On January 10th, 2026, the New Year concert titled "Music Connects Past and Present, Family Blends East and West" will be held at the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou. Austrian-Chinese pianist Huihui Weng-Skweres, along with her husband, Polish cellist Piotr Skweres, and their 8-year-old son, Sebastian Weng-Skweres, will take the stage together for a musical journey that transcends both regions and eras in collaboration with the Guangzhou Chamber Orchestra.

The concert will feature seven musical pieces, beginning with traditional Cantonese music and moving on to Western classical compositions. Huihui Weng-Skweres explained that the structure of the program closely aligns with the theme of the concert: the East-West fusion reflects her and her husband's cultural backgrounds, and the pairing of works from different eras embodies the "past and present" concept. "Cross-culture and cross-era is the theme we want to convey," she said.

Unlike many musical families, this marks not only a collaboration between the parents but also the first time the entire family will perform together on a major public stage. Weng admitted that while she and her husband have each performed extensively and collaborated many times, "bringing our son on stage" is a first and the family's most anticipated experience. "A couple of days ago, when discussing with my husband, he also felt this is the most anticipated tour of his life," she shared.

She added that while their son has often attended their performances as an audience member, standing on stage together for a public performance as a family holds extraordinary significance for them.

Why choose Guangzhou for this special family performance? Weng expressed with emotion that although she has long lived abroad and now holds foreign citizenship, she was born and raised in Guangzhou. Her son, born and raised overseas, has only visited the city briefly for family visits or travel. Thus, she hopes this experience will allow him to engage more directly with her cultural heritage.

华裔钢琴家翁惠慧一家三口携手登台星海音乐厅

2026年1月10日，“乐承古今·家融中西”新年音乐会将在广州星海音乐厅上演。旅德奥地利籍华裔钢琴家翁惠慧将携其先生——波兰大提琴家Piotr Skweres以及年仅8岁的儿子翁思安登台，与广州室内乐团联袂呈现一场跨越地域与时代的音乐之旅。

据介绍，本场音乐会将呈现七首曲目，曲目设计从广东音乐开篇，随后再展开西方经典作品。翁惠慧直言，这一结构与音乐会的主题紧密相关：中西，是她与先生文化的结合；古今，则体现在跨时代作品的并置。“跨文化、跨时代，这是我们想要的主题。”

与许多音乐家家庭不同的是，这一次不仅是父母合作，更是一家三口首次在公开售票的大舞台上共同完成一场演出。翁惠慧坦言，自己和先生此前各自演出、也合作过很多次，但“带着儿子一起上台”是第一次，也是全家最期待的一次。“前两天我跟我先生讨论，他也认为，这是他人生当中最期待的一次巡演。”

她补充说，儿子安安过去也会来到现场，但更多是在台下当观众。一家三口一起站在台上公开演出是第一次，这对他们有着非凡的意义。

这场对一家人意义特殊的演出，为何选择广州？翁惠慧动情地表示，她虽长期旅居海外、如今也是外国国籍，但她在广州出生长大。儿子在国外出生长大，来到广州多以探亲、旅行的方式，停留时间并不长。因此，她希望孩子能更直接地接触母亲的文化。

文丨记者 艾修煜 实习生 张恬宁
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译 | 黄宇洁
审校 | 赵凡