China News Service, Tianjin, May 6 (Reporter Wang Junyan) In the colorful music of Benjamin Britten's "Youth Orchestra Guide", the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra completed the finale of the 2023-24 season on the evening of the 5th A performance marking the Tianjin Juilliard School’s

China News Service, Tianjin, May 6 (Reporter Wang Junyan) In the colorful music of Benjamin Britten's "Youth Orchestra Guide", the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra completed the 2023-24 season on the evening of the 5th The last performance marked the end of the Tianjin Juilliard School’s 2023-24 concert season. This season, Tianjin Juilliard presented a total of 218 concerts, with nearly 17,000 audiences in attendance.

The Tianjin Juilliard School Orchestra performed Bach's "Fantasia and Fugue in C minor". Photo courtesy of Tianjin Juilliard School

The Juilliard School in the United States is one of the world’s major centers of performing arts education. The Tianjin Juilliard project is the first time that the school has cooperated in running schools overseas in more than 100 years since its establishment. He Wei, CEO and Artistic Director of Tianjin Juilliard School, said: "Tianjin Juilliard School is not only a music school, but also carries the mission of a performing arts center. The academic year is the music season, and the classroom is the stage."

In 2023 -In the 24th concert season, the Tianjin Juilliard School opened ticket sales to the public for the first time. 28 ticketed concerts welcomed nearly 10,000 audiences into the concert hall to experience the charm of live music. Among them, the two orchestras of the college - the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra, led by resident conductor Lin Jingji and composed of graduate students, presented 9 concerts, and the Tianjin Juilliard Chamber Orchestra, composed of faculty from the college, presented 8 concerts. These All performances are open to the public.

Lin Jingji, who just completed the last concert of this season, said: "During the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra's season, we saw a lot of standard repertoire for band training, as well as a lot of modern and contemporary repertoire. What excites me the most and I am proud that through each concert rehearsal and performance, the students have become more goal-oriented and cooperative.”

According to reports, in addition to ticketed concerts, the Tianjin Juilliard School also launched 81 free concerts. , a total of more than 7,000 audiences enjoyed the performances of teachers and students of the college through reservation. Among them, there are concerts by various professional teaching and research rooms of the college, as well as a series of performances by graduate students. Pre-university students also use this method to show their musical talents to a wider audience.

What is the introduction? Tianjin Juilliard will have more excitement in the summer: "From the Asian Youth Symphony Orchestra in July to the Piano Festival in August, we will attract music masters and outstanding young performers from all over the world. We I hope to add a new international business card to Tianjin in the summer.” (End)

(China News Network)

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