葉和中

簡歷

「這位期待已久、來自台灣的訪客，巡演世界，並與俄羅斯和國外最好的樂團合作演出，對於俄羅斯音樂的感覺，如同一個擁有真正俄羅斯靈魂的創作者一樣細微！從序曲開始的數小節中，痛苦的呻吟從雙簧管中穿透出來，這時便很明顯：葉和中 - 這位指揮家不僅才華橫溢，而且被賦予一個特殊的、遠遠超過每個外國人能夠理解柴可夫斯基的能力。他的指揮棒有時候真像是具有魔力... 」 
    -- 「天鵝湖」俄羅斯國立Chuvash歌劇與芭蕾舞劇院

足跡遍及歐、美、亞，芝加哥樂界評價「非比尋常的才華」、「充滿了興奮與激情」、「精妙的指揮技術和強烈的音樂感覺」、「當今世上最好的指揮家之一」、「毫無保留的推薦」，俄羅斯樂壇譽為「魔棒」，指揮家葉和中，1997年赴美，1998年赴俄羅斯聖彼得堡音樂學院隨傳奇大師伊里亞·穆辛和亞歷山大·帕利舒克（Alexander Polishchuk）深造。1999年初在芝加哥交響樂團招募助理指揮的試場上與大師丹尼爾·巴倫波英首度相遇。大師深深讚賞其音樂才華，當下親自邀請葉和中指揮樂團排練，旋即聘入芝加哥交響樂團。在芝加哥交響樂團期間，與多位指揮大師工作密切，如皮耶·布萊茲、夏爾·杜特華、克勞迪奧·阿巴多、里卡多·夏伊、平夏斯·祖克曼（Pinchas Zukerman）等。2000年獲邀赴愛沙尼亞參加第一屆尼米·賈維大師班及指揮比賽，經過三輪的激烈競賽，在來自世界各地的32位指揮家中脫穎而出獲得優勝，並獲邀於大衛·歐伊斯特拉夫音樂節（David Oistrakh Festival）之閉幕音樂會中與大師尼米·賈維同台指揮演出。2002年獲指揮博士學位。
葉和中多次應邀擔任世界各地樂團之客席指揮，包括俄羅斯聖彼得堡交響樂團 (Governor's)，Hermitage樂團，聖彼得堡廣播交響樂團（St. Petersburg Radio Symphony Orchestra），莫斯科Stanislavsky歌劇院樂團，Petrozavodsk (Karelia)彼得羅扎沃茨克愛樂管弦樂團, Sochi索契交響樂團，Astrakhan愛樂，Murmansk愛樂  ，Archangelsk室內樂團，Sochi索契室內樂團，美國Evanston埃文斯頓交響樂團，North Shore 北岸室內樂團，及Kharkov烏克蘭卡爾可夫愛樂管弦樂團愛樂，哈薩克Karaganda交響樂團、保加利亞Varna愛樂管弦樂團，台中市國樂團，高雄市國樂團等。
2001年冬，應歐洲十大樂團之一的新西伯利亞愛樂管弦樂團之邀，參加第四屆國際聖誕藝術節，指揮來自德國、英國、俄國、立陶宛之獨唱家、樂團及合唱團共同演出兩場韓德爾的《彌賽亞》，為媒體爭相報導，譽為「年度最大盛事」(событие года)。2003年初首度應邀返台，指揮台北市立國樂團主辦的「青年指揮家」音樂會系列之一。該音樂會被收錄於2003年表演藝術年鑑，譽為「樂壇年度代表性人物」。2004年二月指揮國立臺灣交響樂團的「貝多芬交響曲」系列音樂會後，立獲樂團之再度邀約，於同年八月帶領芝加哥交響樂團樂團副首席大衛·泰勒（David Taylor）、中提琴首席查理·皮爾克勒（Charles Pikler）及大提琴副首席史蒂芬·巴爾德斯頓（Stephen Balderston）來台參與2004國際弦樂音樂節，並演出數場協奏曲音樂會。2004年四月取代臨時因故無法上場的指揮，於芝加哥成功地指揮六場音樂劇《該死的洋基隊》（Damn Yankees）的演出。
2016年一月指揮台北市立國樂團「旅人I-原點」音樂會; 二月邀請香港笛子演奏家楊偉傑，在俄羅斯第六大城與 Samara 愛樂合作演出二首笛子協奏曲，促進國際文化交流   ; 四月指揮台北市立交響樂團演出二場「寵物森林」音樂會,  ; 十月於俄羅斯國立Chuvash 劇院指揮全本芭蕾舞劇「天鵝湖」的演出  。2017年二月與聖彼得堡交響樂團舉辦指揮大師班。
此外並與多位大師級演奏家合作，除三位芝加哥交響樂團弦樂首席外，尚有中提琴副首席張立國、長號首席傑伊·弗里德蒙（Jay Friedman）、小號演奏家約翰·哈格斯特姆（John Hagstrom）、短笛首席瓦弗里德·庫雅拉（Walfrid Kujala）、極負盛名的雙小喇叭搭擋查里斯·蓋爾（Charles Geyer）與芭芭拉·布特勒（Barbara Butler）、鋼琴演奏家隆愛真（Christina Long），Astana 歌劇院首席 Bagdat Abilkhanov，藍調音樂演奏家/作曲家Corky Siegel, 芝加哥交響樂團及美國交響樂團聯盟前總裁亨利·弗蓋爾（Henry Fogel），中國著名笛子演奏大師唐俊喬，以及俄羅斯「功勳音樂家」三角琴大師 Mikhail Dzyudze 等。   
未來的邀約包括指揮俄羅斯Omsk愛樂、Tolyatti愛樂、Tomsk愛樂等。
2001年創立奧克帕克與里弗弗瑞斯特交響樂團（Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest），擔任音樂總監及指揮。在創團首演之後，即獲邀於奧克帕克建市百年慶典音樂會中演出。2001年夏創立芝加哥北岸夏季音樂節擔任音樂總監，指揮所有演出，並邀請波士頓、達拉斯等地之著名音樂家與音樂團體共襄盛舉。
2002年接掌芝加哥西區青年交響樂團音樂總監一職，充分發揮領導創意，於短短三年內將樂團之預算、編制、聽眾人數及音樂會節目等擴充一倍有餘，並贏得伊利諾州交響樂團協會之「2006年年度最佳青年交響樂團」大獎，為該團五十餘年以來首度獲獎。2004年應邀入伊利諾州交響樂團協會，為該會唯一亞裔董事。曾任俄羅斯冬季奧運城市-索契交響樂團首席指揮，奧克帕克與里弗弗瑞斯特交響樂團副指揮，及聖彼得堡室內愛樂管弦樂團之首席客席指揮等。

