葉和中

简历

“这位期待已久、来自台湾的访客，巡演世界，并与俄罗斯和国外最好的乐团合作演出，对于俄罗斯音乐的感觉，如同一个拥有真正俄罗斯灵魂的创作者一样细微！从序曲开始的数小节中，痛苦的呻吟从双簧管中穿透出来，这时便很明显：叶和中- 这位指挥家不仅才华横溢，而且被赋予一个特殊的、远远超过每个外国人能够理解柴可夫斯基的能力。他的指挥棒有时候真像是具有魔力... ” 
    -- 「天鵝湖」俄羅斯國立Chuvash歌劇與芭蕾舞劇院

足迹遍及欧、美、亚，芝加哥乐界评价“非比寻常的才华”、“充满了兴奋与激情”、“精妙的指挥技术和强烈的音乐感觉”、“当今世上最好的指挥家之一”、“毫无保留的推荐”，俄罗斯乐坛誉为“魔棒”，指挥家叶和中，1997年赴美，1998年赴俄罗斯圣彼得堡音乐学院随传奇大师伊里亚·穆辛和亚历山大·帕利舒克（Alexander Polishchuk）深造。1999年初在芝加哥交响乐团招募助理指挥的试场上与大师丹尼尔·巴伦波英首度相遇。大师深深赞赏其音乐才华，当下亲自邀请叶和中指挥乐团排练，旋即聘入芝加哥交响乐团。在芝加哥交响乐团期间，与多位指挥大师工作密切，如皮耶·布莱兹、夏尔·杜特华、克劳迪奥·阿巴多、里卡多·夏伊、平夏斯·祖克曼（Pinchas Zukerman）等。2000年获邀赴爱沙尼亚参加第一届尼米·贾维大师班及指挥比赛，经过三轮的激烈竞赛，在来自世界各地的32位指挥家中脱颖而出获得优胜，并获邀于大卫·欧伊斯特拉夫音乐节（David Oistrakh Festival）之闭幕音乐会中与大师尼米·贾维同台指挥演出。2002年获指挥博士学位。
叶和中多次应邀担任世界各地乐团之客席指挥，包括俄罗斯圣彼得堡交响乐团(Governor's)，Hermitage乐团，圣彼得堡广播交响乐团（St. Petersburg Radio Symphony Orchestra），莫斯科Stanislavsky歌剧院乐团，Petrozavodsk (Karelia)彼得罗扎沃茨克爱乐管弦乐团, Sochi索契交响乐团，Astrakhan爱乐，Murmansk爱乐  ，Archangelsk室内乐团，Sochi索契室内乐团，美国Evanston埃文斯顿交响乐团，North Shore 北岸室内乐团，及Kharkov乌克兰卡尔可夫爱乐管弦乐团爱乐，哈萨克Karaganda交响乐团、保加利亚Varna爱乐管弦乐团，台中市国乐团，高雄市国乐团等。
2001年冬，应欧洲十大乐团之一的新西伯利亚爱乐管弦乐团之邀，参加第四届国际圣诞艺术节，指挥来自德国、英国、俄国、立陶宛之独唱家、乐团及合唱团共同演出两场韩德尔的《弥赛亚》，为媒体争相报导，誉为“年度最大盛事”(событие года)。2003年初首度应邀返台，指挥台北市立国乐团主办的“青年指挥家”音乐会系列之一。该音乐会被收录于2003年表演艺术年鉴，誉为“乐坛年度代表性人物”。2004年二月指挥国立台湾交响乐团的“贝多芬交响曲”系列音乐会后，立获乐团之再度邀约，于同年八月带领芝加哥交响乐团乐团副首席大卫·泰勒（David Taylor）、中提琴首席查理·皮尔克勒（Charles Pikler）及大提琴副首席史蒂芬·巴尔德斯顿（Stephen Balderston）来台参与2004国际弦乐音乐节，并演出数场协奏曲音乐会。2004年四月取代临时因故无法上场的指挥，于芝加哥成功地指挥六场音乐剧《该死的洋基队》（Damn Yankees）的演出。
2016年一月指挥台北市立国乐团“旅人I-原点”音乐会; 二月邀请香港笛子演奏家杨伟杰，在俄罗斯第六大城与Samara 爱乐合作演出二首笛子协奏曲，促进国际文化交流   ; 四月指挥台北市立交响乐团演出二场“宠物森林”音乐会,  ; 十月于俄罗斯国立Chuvash 剧院指挥全本芭蕾舞剧“天鹅湖”的演出  。2017年二月与圣彼得堡交响乐团举办指挥大师班。
此外并与多位大师级演奏家合作，除三位芝加哥交响乐团弦乐首席外，尚有中提琴副首席张立国、长号首席杰伊·弗里德蒙（Jay Friedman）、小号演奏家约翰·哈格斯特姆（John Hagstrom）、短笛首席瓦弗里德·库雅拉（Walfrid Kujala）、极负盛名的双小喇叭搭挡查里斯·盖尔（Charles Geyer）与芭芭拉·布特勒（Barbara Butler）、钢琴演奏家隆爱真（Christina Long），Astana 歌剧院首席Bagdat Abilkhanov，蓝调音乐演奏家/作曲家Corky Siegel, 芝加哥交响乐团及美国交响乐团联盟前总裁亨利·弗盖尔（Henry Fogel），中国著名笛子演奏大师唐俊乔，以及俄罗斯“功勋音乐家”三角琴大师Mikhail Dzyudze 等。   
未来的邀约包括指挥俄罗斯Omsk爱乐、Tolyatti爱乐、Tomsk爱乐等。
2001年创立奥克帕克与里弗弗瑞斯特交响乐团（Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest），担任音乐总监及指挥。在创团首演之后，即获邀于奥克帕克建市百年庆典音乐会中演出。2001年夏创立芝加哥北岸夏季音乐节担任音乐总监，指挥所有演出，并邀请波士顿、达拉斯等地之著名音乐家与音乐团体共襄盛举。
2002年接掌芝加哥西区青年交响乐团音乐总监一职，充分发挥领导创意，于短短三年内将乐团之预算、编制、听众人数及音乐会节目等扩充一倍有余，并赢得伊利诺伊州交响乐团协会之“2006年年度最佳青年交响乐团”大奖，为该团五十余年以来首度获奖。2004年应邀入伊利诺伊州交响乐团协会，为该会唯一亚裔董事。曾任俄罗斯冬季奥运城市-索契交响乐团首席指挥，奥克帕克与里弗弗瑞斯特交响乐团副指挥，及圣彼得堡室内爱乐管弦乐团之首席客席指挥等。

