Tianjin Juilliard kicks off inaugural season

The Tianjin Juilliard Ensemble has kicked off its inaugural season of performances with a concert held at the Tianjin Grand Theater on Friday.

From October to May 2020, the ensemble will embark on an international tour, showcasing nine programs in 15 concerts in China, including Shanghai, Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, and Beijing, and abroad, in such places as South Korea, Singapore, New York and Paris.

With a mixed-instrument ensemble composed of resident faculty members from the Tianjin Juilliard School - the first overseas campus of the New York-based performing arts conservatory - the ensemble aims to promote chamber music on the global stage.