Taiwanese Pianist Hsu Hse-chen brought His Piano Music with Life Story Sharing to SPC residents

臺灣鋼琴家許哲誠與紹邦書院師生分享音樂和生命故事

 

臺灣青年鋼琴家、視障音樂人許哲誠先生，十月十八日晚來到紹邦書院，給師生們帶來一場精彩的音樂分享會。書院院長梁偉賢教授、導師孫山亦博士、書院導師劉乃華教授及五十多位學生共同參與了本次分享會。現場掌聲熱烈，大家被許哲誠先生的美妙琴聲和精彩的生命分享深深感動。

許哲誠1986年生於臺灣基隆，先天失明。他自幼堅持學習鋼琴，曾獲蕭邦國際鋼琴比賽臺灣地區第三獎，並留學奧地利專修鋼琴演奏。本次音樂分享會是以親切互動方式進行，鋼琴家許哲誠與同學們直接面對面進行交流。許哲誠為大家帶來蕭邦的「幻想即興曲」和「英雄波蘭舞曲」、臺灣民謠「天黑黑」、流行歌曲「你是我的眼」等多首名曲和他的原創歌曲「心的期待」。紹邦書院的宿生們也準備了不同風格的鋼琴音樂。來自中國湖南的張惟為帶來了一首激昂的勃拉姆斯「g小調敘事曲」，來自澳門的林宇彤為大家演奏了一曲柔美的「水草舞」。兩岸三地琴聲同台演繹，令本次分享增色不少。

作為視障鋼琴家，許哲誠的鋼琴聲與眾不同，他向大家詮釋了音樂的另一種力量，而這種由心而發的力量給紹邦同學帶來奇妙的聽覺體驗。在獨奏、彈唱和講述中，許哲誠亦與書院宿生們分享了他的人生經歷，用自己的求學歷程去鼓勵同學們堅持自己的夢想，不要輕言放棄，堅持自己所熱愛的事情。期間許哲誠現場為大家展示了視障人士怎樣使用智能手機。他熟練地使用Facebook，成功地為大家拍照併發貼留言，用WeChat演示了視頻通話操作，最後還為大家播放了他的一段演唱視頻。這一切令在場的紹邦書院師生們大開眼界，感受到科技造福人類的震撼。

本次音樂分享會在掌聲和笑聲中圓滿結束，師生們都非常享受這次的音樂分享會，認為這次分享會帶給大家一次很棒的教育體驗。許哲誠自己也非常感動，感謝紹邦書院老師同學們的支持和肯定，並表示「未來一定會更努力用更真誠的心來跟大家分享他成長故事的感動」。

 

Taiwanese Pianist Hsu Hse-chen brought His Piano Music with Life Story Sharing to SPC residents

 

On the evening of October 18, 2015, Mr. Hsu Hse-chen, a young gifted blind pianist from Taiwan, brought his great piano music with life story sharing to Shiu Pong College residents. The Master of SPC Prof. Kenneth Leung, Resident Fellow Dr. Shanyi Sun, College Fellow Prof. Liu Naihua and more than 50 students participated. Hse-chen was greeted with a storm of applause and the participants were deeply moved by his wonderful music and splendid life story.

 

Hsu Hse-chen was born congenitally blind in 1986 in Keelung, Taiwan. He began to practice piano since he was a child. He had won the third prize in Taiwan International Chopin Piano Competition and had studied piano performance in Austria. The event was orchestrated with an amiable and interactive style so as to facilitate face to face communication between the pianist and students. During the performance, Hse-Chen played a number of famous pieces of music including “Fantaisie-Impromptu” and “Heroic Polonaise in A flat major Op 53” by Chopin, a traditional Taiwanese flock “Tee O O” (Dark Sky), a popular song “You Are My Guiding Eyes” and his original song “The Expectations of My Heart.” SPC students also performed at the event. Zhang Weiwei, a girl from Hunan province, Mainland China performed “Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25” by Brams. Another girl, Lam U Tong , from Macau, performed “Grace Dance”. The concert was graced by these performers from the greater China.

 

As a visually disabled pianist, the music of Hse-chen exhibits an exceptional power from his inner being, which brought a wonderful musical experience to the SPC students. With piano solo, songs accompanied with piano music and narration, Hse-chen shared his life story and learning experience, with which he encouraged students to adhere to their own dreams. “Never give up and stick to what you love,” he said. He also demonstrated how visually disabled people could operate smart phone. He skillfully navigated Facebook, succeeded in photographing and posting a message, made a video call through WeChat, and finally played one of his concert videos for the audiences. All these had dumbfound everyone at the event. They were shocked by the contribution of science and technology towards human well-being.

 

The sharing was successfully closed with laughter and applause. All the participants enjoyed it and regarded it as a great educational experience. Hse-chen was also touched and grateful for the support and affirmation from SPC residents. Hse-chen expressed that he would like to “share his life stories and inspirations with further efforts and sincerity in the future”.

 

News Reporter: 张海明 Zhang Haiming