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    In Shanghai's first solo concert, Gina Alice wants to sleep in Wonderland

    If there is one color to describe herself, Gina Alice would choose black and pink. "Black is classic, it will never go out of style, and the piano is also black. Pink is the feeling of a pink little girl."
    On August 14th, this young pianist with two personalities, both dark and sweet, will hold her first solo piano recital in Shanghai, leading everyone to explore her "music fantasy world". Gina Alice

    Gina Alice

    The concert has four themes: Ice and Snow World, Candy Kingdom, Under the Stars, and Fantasy Forest. The tracks are all selected from Gina's album "Wonderworld" (music world), including not only famous Western songs, but also Chinese classics and cross-border music. Modern repertoire.
    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin's "Water Grass Dance" and Chinese folk song "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" appeared in the concert's repertoire. Over the years, Gina has played Chinese national-style pieces on many occasions, in addition to "Water Grass Dance" and "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon", as well as "Journey to the West", "Autumn Moon over Pinghu" and "Yellow River Piano Concerto".
    "China is my home, and Chinese culture is beautiful and rich." In the process of learning and playing Chinese works, it also gave Gina inspiration to perform Western works. "Like the French composer Debussy, when he was popular, Chinese culture was already very popular. .In his music, I can feel the charm from oriental culture. Music has this kind of mutual inspiration."
    "Wonderworld" (music world), released at the end of 2021, is also Gina's first solo album. "Every one of us who lives seriously is Alice who is not afraid of the unknown and adventure; every beautiful moment in life is our Wonderworld." Gina explained the concept of the album.
    Lang Lang took the initiative to cross the sword and became an album producer.
    "Lang Lang is very busy every day, but every time I go to record, he happens to have time. During the 14-day recording, he accompanied me." During the recording, Lang Lang and Gina shared many skills, such as Hear more, "I'm used to being immersed in my own world during live performances, and I've learned to listen more and give more feedback during recordings so that I can hear the real sound results."
    The post-90s Gina is not only a young pianist, but now she is a new mother.
    "Life has indeed changed a lot after having a baby. In addition to work, our focus now is on children." Gina described that she is now more like an agent at home, and her daily schedule is very meticulous. If you come out to work , If you can go home that day, go home immediately, "It is very important to accompany the child."
    Will children be pianists in the future?
    Gina observed that children really like music and are very sensitive to music. Every time they listen to music, they dance and laugh, and sometimes they play the piano on their own initiative, "But if you are professional, Lang Lang and I both know that this will be a It's a tough process. So it's more important for the child to be happy."
    Gina was born in a musical family in Germany. She started learning the piano at the age of 4, and performed solo piano performances in public at the age of 8. She graduated from the Hamburg Academy of Music and Drama in Germany.
    "No child is willing to take the initiative to practice the piano for 4-6 hours a day. When I was a child, I was not very sensible, so I really needed the persistence and supervision of my parents. After I didn't like to practice, I enjoyed it very much." Now, music is coming to Gina Said like the air, "Every moment of practicing the piano is especially enjoyable, it allows me to find a sense of balance in life."

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