A Japanese TV animation "April is Your Lie" in 2014 moved countless people to tears and achieved unprecedented success. The story tells the story of the youth story of Arima Gongsheng, a genius pianist known as the "humanoid metronome". After meeting the seriously ill violinist Kaori Miyazo, the two worked together to grow up. In 2016, "April is You Lie" was adapted into an inspirational youth film, with popular actors Kento Yamazaki and Suzu Hirose playing the male and female protagonists respectively.
In the beautiful Hangzhou in 2018, the concert of "April is Your Lie" - "Pongsheng" and "Xun"'s beautiful classic music collection of piano and violin will kick off, taking the audience from the melodious sound of the piano to the world of beautiful animation.
(Photo source: the official website of the animation "April is Your Lie")
Young pianist Shinda Tomoki helps the animation
0 The comic work "April is Your Lie" created by Japanese cartoonist Naoji Shinkawa has been serialized since 2011, and has a group of loyal fans and is extremely popular because of its moving story setting and delicate style. So in 2014, "April is Your Lie" was adapted into an animation work, entering the audience's vision, and gaining unprecedented ratings and popularity. In addition to the attractive plot, the soundtrack in the animation is also talked about by the public. You can enjoy well-known songs such as Beethoven's 9th violin sonata "Crutz", Chrysler's "Sadness of Love", Debussy's "Moonlight", Chopin's No. 1 narrative song G minor work 23 and other well-known songs. Among them, the performers who performed the piano music were specially invited to play the 2011 Yamaha Music Awards student and the youngest winner of the 14th Van Claibon International Piano Competition.
(Photo source: the official website of the animation "April is your Lie")
(Photo source: Yamaha official website)
Popular actor Kento Yamazaki led the starring
2016 live-action movie adapted from the comic of the same name was officially released, and was starring Japanese popular young actors Kento Yamazaki, Suzu Hirose, Daisuke Nakagawa, etc. The box office reached 245 million yen in just 2 days of release, attracting 200,000 fans to watch. In the film, the Yamaha piano played by Kento Yamazaki, used by Arima Koto, when playing the male lead, also became the focus of Japanese music lovers for a while. The piano playing clips that appear many times are not only soft tones but also moving piano sounds, but also an important foreshadowing to promote the development of the plot. With love for music, frustrations during daily practice, tension on the stage, etc., the audience can feel the change in the protagonist's mentality from the sound of the piano.
(Photo source: the official website of the movie "April is your Lie")
(Photo source: the movie "April is your Lie")
Music has no dimensions to visit the world of aesthetic animation
This concert of "April is your Lie" will start the music at the Hangzhou Theater. The new piano star Lu Yao and the violin performer Zhu Yue jointly bring classic works by famous masters such as Chopin, Beethoven, and Debussy to the audience. Lu Yao has successfully held many concerts in more than 20 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, etc., and was invited to cooperate with many well-known symphony orchestras such as the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Zhu Yue not only graduated from a master's degree in violin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, but also has been invited to participate in various music performances at home and abroad. She has participated in the closing ceremony of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and recorded a promotional video of the Shanghai World Expo. Both of them have rich performance experience, skilled Chinese people, and have a strong ability to control music. They must be able to use the piano sound to a gorgeous scene with 100% animation. This concert is not easy to miss, whether it is an anime lover or a music lover.