合作乐团

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Chicago, IL, USA)
St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Principal Guest Conductor, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater (Complete Swan Lake Ballet, Cheboksary, Russia)
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra (The Governor's, St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg (Conducting Master Class, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Stanislavsky Opera Theater Orchestra (Moscow, Russia)
State Hermitage Orchestra (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Novosibirsk Philharmonic (4th International Christmas Music Festival, Novosibirsk, Russia)
David Oistrakh Festival Orchestra (Parnu, Estonia)
St. Petersburg Youth Symphony Orchestra (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Kharkov Philharmonic (Kharkov, Ukraine)
Karaganda Symphony Orchestra (Karaganda, Kazakstan) 
Petrozavodsk (Karelia) Philharmonic (Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia)
Samara Philharmonic (Samara, Russia)
Varna Philharmonic (Varna, Bulgaria)
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan, Tour)
Murmansk Philharmonic (Murmansk, Russia)
Astrakhan Philharmonic (Astrakhan, Russia)
Taipei Symphony Orchestra (Taipei, Taiwan)
Sochi Symphony Orchestra (Principal Conductor, Sochi, Russia)
Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest (Associate Conductor, Oak Park, IL, USA)
Evanston Symphony Orchestra (Evanston, IL, USA)
Taiwan International String Music Festival (Taiwan, Tour)
Taipei Chinese Orchestra (Taipei, Taiwan)
Taichung Chinese Orchestra (Taichung, Taiwan)
Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Arkhangelsk State Chamber Orchestra (Arkhangelsk, Russia)
Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest Chamber Orchestra (Music Director, Oak Park, IL, USA)
North Shore Chamber Orchestra (Music Director, Summer Music Festival, Evanston, IL, USA)
Sochi Chamber Orchestra (Sochi, Russia)
Illinois Council of Orchestras (Board Member, Chicago, IL, USA)
Chicago Fine Arts Society (Advisory Board Member, Chicago, IL, USA)

