[少年音乐天才]年轻的大提琴家 陈南森 Nathan Chan（15岁）

Nathan Chan, cellist, plays The Swan by Camille Saint Saens（当时他才11岁）

Dvorak Cello concerto - Northern Sinfonia, conductor Alexander Prior, Cello - Nathan Chan, Sage, 29.4.2009

13岁的华裔大提琴神童陈南森(Nathan Chan)，获名歌手福莱克(Roberta Flack)邀请参与灌录唱片。福莱克形容，陈纳森是她过去20年来遇见的「最振奋人心」的音乐奇才。陈南森的母亲更透露，陈南森很早就展露出音乐天份，年仅3岁就当过指挥。

 

福莱克在HBO一辑介绍全国音乐神童的纪录片《The Music in Me》，首睹陈南森的大提琴演出，被他演奏圣桑的《天鹅》时所展现的情感深深打动，当时立即要求经理人代为寻找这位奇才。今年福莱克打算录制向披头四致敬的大碟时，本来属意的马友友无暇合作，二话不说就选定了陈南森。他在紐約著名的Avatar Studios，演奏了披頭四1968年「白碟」中的《I Will》。本身是古典钢琴训练出身又是音乐教师的福莱克形容，陈南森「或者是她过去20年来遇见的最振奋人心的人」，有天赋之外为人谦逊，相信前途无可限量。

 

现居三藩市的陈南森生在音乐世家，妈妈Rena Ling是演奏钢琴师，原籍香港的父亲Samuel Chan虽是心脏医生，但业余也是半岛交响乐团的小提琴手，11岁的妹妹也参与加州帕罗奥多管絃樂团的小提琴演出。 

 

陈妈妈忆述，陈南森天生就有音乐才华，对节奏感和音乐感应有很强的天赋，记得当年带还是幼儿的陈南森去音乐会时，他就会兴奋得手舞足蹈，还会随音乐的节拍挥手。 后来一名助理指挥注意到他，更邀请他上台指挥圣荷西乐团演奏莫扎特的音乐。 当时陈南森只有3岁。陈妈妈笑言，说陈南森「裹着尿片当指挥」一点也不为过，在那次指挥前，她特地要为陈南森换上尿片，避免他中途如厕。 

 

陈南森说，自己深爱管絃樂中的低音提琴，当年母亲认为大提琴体积不适合他，建议他学小提琴，结果陈南森当众哭了出来，令妈妈在人前出丑。 

陈南森5岁时开始正式接受大提琴训练，现在他每天练习一两小时。至于闲时喜欢打电玩、乒乓球。 

 

Nathan made his first public perforrmance at the age of 3 with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, conducting a set of variations by Mozart.

This debut was made possible when a conductor saw him air-conducting at one of his mother's concerts. The next year, Chan conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 with the Palo Alto Philharmonic.

Nathan began playing the cello aged 5. As a cellist, Nathan filmed a feature documentary on talented young musicians in New York with 6-time Emmy Award winning director Amy Schatz. The program called, 'The Music in Me' aired in October 2006 on the HBO network. It won the prestigious Peabody Award for 2007. This program led to invitations to perform in Carnegie Hall, the NAMM Convention, and it caught the attention of legendary singer Roberta Flack who invited Nathan (as a substitute for Yo Yo Ma who was unavailable for the project) to collaborate with her on her next CD of Beatles songs due for release on the Sony label.

Earlier this season, Nathan made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony and he has performed with the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Sunset Youth Orchestra as well as performances for the San Francisco Symphony League, Vancouver Recital Society's Young Masters Project, National Cello Institute, American String Teachers Association, and California Summer Music.

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