China News Service, Washington, February 6 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The Chinese Embassy in the United States held the "Sound of Spring 2021-China-US Youth Cloud Concert" on the evening of the 6th local time, opening "to celebrate the Year of the Ox with the Chinese Embassy" "The prologue of the Happy Spring Festival series.
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai extended New Year greetings to the people of China and the United States, especially the young friends of China and the United States, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to the teachers, students and artists of Chinese and American colleges and universities for their support of this concert.
On the evening of January 22, local time, Cui Tiankai, the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, attended the "Lighting Up" event of the Winter Lantern Festival, a series of activities celebrating the Lunar New Year held at the Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington.
The picture shows Cui Tiankai taking a group photo with the performers.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
Cui Tiankai said that 2020 has just passed is an extraordinary year.
Mankind faces the common challenge of fighting the new crown epidemic, restoring the global economy, and protecting people's livelihoods.
Only by uniting and working together can we create a better future.
The New Year is the beginning of the renewal of Vientiane. The "Year of the Ox" heralds the overcoming of difficulties and prosperity.
Cui Tiankai said that the charm of art is the light through the cold night, building bridges between different countries, races, cultures and generations, expressing people's love for life and common hope for a better future.
Cui Tiankai hopes that the beautiful music that night will bring warmth and light up hope for the people of the two countries.
The "Voice of Spring 2021-China-US Youth Cloud Concert" was co-organized by the Chinese Embassy in the United States, inviting well-known Chinese art schools and their US partner institutions.
Yu Feng, Dean of the Central Conservatory of Music, Liao Changyong, Dean of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Xu Changjun, Dean of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, and Hu Zhiping, Dean of the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, led young talents with artists from the Bard Conservatory of Music, Berkeley Conservatory of Music, and Iss Hundreds of artists from well-known art academies such as Mann School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, New York University, Yale University School of Music, University of Missouri Kansas School of Music and Dance, and famous pianist Lang Lang, jointly present an artistic feast for Chinese and American audiences .
Among them are the hopeful cloud chorus "We", the majestic cloud symphony Tchaikovsky's "Sixth Symphony" third movement fragment, the open and inclusive dance "Mong", and the cello ensemble expressing the beautiful desire of human beings to unite together. The programs completed by young Chinese and American artists such as "Saraband" have their own characteristics and are brilliant.
Next, the Chinese Embassy in the United States will also hold online "Chinese New Year" documentary screenings, symphonic music receptions and other activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
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