Recently, in the concert hall of Fujian Grand Theater, Zhang Kailin, winner of the International Viola Competition, and Valentin Marinin, second place winner of the 17th Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, performed for the Rongcheng music lovers. Had a wonderful concert.
This concert was jointly organized by the Fujian Grand Theater, Minjiang University Cai Jikun Music School, Fujian Violin Association, and Fujian Piano Association. A press conference was held before the concert to release Zhang Kailin's new vinyl record solo album "String Shadow Time - A Selected Collection of Russian Modern Viola Works".
Zhang Kailin graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music and the Russian Gnessin Conservatory of Music, and received a doctorate in viola performance, a doctorate in violin performance, and a doctorate in art. He studied under Alexandra Franzeva and many world famous teachers. In 2023, Zhang Kailin was introduced as a high-level talent from Fujian Province and taught at the Cai Jikun Conservatory of Music of Minjiang University. In the same year, he was selected as a member of the String Art Performance Talent Training Project of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the National Arts Fund.
The vinyl record personal album "String Shadow Time - Selected Collection of Russian Modern Viola Works" contains 10 works of various types recorded by Zhang Kailin in collaboration with the Russian National Symphony Orchestra, including the most difficult Schnee The Tekai Viola Concerto and 7 classic works by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and others were released by People's Music Publishing House.
Valentin Marinin was the second prize winner of the 17th Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, and achieved outstanding results in many international competitions such as the 62nd Busoni International Piano Competition. Last night, the two musicians jointly performed "Chaconne", "Romeo and Juliet", "French Suite No. 5 in G major", "Nocturne in F major" and other musical works for the Rongcheng audience, taking the audience on a journey through In a sea of classical music.
Wu Yi, president of the Fujian Provincial Violin Association, said that the Fujian Provincial Violin Association and the Fujian Provincial Piano Association are both provincial-level industry associations independently approved by the Fujian Provincial Department of Civil Affairs. In the future, the association will continue to build platforms and introduce and hold such events. High-level concerts stimulate Fujian students' enthusiasm for learning classical music, allowing elegant art to benefit the people and integrate into people's lives.
