A piano work recently discovered to be composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) was performed for the first time in Asia on Monday. Eduard Lanner, director of Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory in Graz, Austria, played the Milan Variations on the 119th floor of the 632-meter-high Shanghai Tower.
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A concert of excerpts of classic Chinese operas by professor Han Yanwen, a doctoral adviser at the China Conservatory of Music, and her 27 students, was held in Beijing on Dec 8.
Marked as the first coproduced film since China and Pakistan established diplomatic relations in 1951, Ba Tie Girl premiered in Beijing on Thursday, ahead of its domestic release on Monday.
In winter, the atmosphere of Beijing's 798 art zone is quite different from the hustle and bustle of other seasons. Visitors are few in number, and the area is quiet most of the time.
Three years ago, I Am What I Am, an underdog sports animated film, emerged as a surprise hit for its thrilling portrayal of a youngster striving to win a lion-dance competition. Now, the protagonist, Liu Jiajuan, a timid and slender boy, is set to return to the domestic silver screen in the upcoming sequel.
The concert Resounding Red Classics was held in Beijing on Dec 8, led by Zhang Qianyuan, the associate professor of suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) at the China Conservatory of Music and a PhD candidate in musicology, and performed by students and teachers of the suona major of the conservatory.
The upcoming film Promise of Decades, which pays tribute to the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, will be released simultaneously on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao on Saturday.
Yixian county is noted for its "lantern gala," an important folk event held during traditional festivals.
Tianjin residents are well known for their sense of humor and a relaxed way of life. This attitude has been vividly depicted in the ink paintings of Li Jin, who grew up and works in Tianjin.