Philadelphia signs 5 more years with China

Philadelphia signs 5 more years with China

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norman lebrecht

November 15, 2019

press release:

The Philadelphia Orchestra, the China Conservatory of Music, and the Global Music Education League today signed a five-year agreement in Beijing formalizing the Orchestra’s role in the China International Music Competition. Each year, starting in 2021, that the Orchestra travels to Beijing with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, they will participate in the final concert of the China International Music Competition. The Orchestra will also be involved in coaching, master classes, and joint music-making opportunities with the students and faculty of the China Conservatory of Music…

 

Comments

  • Mathias Broucek says:

    Any Korean players?

  • Gerrit says:

    Amazing!

  • Henry Rosen says:

    Yannick Nezet Seguin – the most overstretched conductor in the world.

  • fflambeau says:

    So what? It seems like a smart move to me. Somewhere I read where China has more pianos in play (bad pun) than all the other countries in the world put together.

    I once saw, decades ago, the Philly in Vietnam so their interest in Asia is not new.

    Maybe they should be applauded.

  • Patrick Gillot says:

    The Sound of Money! China is crushing Hong Kong now but money is so important.

  • Kolb Slaw says:

    So, China continues to purchase the Philadelphia Orchestra, the golden symbol of classical music, in order to further lay claim to the high point of Western culture, classical music, to further its expansionist strategies leading to world domination.

  • Uighurs says:

    Does this mean the Philadelphia Orchestra can play concerts at Uighurs concentration camps, which the Chinese government has called “vocational training centers.” Masterclasses anyone?

  • Brian says:

    I’m waiting for the outreach concert in a Uyghur village, or maybe in a Tibetan region.

    • Mao says:

      They will. Just waiting for China to build its own Terezin showcase camp.

    • Blitz says:

      No audience and therefore no money for the orchestra are there. Why don’t you donate $10 million to support it?

    • Barry Guerrero says:

      . . . or how ’bout playing for Mexicans and other ‘south of the border’ folk being held captive by the good-old U.S. of A. We’re very blatant about the fact that they’re not ‘vocational training centers’, aren’t we?

  • Anon says:

    Disgusting. No opportunities available to build US audiences?

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