High Life

本月，小提琴名家兼香港管弦乐团首席王敬先生拨冗接受访谈， 与《品》分享其音乐历程以及对乐团首席一职的独特见解。 High Life had the privilege of interviewing the critically acclaimed violinist Jing Wang, concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, who shared with us his musical journey and insights into the role. 香 港管弦乐团（下文简称为「港 乐」）的前身，是于1947年 成立的中英管弦乐团，其于1957年 正名后一直延续至今，并于1974年 成为全职乐团。秉承「呈献美乐， 启迪心灵」的愿景 ，港乐在为期44 周的年度乐季中，演出逾150场各 类音乐会，每年吸引的观众人次达 200,000之多。 自2013/14乐季起担任香港管弦 乐团一职的王敬，乃当代华裔小提琴 家中的翘楚。他的音乐历程，仿佛是 一位音乐神童在成长道路上过五关斩 六将的故事。 他回忆言：“年仅三岁时，一位 比我年长一岁的表兄开始学习小提 琴。我旋即被美妙的琴声所吸引，他 却吝啬不让我碰他的小提琴，更遑论 把玩他的珍宝了。也罢，我就拿起一 双筷子，将其当作小提琴般「演奏」。 这就是我个人音乐历程的开端。” 相隔三十余载后，王敬手持的珍 宝，为1760年制的乔瓦尼• 巴蒂斯 塔• 瓜达里尼小提琴。 王敬的小提琴训练，始于桂林少 年文化宫。当时，文化宫内那位小提 琴导师，每年只收取十名学生。 F ounded in 1947 as the Sino- British Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) adopted its current name in 1957 and went fully professional in 1974. With the unequivocal vision of “inspiring through the finest music- making,” HK Phil typically presents around 150 concerts over a 44-week season, attracting some 200,000 concertgoers annually. One of the foremost Chinese violinists of his generation, Wang became HK Phil’s concertmaster in the 2013/14 season. His musical story has been one of a child prodigy who excelled at every critical juncture life presented. “When I was three years old,” he recalled, “a cousin one year my senior began playing the violin. I was instantly captivated, but he would not let me touch, let alone play, his precious instrument. I played with a pair of chopsticks instead and such was the beginning of my musical journey.” PLAY