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The China Conservatory of Music is adding a few more briquettes to the already very heated classical music competition market. It has announced the First China International Music Competition. The prize money for the first three places is a whopping 150,000, 75,000 and 30,000 American dollars.
The finalists of the competition will perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Board of Directors of the competition consists of the Conservatory Director Li-guang Wang (President), Yoheved Kaplinsky (Artistic Director) and Richard Rodzinski. The event will be held as a piano competition in Beijing in May this year. The participants were selected by renowned teachers.
In addition to Kaplinsky, the jury consists of Dmitri Alexeev, Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Lydia Artymiw, Boris Berman, Michel Beroff, Fabio Bidini, Warren Jones, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń and Arie Vardi. The candidates are not current or former students of the jury members.
In addition to the prize money, the winner of the competition will receive career support. He or she will be mentored by the agencies Opus 3 Artists (USA) and Armstrong Music and Arts (China) and will complete a three-year concert tour.