合作演奏家

• Henry Fogel, Narrator, President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团总裁, American Symphony Orchestra League 美国交响乐团联盟总裁
• David Taylor, Assistant Concertmaster, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团乐团副首席
• Charles Pikler, Principal Violist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团中提琴首席
• Stephen Balderston, Assistant Principal Cellist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团大提琴副首席
• Jay Friedman, Principal Trombonist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团长号首席
• John Hagstrom, Trumpeter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团小号演奏家
• Walfrid Kujala, Principal Piccolo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团短笛首席
• 张立国 Li-Kuo Chang, Violist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交响乐团中提琴
• Charles Geyer, Trumpeter 小号演奏家
• Barbara Butler, Trumpeter 小号演奏家
• 隆爱真Christina Long, Pianist 钢琴演奏家
• Corky Siegel, Composer, Blues/Jazz 蓝调音乐演奏家/作曲家
• 唐俊乔, 中国著名笛子演奏大师
• Mikhail Dzyudze, Double Bass Balaika, 俄罗斯“功勋音乐家”三角琴大师
• Bagdat Abilkhanov, Astana 歌剧院首席

他们怎么说

•丹尼尔．巴伦波英，芝加哥交响乐团音乐总监:“非常的有才华…… 显然非常有音乐性”
•Neeme Järvi，底特律交响乐团音乐总监:“十分的浪漫”
•Alexander Polishchuk，圣彼得堡音乐学院教授
“我在音乐院和世界各地教过成百上千的学生，叶和中是顶尖的前五名。”
•Henry Fogel，芝加哥交响乐团总裁，美国交响乐团联盟总裁
“他的指挥兼容并蓄，具有包容性和沟通能力，十分投入，并且清楚。他的耳朵有非常好的平衡感，和音乐家之间有非常良好的沟通。他的演出总是充满了兴奋与激情，我热情的推荐叶和中。”
"... I have had the pleasure of knowing him for a number of years, and have seen him conduct a few times over that period. Most recently, I had the pleasure of actually performing with him - reading excerpts from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to precede movements from Prokofiev's ballet.
I found his conducting, as I have in the past, to be involved, committed, communicative, and clear. He has a very good ear for balances, communicates very well with musicians, and gives performances that are intense and exciting.
I recommend Ho Chung to you with enthusiasm."

•Jay Friedman，芝加哥交响乐团长号首席 
“和中是个聪明、有天赋的人，学习迅速，工作认真。音乐家们告诉我，他们享受与他一起工作，他非常尊重音乐家，音乐家们也非常尊重他，他总是非常有耐心而且敏感。我曾在和中的指挥下作为一个独奏者，他的指挥很清楚，富有音乐性，有很多细节、情绪以及细微的动作，他的技术精准，富有表现力。
作为芝加哥交响乐团长号首席40余年，我曾经在无数指挥家的棒下演出。作为一个指挥，我认为他的才华能使他成为世界上最好的指挥之一。作为他的朋友，我认为他有很多好的性格，仅举几例：非常可靠、有热情、是一个好的听众、幽默、真诚、十分的亲切。他的天赋、动力、决心和社交能力，我相信有一天会使他成为一个非常出名并且成功的指挥家。我毫无保留的推荐叶和中。”
"... Ho Chung is an intelligent, gifted person, a very quick learner, and a hard worker.... The musicians have told me that they enjoy working with him. He shows great respect to the musicians and vice versa, and he is always patient and sensitive. I have performed as a soloist with Ho Chung on the podium. His conducting is clear and musical, with detail, emotion, and subtle gestures. His technique is precise and expressive.
As the Principal Trombone player of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for more than four decades, I have performed under countless conductors. As a conductor, I think he has the talent to become one of the best. As a friend I think Ho Chung has many good qualities. To name a few: very dependable, enthusiastic, a good listener, humorous, sincere, and very kind. His talent, drive, determination, and people skills, I believe will someday make him a very well known and successful conductor. I recommend Ho Chung Yeh without reservation."

•David Taylor，芝加哥交响乐团乐团副首席
“叶和中是个优秀的指挥家，我曾经与他在美国以及国外合作演出过，他的指挥技巧非常流畅，同时非常精确。他知道如何排练乐团，使乐团发出最好的声音。他能娴熟的与音乐家们工作，无论资深或者年轻的音乐家，是一个不论在指挥台上台下相处都有乐趣的人。”
"... as a recommendation for Ho Chung Yeh, an excellent conductor that I have worked with both here and abroad, most recently in Taiwan with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. He conducts with a very fluid yet accurate stick technique and knows how to rehearse an orchestra to make them sound their best. He is adept with young and old musicians and is a pleasant man to deal with both on and off the podium."

