Festival brings learning and music to the same beat

The teaching faculty represented a diverse range of professional backgrounds, including international performers, university faculty members and musicians from professional orchestras. Lyu Zhengdao, Mo Hanyin, Xu Dongliang, Peng Shuali, Lyu Fangge, Chen Ge led the masterclasses. Two specialized public classes were presented by Kai Strobel and Lattanzi. The diverse faculty gave young participants opportunities to explore different schools of percussion performance and pedagogy.

The final day of the festival was dedicated to intensive rehearsals for the closing concert. Throughout Aug 11, musicians focused on refining the balance between soloists and the orchestra, stage coordination, and other performance details, laying the groundwork for the evening's final presentation.