Professor Nataša Veljković Shares Classical Music with CDU
Author:Liu Zihe          Source:College of Chinese and ASEAN Arts         Date:2023-04-07

On the afternoon of April 4, Nataša Veljković, an Austrian artist and professor of the School of Piano, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, delivered a wonderful music performance to teachers and students of Chengdu University (CDU) at the Chengdu & ASEAN Arts Center Concert Hall of College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts. Representatives of teachers and students attending the concert with academic sharing were from colleges and schools including the School of Fine Arts and Design and the School of Music and Dance of the College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts, College of Overseas Education, Stirling College, School of Mechanical Engineering, and School of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Professor Nataša performed the classic romantic music piece, Ballade No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 52 by Chopin, to the teachers and students. Appreciating the passionate atmosphere in the concert hall, she also performed Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 and 12 Variations in B-flat major, K.500 by Mozart and Impromptu No. 3, Op. 90 by Schubert. Her wonderful performance won endless applause from the audience.

After the music pieces, teachers and students followed Professor Nataša to learn about classical music, the style and characteristics of Vienna classical music, as well as the music style and artistic status of representative classical music composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Based on her experience, Professor Nataša shared her music learning methods with the teachers and students in combination with the way of live performance, explained her unique insights into the true meaning of Western classical music performance, and expressed her expectations for contemporary youth as a music educator. She hoped that everyone could feel the artistic conception and charm of music in combination with their majors and achieve multi-field integrated development. In a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere, the concert with academic sharing ended with Professor Nataša's performance of a classical music piece, Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major, K.381 by Mozart.