Beijing, September 9 (Zhongxin Net) -- The China Philharmonic Orchestra announced in Beijing on the 2nd that after more than a year of preparation, application and other work, the orchestra was approved by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism in August this year, becoming a national-level social and artistic level examination institution, which is also an important window for the orchestra to serve candidates and the public.
Li Nan, director of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, introduced that the orchestra undertakes many important performance tasks every year, including the New Year concert and other major performances at home and abroad, so the China Philharmonic Orchestra has unique publicity resources, and will fully tilt the existing resources to the social and artistic level examination of the China Philharmonic, so that it will become a platform for the majority of outstanding students to display their musical talents. He also introduced the construction of the new concert hall of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, which will be completed in the 2024/2025 music season and will become an important performance venue in Beijing and the whole country and even the world. When the time is ripe, the Examination Committee plans to hold an exhibition of outstanding students in the new concert hall.
The first batch of 12 organizers of the social and artistic level examination of the China Philharmonic Orchestra were awarded medals on the spot. Photo courtesy of China Philharmonic Orchestra
Yu Long, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra and Director of the Social and Artistic Level Examination Committee of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, pointed out that the China Philharmonic Examination carries the unique genes of the orchestra. He revealed that the examination committee will hold regular Philharmonic master classes in the future, when the chief voices of the Philharmonic and many well-known musicians at home and abroad who have a good relationship with the Philharmonic will also participate in it, not only with children, but also with music teachers, and guide teachers for some difficult points of the examination. The Grading Committee will regularly invite outstanding instructors and students from all over the world to Beijing to participate in the China Philharmonic Orchestra's music season concert and communicate and interact with musicians.
Shi Shucheng, a famous pianist and conductor, as the chief editor of the piano examination textbook of the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the professional examiner of the piano, believes that the China Philharmonic Examination conforms to the current trend of music development, and organically combines the most advanced performance concepts and techniques of professional symphony orchestras with the music learning, training and assessment of young children.
Li Nan and Yu Long awarded the first batch of 12 organizers of the social and artistic level examination of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and Chen Yuxi and Li Nan, secretaries of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, awarded the examiner certificates of the social and artistic level examination of the China Philharmonic Orchestra to the first batch of 24 examiners. (End)