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Night music brings life to terraces

A 鈥淭ERRACE concert鈥 in Pudong鈥檚 Qiantan area on Saturday featured famous artists including baritone Liao Changyong and pianist Song Siheng.

As part of the inaugural Shanghai Night Festival, the concert used several riverside high-rises near the Pudong Oriental Sports Center as backdrops. Artists performed on the terraces of buildings. A two-minute light show and an eight-minute drone-flying show opened the concert.

Liao performed 鈥淢e and My Country.鈥 Song played 鈥淭he Yangtze River鈥 concerto. Other artists included traditional Chinese musical instrument maestro Fang Jinlong and percussionist Lin Zhe.

鈥淭he idea of a terrace concert came from what happened in Italy during the pandemic,鈥 concert director Fan Yue said. 鈥淚talian showcased their love of music by organizing musical performances on terraces during the lockdown as an encouragement to each other.鈥


 

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