•Charles Pikler，芝加哥交响乐团中提琴首席 
“我有数次机会在叶大师的指挥下作为一个独奏者，我也曾有机会观察叶大师与乐团的排练。我发现和中是一个敏感的伴奏者，愿意、并且有能力执行独奏家和作曲家要求的细节。和中的排练技巧在音乐会上的确呈现了优雅成熟的艺术成果，在和中的领导之下乐团热烈的响应，因为他能够以他的手势指示音乐上的细微差别。顺带一提，和中在小提琴上相当有天赋，如果他继续练习这个乐器，他可以成为一个非常有成就的小提琴家。我推荐任何寻找音乐总监、有地位的乐团慎重的考虑这个有天赋的年轻人。当然，和中值得所有重要音乐机构的客席邀约。”
"I had the opportunity to perform on several occasions as soloist with Maestro Yeh as conductor. I also had the chance to observe orchestra rehearsals under Maestro Yeh's direction. In addition, I am acquainted with Ho Chung since he was a violin pupil of mine during his student days.
I found Ho Chung to be a sensitive accompanist from the podium and was willing and able to execute details requested by a soloist and composer. Ho Chung's rehearsal technique did yield a polished artistic result in concert. Orchestras react responsively under Ho Chung's leadership since he is capable of indicating musical nuances with his gestures. Incidentally, Ho Chung was quite talented on the violin and could have become accomplished had he pursued further study of this instrument.
I would recommend that this gifted young man be under serious consideration for music director of an orchestra of stature. Surely Ho Chung deserves guest conducting engagements for leading musical organizations."

•Stephen Balderston，芝加哥交响乐团助理大提琴首席
“我曾经作为一个独奏家与叶先生合作，也曾经是他的同事，并曾在同校执教。在芝加哥交响乐团助理大提琴首席的十年任内（以及之前的十年在圣路易士交响乐团），作为独奏家和乐团团员，我曾经与无数的指挥家合作过。我相信比起任何我所遇到的青年指挥家，叶和中显现出更光明的前景。他是个优秀的音乐家，有着精妙的指挥技术和强烈的音乐感觉。他值得建立在他卓越优异的训练上，指挥经验丰富的团体。”
"... I had the opportunity to work with Mr. Yeh both in a soloist/conductor relationship with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, and as a fellow teacher and colleague.
In ten years as Assistant Principal Cello of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (and ten years with the St. Louis Symphony prior to that), I have worked with countless conductors both as orchestra member and soloist. I believe that Ho Chung Yeh shows as much, if not more promise as a conductor, as any young conductor I have encountered. He is a fine musician, he has wonderful stick technique, and great sense of musicality. He deserves the opportunity to build on his excellent training, and conduct groups with greater experience."

•Terry Schwartz博士，音乐教授，Wheaton大学音乐学院 
“我认识叶和中并且和他工作数年，也曾经观察他作为一个老师、指挥家和表演者，今年他在我的几个指挥班上担任客席讲座。在音乐的各个层面上，他都有非比寻常的才华。他的广泛研究带来了丰富的经验和十分全面的哲学理论以及指挥技术，很大的一部分是他在俄罗斯学习的时候获得的。在我25年的经验里，我从未遇到一个更有才华的指挥。他的技巧成熟，流畅，富有变化及表现力，尤其是他在俄罗斯的研究，对于将他的工作推向最高的层次有很大的帮助。他通过面部表情，优秀的指挥棒技术和富有表现力的左手，来传递音乐的情绪和强烈的内在力度。我曾经和一些世界上最伟大的指挥家们演出过（奥曼第，克伦培勒，Daniel Lewis ，Gustav Meier ，Thomas Dunn ，史托高夫斯基， John Nelson），和中是我所见过最好的指挥之一。和中显示了优秀的学习技巧和将整个总谱快速的概念化和记忆的不寻常的能力，他有优秀的视唱技巧，对于听见和修理音乐问题感觉敏锐- 从音准到平衡。他对于所有的音乐时代风格有着超绝的知识，尤其是19和20世纪的音乐。他与人工作相处融洽，和他的乐团保持良好的关系，并且在很高的期待和要求下，仍能够平衡他对音乐的喜悦与爱。他有良好的幽默感。许多能力比起和中差了很多的指挥认为他们已经达到了职业水准，和中仍然继续研习，师法一些世界上最伟大的指挥，融合他们的技巧为己用。他为了学习走遍美国和世界，来提高他本来已经很丰富的技艺。叶和中是个灿烂的年轻指挥、老师和音乐家。我认为他是当今世上最好的指挥之一。”
"I have known and worked with Ho Chung Yeh for several years... I have also observed him as a teacher, conductor and performer... This year he was a guest lecturer for several of my conducting classes at the Conservatory of Music, Wheaton College. In all areas of music he is exceptionally talented... He has studied widely and brings with him a wealth of experience and well-thought out philosophy and conducting technique, much of it gained while studying in Russia.
In my twenty-five years... I have never encountered a more talented conductor. His skills are finely honed, fluid, dynamic and expressive. His work in Russia was especially helpful in moving his work to the highest level. He communicates emotion and a strong inner dynamic of the music through facial expression, great baton technique and an expressive left hand. I have performed under some of the world's greatest conductors (Ormandy, Otto Klemperer, Gustav Meier, Daniel Lewis, Thomas Dunn, Leopold Stokowski, John Nelson) and Ho Chung is among the best I have seen.
Ho Chung demonstrates great learning skills and an unusual ability to rapidly conceptualize and memorize whole scores. He has excellent aural skills and is perceptive in both hearing and repairing musical problems from intonation to balance. He has a superb knowledge of all style periods, especially of the 19th and 20th century.
He works well with people and maintains a good rapport with his ensembles being able to balance his joy and love of music with high expectations and demands... He has a good sense of humor... Many conductors with far less ability than Ho Chung think that they have already arrived professionally. He continues to study and technique of some of the world's great conductors incorporating techniques from many, manking them his own. He has traveled throughout the United States and internationally studying to improve his already abundant skills.
Ho Chung Yeh is a brilliant young conductor, teacher and musician. I consider him among the best in the world today."

