My mother listened to these songs when she was pregnant with me, and she was very impressed. "Only at my age can I understand Mozart."

Sina Music: Can you tell me how long the signing period of Niu Niu is?

Li: I have signed 10 for many years. Classical musicians are different from pop musicians. Classical musicians can still perform on the stage at the age of eighty or ninety. Many great musicians have lived for more than 50 years.

Niu Niu: He made a joke. I hope he can see me become famous when he retires.

Sina Music: Is there a plan for the training of Niu Niu?

Li: We have different development policies every few years. For example, when he 1 1- 14 years old, I hope the music he recorded can influence children aged 8- 15 years old. When he is 15, 16 years old, his thoughts may be more mature, reaching18,65438+.

Sina Music: Can Niu Niu understand Mozart's works at such a young age?

Niu Niu: Only at my age can I understand. I think Mozart is a very lively person. I like Mozart best. His music has a feeling of optimism, and I am also a person of this personality. If two people have the same personality, the performance will be more interesting. "I hope to be a musician like Mozart."

Sina Music: What's it like to have an album?

Niu Niu: I'm glad to have my own album. After all, it is the first time to record an album. I hope I can learn different experiences and lessons from each album in the future, and strive to record better and better in the future.

Sina Music: How long does it take to practice the piano every day? Will it affect your study?

Niu Niu: I practice for 4-5 hours every day. My culture class at school is very good. Learn culture in the morning and practice at home in the afternoon. I love the piano very much. I think playing the piano, just like playing it, can cultivate sentiment. I love reading, swimming, drawing and composing music, and my interests are very wide. When I am inspired, I will write some music.

Li: I have worked with many musicians before. Their specialties are all concentrated in one aspect, such as piano and violin. Niu Niu has a wide development direction. For example, he can play the piano and violin, and he also learns to conduct. He has a wide range of development, and other children are not as active and lively as him. I hope he can keep this innocence forever.

Sina Music: Does Niu Niu have his own role model in music, thinking "I want to be like him"?

Niu Niu: My role model is Mozart. I hope to be a musician like Mozart. He was poor in his later years, but he was still optimistic about life, which is very rare. I hope I can become an all-round musician, not only playing the piano, but also composing music.

Before meeting Niu Niu, EMI staff reminded him: "Don't treat him like a child, or you will be scared by his' adult talk'." The girl sitting in front of me is as cute as a CD coat. Love to laugh, love to move, Li boss pulls his arm from time to time to shake, or hide behind him to make faces. However, when it comes to the topic of music, Niu Niu immediately becomes serious. "Music is my life", "Music can cultivate my sentiment" and "I hope to be a musician like Mozart". If this is said from Niu Niu's mouth, he won't feel that he has memorized the book, but that he really loves music.

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Source: Tom Music Time: 2010-03-011:07.

At the beginning of 20 10, Niu Niu, the youngest pianist in the world who signed the international classical record brand EMI Classics, once again set foot on Japanese soil, giving six performances in 12 days, with a full house and constant applause. This young pianist trained by China once again conquered the Japanese audience with his exquisite piano skills.

The trip to Niu Niu passed through six major cities, including Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Nagano, Yokohama and Sapporo. Every performance was packed, especially the Suntory Concert Hall in Tokyo and the Symphony Concert Hall in Osaka. It's less than three months since Niu Niu held a concert here at the end of June last year at 65438+ 10, and their second performance was still sold out within one week of invoicing, even adding 100 seats, which shows the popularity of Japanese fans to this young pianist from China. Niu Niu specially prepared two sets of tracks for these six performances, the latest being Chopin's Etudes. This arrangement is not easy for an adult pianist, but it is a record-breaking milestone for Niu Niu, who is 12 years old. Therefore, he became the youngest pianist in the world to play the complete works of Chopin's etudes in a concert.

Chopin, known as the "Romantic" pianist, wrote 27 etudes in his life, and each capital highlighted a basic technical theme and profound artistic imagination. Niu Niu, with his unique musical perception and imaginative personality, made this set of etudes known as the "Bible" of the piano, which was graceful, elegant, round and touching, with a lingering sound. The head of Nagoya Donghai TV Station couldn't restrain his inner excitement and said, "I can't believe I heard different tracks for two consecutive days and enjoyed such a high-level performance!" "Niu Niu's repertoire is so wide, and his grasp of different styles of works is so in place that no one is amazed!" A professor at the University of Tokyo said that he listened to Niu Niu's concert last year, and this time he followed it all the way. "Every note played by Niu Niu is like dew in the sun, crystal clear and warm." "I am so excited that I want to cry." . He said that even if Niu Niu performed in other countries outside Japan in the future, he would try to go. The enthusiastic Osaka audience was even more excited, and they couldn't help applauding after each etude. ...

