“ The Butterfly Lovers” Golden Jubilee Charity Concert

Last night, I was invited by a friend to admit this charity concert. The objective is to raise funds for the “Szechwan 512 Earthquake”. It was held in HK City Hall.

The committee invited the writer of The Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto (梁祝協奏曲) － Mr. HE Zhan Hao (何占豪) as the conductor, Ms. SONG Fei (宋飛) to perform the Erhu (二胡) and Ms. Takako NISHIZAKI (西崎祟子) to perform the Violin (小提琴). Mr. HE wrote this famous and romantic concerto in 1959. Therefore, this year is the Golden Jubilee of it.

We dined in nearby café first. Then we walked to the destination. Our seats were quite good. Especially there was no audience at our back. We could enjoy the concert without disturbance. Each audience presented with a “Golden Jubilee booklet”. Around 8:00pm the concert was started.

It was fantastic. To be honestly, I like the Erhu version more than the Violin version. The tone of Erhu is full of hidden bitterness.

At the end of the concert, the master of ceremony announced that the three V.I.P. would sign for the first 50 audiences at the lobby. Luckily, we got their signatures with the Golden Jubilee booklet. About 11:00pm, we left the Hall satisfactorily.

Thank you my friend to offer such memorable chance for me.