"Must-hear" Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival debuts Zhang Zhengjie's "first shot" of hidden Easter eggs in encore music in 18 years

The Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival will perform for two consecutive days starting today at Zhaishan Tunnel, which is made entirely of granite.

[Reporter Wu Zhengting/Kinmen Report] The Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival, which has entered its 18th year, will be held in the Zhaishan Tunnel for two consecutive days starting today. Dong Jianhong, Deputy Minister of the Interior, said that the Tunnel Music Festival represents Kinmen’s transition from war to peace, and is an important key to Kinmen’s internationalization. He hopes that one day the president can come to the scene to listen and witness the beauty of Kinmen.

Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival Artistic Director and cellist Zhang Zhengjie showed his talent in the encore song "Equestrian Dance", using a prop gun to match the effect and fired his "first shot" in 18 years, which brought unexpected surprises to the music fans in the audience.

Dong Jianhong said that the holding of the Music Tunnel Festival can let the world know that Kinmen is different. In the past, when people discussed Kinmen, many people would think of the 823 Artillery Battle. Today, when talking about Kinmen, they will talk about the beauty of Kinmen, the overseas Chinese culture of Kinmen, and the music of Kinmen.

He said that he hoped that Kinmen would transform from a remote island in Taiwan and an island on the front line of the war to become an important hometown of Southeast Asian Chinese in Taiwan and the starting point of international music. He said that he had participated in the Tundao Music Festival for the third time and hoped that one day in the future, ministers and even the president could listen to it in person and witness the beauty of Kinmen.

The Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival is held using the Zhaishan Tunnel with a total length of 357 meters.

Zhang Zhengjie said that the Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival sold out instantly as soon as it was launched. He is very happy that the music festival can bring eternal memories to all friends. He said that at this moment, he was thinking deeply in Tundao, and through the quietness of his heart, he strongly hoped that there would be no more wars, but eternal peace. This was also the most important appeal of holding Tundao Music Festival, hoping to tell the world "the value of peace."

Zhang Zhengjie said that the prop gun in the encore was because this year happens to be the Year of the Horse. In the European classical music "horse dance", the sound of "BANG" is usually added at the end, which tells the story of the horse dance with kidnappers. The main reason for choosing it is that there were many pirates in Kinmen in the early days. When he heard this story, he thought it could be integrated into the Tunnel Music Festival to coincide with the Year of the Horse and add interest.

The musicians at the Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival all sit on small boats and perform as the boats move. For the listeners, it is a completely different experience than sitting in a concert hall.

The "Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival", known as "a must-hear in your lifetime", will have a total of 6 performances on the 17th and 18th. Each performance is limited to 200 people, and 1,200 tickets will be sold out immediately. On the first day, Zhang Zhengjie led soprano Lin Ciyin and tenor Lin Jianji to perform with a string quartet; on the second day, flutist Xiao Yaxin opened the show, and Dai Wei, the erhu principal of the Taiwanese Chinese Orchestra, performed "Horse Racing". Through the vigorous and unrestrained sound of bows and strings, the A-shaped tunnel sound field, which is made entirely of granite and has a total length of about 357 meters, was played.