合作樂團

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 芝加哥交響樂團總裁, American Symphony Orchestra League 美國交響樂團聯盟總裁
• David Taylor, Assistant Concertmaster, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交響樂團樂團副首席
• Charles Pikler, Principal Violist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交響樂團中提琴首席
• Stephen Balderston, Assistant Principal Cellist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交響樂團大提琴副首席
• Jay Friedman, Principal Trombonist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交響樂團長號首席
• John Hagstrom, Trumpeter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交響樂團小號演奏家
• Walfrid Kujala, Principal Piccolo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交響樂團短笛首席
• 張立國 Li-Kuo Chang, Violist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 芝加哥交響樂團中提琴
• Charles Geyer, Trumpeter 小號演奏家
• Barbara Butler, Trumpeter 小號演奏家
• 隆愛真 Christina Long, Pianist 鋼琴演奏家
• Corky Siegel, Composer, Blues/Jazz 藍調音樂演奏家/作曲家
• 唐俊喬, 中國著名笛子演奏大師 
• Mikhail Dzyudze, Double Bass Balaika, 俄羅斯「功勳音樂家」三角琴大師
• Bagdat Abilkhanov, Astana 歌劇院首席

他們怎麼說

•丹尼爾．巴倫波英，芝加哥交響樂團音樂總監:「非常的有才華…… 顯然非常有音樂性」
•Neeme Järvi，底特律交響樂團音樂總監:「十分的浪漫」
•Alexander Polishchuk，聖彼得堡音樂學院教授
「我在音樂院和世界各地教過成百上千的學生，葉和中是頂尖的前五名。」
•Henry Fogel，芝加哥交響樂團總裁，美國交響樂團聯盟總裁
「他的指揮兼容並蓄，具有包容性和溝通能力，十分投入，並且清楚。他的耳朵有非常好的平衡感，和音樂家之間有非常良好的溝通。他的演出總是充滿了興奮與激情，我熱情的推薦葉和中。」
"... 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，芝加哥交響樂團長號首席 
「和中是個聰明、有天賦的人，學習迅速，工作認真。音樂家們告訴我，他們享受與他一起工作，他非常尊重音樂家，音樂家們也非常尊重他，他總是非常有耐心而且敏感。我曾在和中的指揮下作為一個獨奏者，他的指揮很清楚，富有音樂性，有很多細節、情緒以及細微的動作，他的技術精準，富有表現力。
作為芝加哥交響樂團長號首席40餘年，我曾經在無數指揮家的棒下演出。作為一個指揮，我認為他的才華能使他成為世界上最好的指揮之一。作為他的朋友，我認為他有很多好的性格，僅舉幾例：非常可靠、有熱情、是一個好的聽眾、幽默、真誠、十分的親切。他的天賦、動力、決心和社交能力，我相信有一天會使他成為一個非常出名並且成功的指揮家。我毫無保留的推薦葉和中。」
"... 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，芝加哥交響樂團樂團副首席
