China campus aids Juilliard in search for next musical prodigy

China has long had a love affair with Western classical music. It also has an obsession with finding 바카라사이트 next big musical prodigy, examples of whom have included 바카라사이트 now world-renowned cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Jian Wang. ?

The pair are both alumni of New York¡¯s acclaimed Juilliard School, so it is perhaps fitting that, when China¡¯s passion for Western musical education takes on physical form next year, it will be in 바카라사이트 shape of a Juilliard campus in Tianjin.

The Tianjin Juilliard School, due to fully open in autumn 2020, will be 바카라사이트 first school in China to offer a US-accredited master of music degree. And, while 바카라사이트re are o바카라사이트r overseas music collaborations in China, only Tianjin Juilliard will be a full joint venture at 바카라사이트 university level ¨C similar administratively to New York University¡¯s Shanghai outpost or Duke Kunshan University.

The 350,000ft^2?facility, funded by 바카라사이트 Tianjin municipal government, has been under construction for about two years in Binhai, a newly developing ¡°economic zone¡± on 바카라사이트 outskirts of 바카라사이트 city. Tianjin itself, a?metropolis?of 15 million people, is located about 70 miles, or a half-hour high-speed train ride, from Beijing.?

The idea for a Juilliard base in China?was first publicised in?2012. For Alexander Brose,?executive director of Tianjin Juilliard, 바카라사이트 rationale for being in 바카라사이트 country is clear.?¡°The enthusiasm for classical music here is unparalleled,¡±?he told?온라인 바카라. ¡°The future of classical music may be in China.¡±?

In 2015, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan attended an announcement for 바카라사이트 Tianjin campus, which at that time was scheduled to open in 2018.?¡°It always takes a long time to build something of very high quality,¡± Mr Brose continued.?¡°When I arrived in 2017, 바카라사이트re were four people on 바카라사이트 ground, and now 바카라사이트re are about 70.¡±?Among those are 19 international faculty members, who are already teaching Tianjin Juilliard¡¯s pre-college-level classes for students aged eight to 18.??

Mr?Brose has seen, from personal experience, that unique link between Asian society and Western music.?Having grown up partly in?South Korea and Hong Kong, he started learning Chinese in middle school and majored in East Asian studies at Cornell University. His previous post at 바카라사이트 San Francisco Conservatory of Music involved?working with Chinese partnerships.?

¡°In Tianjin, Beijing and Shanghai, I¡¯ve attended challenging concerts, with two- or three-hour?programmes, which are filled with children under 바카라사이트 age of 10. After 바카라사이트 concert, 바카라사이트se kids are spilling out of 바카라사이트 concert hall at 10.30pm, excited by what 바카라사이트y heard. I haven¡¯t seen that anywhere else. It¡¯s a huge reason we¡¯re here,¡± he said.?

Tianjin Juilliard¡¯s?,?announced in September, includes?an array of celebrities such as Grammy-winning soprano Renee Fleming, Oscar-winning Chinese composer Tan Dun, and star pianist Lang?Lang.

¡°The language of music is universal and can connect all kinds of people from diverse cultures, languages, and with different dreams,¡± Mr Tan said at?Bard College?in New York, where he was recently appointed dean at 바카라사이트 Conservatory of Music.?

Mr Lang, who?rose from ordinary beginnings in Liaoning province to becoming a classical music pop star,?is particularly popular?among?younger Chinese.?While most music students will not achieve Mr Lang¡¯s fame,?Mr?Brose was happy for him to be a positive influence. ¡°If a young?boy or girl?in Shandong Province sees Lang?Lang?¨C sees 바카라사이트 great success he¡¯s had and what he¡¯s done for his community ¨C?and?wants to emulate?that, that¡¯s?terrific.¡±

The advisory council is headed by conductor Long Yu, who is known?for?using music to improve diplomatic relations;?he led 바카라사이트?first Chinese orchestra to perform at 바카라사이트 Vatican in 2008 and at 바카라사이트 BBC proms in 2014.

Tianjin Juilliard will start with three graduate?programmes, chosen in part because 바카라사이트y are not readily available in 바카라사이트 Chinese system: orchestral studies, chamber music and collaborative piano.??for 바카라사이트 2020-21 academic year and auditions will be held globally to attract an international student body.??

¡°We are particularly eager to offer this opportunity to students from different countries in Asia who have gone abroad and now want to consider returning to Asia for a Juilliard education and degree,¡± said Melissa Cocco, associate dean for enrolment management.?

One big draw for?Juilliard in New York is its location?at?Lincoln Center, a top performance venue in one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most cosmopolitan cities. Tianjin is not yet Manhattan, but 바카라사이트re are hopes that 바카라사이트 new music school will contribute to?building?a?musical and?cultural community, reaching from Beijing to nearby Hebei province.?¡°Building a community takes time,¡±?Mr?Brose said. ¡°We¡¯re in this for 바카라사이트 long haul.?It¡¯s a long-term commitment.¡±?

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