•Harvey Treger，North Shore室内乐团协会总裁
“与和中相处的经验对我和乐团而言是一个教育。在第一次排练的前几分钟里，很明显的他能带给我们一些特别的东西。他对自由速度的细微变化处理十分迷人，那是一个我永远不会忘记的经验。和中工作勤奋，而且总是准备充分，将排练的时间做最大化的利用。他总是能清楚的传递不同音乐风格的知识，对于力度的关注非常细微。他对乐团有着很高但又真实的期望，乐团也尊敬他的音乐知识和指挥技巧。他能够激励乐团，使我们呈现最好的音乐会。和中是一个温暖而成熟的人，他愿意倾听和学习，有着和不同背景的人建立正面关系的优异能力，他总是面面俱到。在我过去20年和乐团指挥打交道的经验上，我把叶和中排在最高。我毫无保留的推荐他，并且相信对于任何一个乐团而言他会是一个极有价值的资产。”
"My experience with Ho Chung was an education for me and for the orchestra. In the first few minutes of the first rehearsal, it was apparent he had something special to offer... The very slight rubatos were gorgeous. It was an experience I won't forget.
Ho Chung worked hard and was always well prepared, maximizing the use of rehearsal time. His knowledge of different music styles was always clearly communicated. He is very detailed in his attention to dynamics. He had a high yet realistic expectation of the orchestra who respected him for his knowledge of the music and conducting skills. He was able to motivate the orchestra to produce our best concert.
Ho Chung is a warm, mature person who is open to listening and learning. He has excellent ability to establish positive relationships with people from different backgrounds... He is thoughtful and tactful. On the basis of my experience with orchestra conductors over the past 20 years, I would place Ho Chung Yeh among the very top.
I recommend him without reservation and believe he would be a valuable asset to any orchestra."

评价

“这位期待已久、来自台湾的访客，巡演世界，并与俄罗斯和国外最好的乐团合作演出，对于俄罗斯音乐的感觉，如同一个拥有真正俄罗斯灵魂的创作者一样细微！从序曲开始的数小节中，痛苦的呻吟从双簧管中穿透出来，这时便很明显：叶和中- 这位指挥家不仅才华横溢，而且被赋予一个特殊的、远远超过每个外国人能够理解柴可夫斯基的能力。他的指挥棒有时候真像是具有魔力... ” -- “天鹅湖”俄罗斯国立Chuvash歌剧与芭蕾舞剧院
爱沙尼亚乐评家海尔·法奥斯-塔姆（Heill Vaus-Tamm）认为叶和中指挥气质优雅，即使指挥非炫技性的曲目，仍能以一种优雅高贵的指挥方式来诠释音乐。音乐学者朱家炯于2003年表演艺术年鉴中描述：“（叶和中）指挥的手法细腻，重视声部的均衡。音乐会在他的指挥下音色控制良好，对于挑战性曲目……掌控的得心应手。”《芝加哥时报》则盛赞叶和中的指挥：“音乐在叶和中的引导下，对听众造成了强烈的冲击……他的才华和指挥风范，使他名响芝加哥音乐界。他有一种十分独特而个人化的指挥风格。”