「葉和中是個優秀的指揮家，我曾經與他在美國以及國外合作演出過，他的指揮技巧非常流暢，同時非常精確。他知道如何排練樂團，使樂團發出最好的聲音。他能嫻熟的與音樂家們工作，無論資深或者年輕的音樂家，是一個不論在指揮台上台下相處都有樂趣的人。」
"... 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，芝加哥交響樂團中提琴首席 
「我有數次機會在葉大師的指揮下作為一個獨奏者，我也曾有機會觀察葉大師與樂團的排練。我發現和中是一個敏感的伴奏者，願意、並且有能力執行獨奏家和作曲家要求的細節。和中的排練技巧在音樂會上的確呈現了優雅成熟的藝術成果，在和中的領導之下樂團熱烈的響應，因為他能夠以他的手勢指示音樂上的細微差別。順帶一提，和中在小提琴上相當有天賦，如果他繼續練習這個樂器，他可以成為一個非常有成就的小提琴家。我推薦任何尋找音樂總監、有地位的樂團慎重的考慮這個有天賦的年輕人。當然，和中值得所有重要音樂機構的客席邀約。」
"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，芝加哥交響樂團助理大提琴首席
「我曾經作為一個獨奏家與葉先生合作，也曾經是他的同事，並曾在同校執教。在芝加哥交響樂團助理大提琴首席的十年任內（以及之前的十年在聖路易士交響樂團），作為獨奏家和樂團團員，我曾經與無數的指揮家合作過。我相信比起任何我所遇到的青年指揮家，葉和中顯現出更光明的前景。他是個優秀的音樂家，有著精妙的指揮技術和強烈的音樂感覺。他值得建立在他卓越優異的訓練上，指揮經驗豐富的團體。」
"... 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，音樂教授，Wheaton大學音樂學院 
「我認識葉和中並且和他工作數年，也曾經觀察他作為一個老師、指揮家和表演者，今年他在我的幾個指揮班上擔任客席講座。在音樂的各個層面上，他都有非比尋常的才華。他的廣泛研究帶來了豐富的經驗和十分全面的哲學理論以及指揮技術，很大的一部分是他在俄羅斯學習的時候獲得的。在我25年的經驗裏，我從未遇到一個更有才華的指揮。他的技巧成熟，流暢，富有變化及表現力，尤其是他在俄羅斯的研究，對於將他的工作推向最高的層次有很大的幫助。他通過面部表情，優秀的指揮棒技術和富有表現力的左手，來傳遞音樂的情緒和強烈的內在力度。我曾經和一些世界上最偉大的指揮家們演出過（奧曼第，克倫培勒，Daniel Lewis ，Gustav Meier ，Thomas Dunn ，史托高夫斯基， John Nelson），和中是我所見過最好的指揮之一。和中顯示了優秀的學習技巧和將整個總譜快速的概念化和記憶的不尋常的能力，他有優秀的視唱技巧，對於聽見和修理音樂問題感覺敏銳 - 從音準到平衡。他對於所有的音樂時代風格有著超絕的知識，尤其是19和20世紀的音樂。他與人工作相處融洽，和他的樂團保持良好的關係，並且在很高的期待和要求下，仍能夠平衡他對音樂的喜悅與愛。他有良好的幽默感。許多能力比起和中差了很多的指揮認為他們已經達到了職業水準，和中仍然繼續研習，師法一些世界上最偉大的指揮，融合他們的技巧為己用。他為了學習走遍美國和世界，來提高他本來已經很豐富的技藝。葉和中是個燦爛的年輕指揮、老師和音樂家。我認為他是當今世上最好的指揮之一。」
"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室內樂團協會總裁
「與和中相處的經驗對我和樂團而言是一個教育。在第一次排練的前幾分鐘裏，很明顯的他能帶給我們一些特別的東西。他對自由速度的細微變化處理十分迷人，那是一個我永遠不會忘記的經驗。和中工作勤奮，而且總是準備充分，將排練的時間做最大化的利用。他總是能清楚的傳遞不同音樂風格的知識，對於力度的關注非常細微。他對樂團有著很高但又真實的期望，樂團也尊敬他的音樂知識和指揮技巧。他能夠激勵樂團，使我們呈現最好的音樂會。和中是一個溫暖而成熟的人，他願意傾聽和學習，有著和不同背景的人建立正面關係的優異能力，他總是面面俱到。在我過去20年和樂團指揮打交道的經驗上，我把葉和中排在最高。我毫無保留的推薦他，並且相信對於任何一個樂團而言他會是一個極有價值的資產。」
"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."

