As the vice-president of China's Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Ye Xiaogang has trained many talented young Chinese musicians, who now enjoy global reputations. Ye, one of the leading contemporary Chinese composers, has had a few female students, including the "most rebellious and creative" Wang Feinan. At 27, Wang is now a doctor of musical arts candidate at Boston University.
Fire-breathing dragons from DreamWorks' 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon will come to life and soar over the newly built theater adjacent to the Birds Nest, otherwise known as the National Stadium, this summer.
The New York-based Manhattan Symphonie will perform in Beijing from April 7 to 10 at Poly Theater. Musicians will bring classical music works from John Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and soundtracks from Hollywood movies, including Titanic. To connect with Chinese audience, the orchestra will also perform three Chinese works - Spring Festival Overture, Dance Music of Yao Ethnic Group and I Love You, China.
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is planning to set up new service areas to reduce the overwhelming crowds in the Imperial Garden, museum director Shan Jixiang said on Wednesday.
It had been a search that had gripped the world and hogged the headlines, but almost 20 days later, the fear and trepidation finally came to an abrupt end. Hope was brutally killed off with a terse statement that offered no closure.
The growing appetite of music fans worldwide helped drive trade revenue growth in most major music markets in 2013, with overall digital revenues growing 4.3 percent.
Shanghai Concert Hall's recent announcement that it would add the German brand "Sennheiser" to its name has sparked dispute in the city's musical circle.
The War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45) was a dark period in history, and the complex politics of China over the past century means many who fought bravely to expel the invading army were forgotten. Li Yang reports from Yunnan about the special place the National Martyr Cemetery there has in the hearts of the local people.
From a curved roof made of timber inspired by a Chinese hat to disaster-relief shelters crafted from cardboard tubes, Shigeru Ban's designs have won wide acclaim - and now the Pritzker Prize. Associated Press reports in New York.
The World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China), on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, will go to Paris on March 31 and April 1 for its sessions this year.
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