曾经的辉煌:一部有价值的寓沪俄罗斯流亡音乐家活动的专著

Networking the Russian Diaspora:Russian Musicians and Musical Activities in Interwar Shanghaii--A Review Article

美国夏威夷大学出版社在2020年9月出版的《俄罗斯离散人口的社群关系网络:战时上海的俄罗斯音乐家及其音乐活动》(Networking the Russian Diaspora:Russian Musicians and Musical Activities in Interwar Shanghai),该书以两次世界大战期间流落到上海的俄国音乐家为焦点,利用中、俄、英等多种语言档案、报刊资料、音乐会节目单及近期国内外有关研究,详述了战时俄罗斯流亡音乐家在上海的音乐活动,及其对上海音乐生活的影响。该书详细地展示了这些流亡音乐家为自己的社团所做的工作,揭示了他们如何利用音乐与其他国际侨民社团及上海华人社团建立关系网络,凸显了寓沪俄罗斯流亡音乐家对近代中国音乐发展不可磨灭的重大及深远的影响。

Co-authored by Chinese music specialists,Networking the Russian Diaspora not only provides a timely study of Russianémigrés and their musical activities in interwar Shanghai but also makes a significant contribution to studies of diaspora,cultural identity,and migration.By focusing on Russian musicians who were the core of Shanghai's Municipal Orchestra and Russian teachers who taught at China's first conservatory it also gives insight into Sino-Russian cultural relations and Russian influence in modern China.