評價

「這位期待已久、來自台灣的訪客，巡演世界，並與俄羅斯和國外最好的樂團合作演出，對於俄羅斯音樂的感覺，如同一個擁有真正俄羅斯靈魂的創作者一樣細微！從序曲開始的數小節中，痛苦的呻吟從雙簧管中穿透出來，這時便很明顯：葉和中 - 這位指揮家不僅才華橫溢，而且被賦予一個特殊的、遠遠超過每個外國人能夠理解柴可夫斯基的能力。他的指揮棒有時候真像是具有魔力... 」 -- 「天鵝湖」俄羅斯國立Chuvash歌劇與芭蕾舞劇院
愛沙尼亞樂評家海爾·法奧斯-塔姆（Heill Vaus-Tamm）認為葉和中指揮氣質優雅，即使指揮非炫技性的曲目，仍能以一種優雅高貴的指揮方式來詮釋音樂。音樂學者朱家炯於2003年表演藝術年鑑中描述：「（葉和中）指揮的手法細膩，重視聲部的均衡。音樂會在他的指揮下音色控制良好，對於挑戰性曲目……掌控的得心應手。」《芝加哥時報》則盛讚葉和中的指揮：「音樂在葉和中的引導下，對聽眾造成了強烈的衝擊……他的才華和指揮風範，使他名響芝加哥音樂界。他有一種十分獨特而個人化的指揮風格。」