Although the tour in Japan is in the middle of winter, Japanese fans are enthusiastic. Especially in the performance in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the audience braved the bad weather and heavy snow of minus 10 degrees to come to the concert hall. What is even more touching is that some fans are physically inconvenient and their families are pushing wheelchairs to listen. In addition, some fans sent telegrams or gifts from other cities to congratulate Niu Niu on the success of her trip to Japan. Niu Niu's passion was ignited by enthusiastic audience again and again, and he returned to the concert more than 6 times, and Suntory Concert Hall was as many as 10 times. The audience broke into thunderous applause again and again. The album signing scene after the concert was packed and orderly. Many Japanese fans hold Niu Niu's hand and say, "Great, come again!" The Japanese organizer immediately sent an invitation to Niu Niu to perform in Japan again in August.

Talking about this tour in Japan, Niu Niu told reporters with a naive smile of her children: "The audience in Japan is very enthusiastic and has a high artistic accomplishment. I feel that they like my music very much, so I am more involved and * * * with them. I also met some audiences who flew from Hiroshima to see my performance. After the concert, they all reluctantly said that they hoped to see me in Hiroshima as soon as possible, and I was looking forward to it. Other viewers stood in the snow with my album for half an hour, just to sign, and I was moved beyond words. " Talking about the upcoming New Year and her plans to become a teenager, Niu Niu immediately put away her childish smile and said like an adult that it is better to study hard now, let herself grow up quickly through concerts and bring more beautiful enjoyment to the audience who support her. Of course, becoming a musician who benefits mankind is his ultimate dream, and he will make constant efforts towards this goal.

At present, Niu Niu has recorded his second album "Chopin Etudes" to commemorate the bicentennial of Chopin's birth. The difficulty and weight of this track also make Niu Niu the youngest musician in the world to record it. This album will be released worldwide in the spring of 20 10. At that time, Niu Niu will hold a series of tours in China, Japan and other parts of the world to repay the continuous support of fans around the world. Wang Hanqiu 12-year-old pianist Niu Niu signed album.

Sina entertainment news

Recently, 12-year-old pianist Niu Niu went to Changsha to participate in the recording of the program at the invitation of Hunan Satellite TV's Everyday. He played Mozart's "Turkish March" and "Wild Bees Flying" adapted by Arcadi Volodos, which pushed the atmosphere to a climax, and the intense intensity and wanton pleasure aroused the cheers of the audience. Wang Han, the host, asked Niu Niu for an autographed album, and they decided. It is reported that the program will be broadcast on the evening of April 23rd 19: 35. niuniu

During the recording of this program, Niu Niu in a tuxedo adapted a difficult Turkish March, which surprised the audience. On the big screen in the center of the stage, there is a picture of Niu Niu's passionate performance: his hands are strong, full of passion, and he is advancing layer by layer, and his timbre is varied and dazzling, which makes everyone present amazed. Then, in order to test the legendary little genius, the host specially set up a link: sing a song at will to see if Niu Niu can pop up a melody. Unexpectedly, this is not difficult for Niu Niu. He played the song that the host hummed easily. Later, in the admiration of everyone, Niu Niu pushed the atmosphere to a climax with a song "Wild Bees Flying", and the audience burst into the warmest cheers of the night ... Before the recording was over, the head of the program group warmly invited Niu Niu to stay one more day and record a special program. Wang Han couldn't wait to ask Niu Niu for an autographed album, and said that she would include the music that Niu Niu played in different periods during her growth. Niu Niu is also very happy to accept the books given by Wang Han and read theirs.

Niu Niu, whose real name is Zhang Shengliang, signed EMI in 2007, becoming the youngest pianist in the world to sign an international classical brand. In 2008, Niu Niu released his first solo album "Niu Niu-Mozart's Niu Niu Playing Mozart" and held his first solo concert at the National Grand Theatre, becoming the youngest performer at the National Grand Theatre. Last year, Niu Niu won the award of "Best Young Artist in the World in 2009" for her successful performance in Germany. In May this year, Niu Niu, who is below 13, will release his second album The Complete Works of Chopin, becoming the youngest pianist in the world to record this repertoire.

Niu Niu chatted with four other invited children and the host about her childhood. The atmosphere was harmonious and full of laughter. Niu Niu said that he was a naughty boy when he was a child. Music brought him many beautiful things and made him sensible and steady. "Only when you like something can you do it best. I hope my piano can bring happiness to everyone. "