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Percy Leung：If Every London Tube Line Were a Piece of Classical Music —— Part 5

This is the last part of my series of articles on the musical qualities of the London Underground. Attentive readers might be puzzled by the publication of this article, given that I have explored all eleven London tube lines already. However, a number of other lines are also incorporated on the London tube map, and it would be fitting to recognise their unique characteristics as well.

Percy Leung：If Every London Tube Line Were a Piece of Classical Music —— Part 4

In the first three parts of my current series of articles on the musical qualities of the London Underground, I have examined eight of its eleven lines, including the likes of the vociferous Jubilee Line, the sluggish Circle Line and the ghostly Northern Line. This week, I will turn my attention to the remaining three tube lines on the network: Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Bakerloo.

Percy Leung：If Every London Tube Line Were a Piece of Classical Music —— Part 3

In the first and second part of my current series of articles, I have discussed the quintessence of six London tube lines and likened each of them to a piece of classical music. I am excited to continue this musical exploration of the underground network in the British capital. This week, I will turn my attention to the Northern and District Lines and explore their distinctive features and qualities.

Percy Leung：If Every London Tube Line Were a Piece of Classical Music —— Part 2

On 15 June, I published the first part of my series of articles on the musical qualities of the London tube lines. In a nutshell, the Jubilee Line is a cacophonous monster, the Central Line is nothing short of a depressing nightmare, while the Piccadilly Line has attained the very attributes of a bemusing jester. This week, I will turn my attention to three other lines and liken each of them to a piece of classical music that shares their acoustic characteristics.

Percy Leung：If Every London Tube Line Were a Piece of Classical Music —— Part 1

Since it began operations back in 1863, the London Underground (colloquially known as The Tube) has consistently been one of the busiest metro systems around the world. It has eleven lines and, having travelled on each of them frequently since I moved to London a year ago, I have discovered that every line was just like a piece of classical music, each with its own distinct musical features and characteristics. Some are more delightful than the others. Some are just not my cup of tea. But all of them paint a musical canvas that stretches and bolsters my imagination.

青年合力，讓古典音樂再成潮流

「高尚而沉悶」的古典音樂，以往令不少年青人敬而遠之。但上月有民調顯示，74% 的 25 歲以下英國居民傾向在聖誕節聆聽管弦樂；TikTok 上話題標籤 #classictok 的影片錄得近 5.4 億觀看次數；風靡全球的韓劇「魷魚遊戲」亦起用大量經典曲目。年輕的古典音樂家更是積極尋求新方式，一改高高在上的刻板印象。

莫坤菱：奧林斯基在大館，18 世紀的愛情言猶在耳

這星期，音樂成了我們共同的語言。不論是線上觀賞、引頸以待的坂本龍一音樂會，還是 Happy Friday 在大館親歷其境的「大館操場音樂節：弦內之音」閉幕節目 —— 意大利金蘋果古樂團及奧林斯基（亞洲首演），都讓人浸淫於豐富美滿的音色裡。

武肺讓快閃音樂會遍地開花？

不論是歌劇、古典音樂，還是 Hip-hop 音樂表演者，或多或少都被疫情影響工作甚至失業。不過，據「華爾街日報」報道，近月美國表演者開始透過快閃表演網絡，得到久違的演出機會，能賺到微薄收入。街頭演出逐漸成為新的零工經濟（Gig Economy）。

【*CUPodcast】音樂如何啟發大腦？

社經地位較低的家庭，下一代在學業、職業、向上流動等能力的整體表現都相對較弱，我們多將這種現象，歸因為家長的教育程度與職業等方面較遜色。其實，還有一個看似微不足道的因素，決定了兒童多方面發展的表現：成長中聽到的聲音與腦部發展，互為關係。

Percy Leung：香港賽馬會越洋轉播的馬匹譯名

由於參賽馬匹全是外國的佳駟，香港賽馬會將每一匹馬的英文名字譯成中文，供馬迷參考。大部分的譯名都非常合適貼切，但很多與音樂有關的馬匹名字，卻有著頗為奇怪及不恰當的譯名，古典音樂作曲家的名字及技術詞彙，尤其考驗了香港賽馬會的翻譯員。

Percy Leung：傳奇音樂評論家

而對我啟發最深、徹底改變了我對古典音樂看法的老師，並沒有教導我演奏樂器，而是教導我一個相對模糊的音樂學術分支：音樂評論（Music Criticism）。此英國人是被公認為亞洲最優秀，最具洞察力和最具影響力的音樂評論家之一，名為岳勵華（Sam Olluver，音譯）。

Percy Leung：柏林愛樂樂團新體驗

2019 年 9 月是我在柏林作為訪問學者的最後一個月，有幸獲邀出席兩場柏林愛樂樂團的音樂會。我自 2018 年夏天來到柏林，期間幾乎看遍所有柏林愛樂的演出，自覺了解這支交響樂團的獨特與優越之處。不過，看完這兩場演出，方知自己實在大錯特錯！

Percy Leung：柏林的新音樂時代

兩個樂團演奏的交響曲同時表達了愛、友誼及在社會中互相扶持與融合的重要性，而我絕不相信這只是巧合。或許，全球的政客都應該觀賞一下這些交響樂曲，了解一下如何重新團結支離破碎而二元對立的人文社會。

Percy Leung：搶購柏林愛樂門票

柏林愛樂樂團於 1882 年成立，至今只委任過 11 名首席指揮。新任首席指揮的就職演出，一直以來都是古典音樂界的盛事，並常吸引全球關注和廣泛媒體報道。音樂會將於 2019 年 8 月 23 日舉行，演奏樂曲將會是伯格的「露露」組曲，以及曠世鉅作「貝多芬第 9 號交響曲」。