Beijing Int'l Film Festival 28 April 2012

[Richard]

Please note that the details of this have now been changed - see my post on 4th April below [by Dave]

Hello folks!

According to ECNS.cn, Hayley will be appearing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in two concerts at the Beijing International Film Festival, to be held at the National Indoor Stadium on 27 and 28 April 2012.

Concerts to lower curtain on Beijing Int‘l Film Festival

2012-01-19 10:21 - Global Times - Web Editor: Yuan Hang

The 2012 Beijing International Film Festival will wrap up with two concerts by London's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (RPCO) to be held at the National Indoor Stadium on April 27 and 28. The RPCO will perform iconic songs from the soundtracks of various films.

Founded in 1987, the RPCO has built its reputation on performing light classics and popular music. It has been collaborated with many Hollywood films to provide the soundtrack to movies including the series of Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mission Impossible, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, as well as Jurassic Park and Titanic. The RPCO has also collaborated with numerous world-renowned artists including Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras, Lesley Garrett, Bryn Terfel and Luciano Pavarotti.

The orchestra will be led by principal conductor Michael Sill, widely renowned as one of the UK's most versatile conductors. The associate conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) since March 2011, Sill has waved the baton at many prestigious concerts. The RPCO will be accompanied by 24-year-old New Zealand soprano and classical crossover specialist, Hayley Westenra.

The second Beijing International Film Festival is scheduled to run from April 23 to 28. There will be no competition section this year, and the festival will select a number of nominated or award-winning flicks from last year's international film festivals. The closing ceremony's concerts will embrace an Asian theme and take advantage of the lofty space at the National Indoor Stadium. Multi-media installments and a giant screen will also provide audiences with an intimate, interactive experience.

Thanks to Robert Clark for posting the link on Twitter.

Richard

[stevemacdonald]

.... classical crossover specialist, Hayley Westenra.

Has a nice ring to it, yes? Or sounds like a military rank. I'm not sure how one can specialize in something that covers so much musical ground.

[Jillian]

This is very exciting. It seems like a real concentrated effort is being made to make the most out of Hayley's growing success and popularity in Asia. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Perhaps Hayley may get invited to see a few of the films on show there?

Cheers,
Jillian

[Simba]

This is awesome! So something from Paradiso with the RPCO! Amalia por amor I hope XD but mostly film music I guess XD

[Dave]

Good spot Richard and Robert, I look forward to finding our more about this in the coming months!

Cheers, Dave

[Libby]

Well, Lord of the Rings is one of the movies they've done, so how about May it Be and Into the West? But I don't know if they participated in those songs or not. Maybe the background vocals?

Hey, and if they do Titanic, maybe she will get to sing My Heart Will Go On. This is the best time in her career (so far) for her to sing a song like that, with her voice gaining more power, and with her showing more emotion in her performances.

It's nice to finally see what else Hayley is doing this year besides the UK tour! And hopefully the Classic(al) Brit Awards.

[Richard]

Hello Dave!

I've posted a link to this thread on our Facebook page, but I won't put anything on our website until we have more information about tickets etc.

Richard

[Dave]

Hi Richard and everyone,

As we've all seen, Hayley has mentioned this concert in her interview today with the Official Charts Company, and although it's not technically 100% tied up yet, Bandana have said it's obviously OK for us to discuss it, and the dates are correct. It is of course effectively confirmed now.

Cheers, Dave

[Richard]

Hello folks!

The 2012 Beijing International Film Festival now has a website, but it may not be fully operational yet:

www.bjiff.com/en/

Richard

[Richard]

Looking at the new website, the first concert may now be on Thursday 26 April, while the second concert appears to be part of the Closing Ceremony on Saturday 28 April:

26 April: www.bjiff.com/20120228/n336124634.shtml

28 April: www.bjiff.com/20120228/n336125226.shtml

We will try to get confirmation of the details.

Richard

[Libby]

It doesn't mention Hayley at all, though.

And it uses past tense, as if it already happened, but I'm sure that's due to the weird translation.

[Richard]

Hello Libby!

I think they're talking about last year's festival before they move on to this year's.

Richard

[Cherry]

I think the hold list and schedule is still pending.Hayley also mentioned she will be in Beijing to join this concert by herself in a interview.

[Dave]

Hi everyone,

I have today received information from Hayley's management that the details of her Beijing appearance have now been changed because the planned original venue is no longer available.

The show will now take place on one day only, Saturday 28th April, at Olympic Green in Beijing, which is an open air venue.

I have updated the thread title and I will update the forum and HWI website schedules in a moment.

I do not yet know the event time.

Dave

[Jillian]

Thanks to Frank on Twitter, we now know that media reports are indicating that Hayley will sing 'My Heart Will Go On' at the music concert at the Beijing Film Festival.

translate.google.com/translate?hl=zh-TW&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http://et.21cn.com/gundong/etscroll/2012/04/27/11647306.shtml

I really hope there's a video of this somewhere!

Cheers,
Jillian