Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – The closing ceremony of the 7th Central Conservatory of Music's 10.15 Arts Festival was held on the 17th.
This closing ceremony also served as a special concert of works by Zhao Jiping. Zhao Jiping is an alumnus of the Central Conservatory of Music and currently serves as the Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association and Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles. He has composed music for over a hundred films and television series, including *Yellow Earth*, *Red Sorghum*, *Farewell My Concubine*, *Water Margin*, and *The Grand Mansion Gate*. He has also composed musical works such as *Seeking Roots in the Ancient Locust Tree*, *Violin Concerto No. 1*, *Pipa Concerto No. 2*, and the cello concerto *Zhuangzi's Dream*. He is hailed as a composer with the most distinctive Eastern flavor and Chinese style.
At the ceremony, Shen Guohua, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Conservatory of Music, and Yu Hongmei, President of the Central Conservatory of Music, presented Zhao Jiping with a certificate of "Outstanding Alumnus of the Central Conservatory of Music" and pinned a school badge on him. Zhao Jiping stated, “Returning to my alma mater, the familiar atmosphere made me feel as if I had returned to my first year of school in 1978—that warmth, that pursuit, that longing still flows in my heart. Let us continue to stand shoulder to shoulder, striving together for the future of Chinese music and our music education.”
The Central Conservatory of Music's October 15th Arts Festival was first held in 2019. This year's festival was guided by the Department of Physical Education, Health and Arts of the Ministry of Education, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, and the Beijing Municipal Publicity Department, and jointly organized by the Department of Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Central Conservatory of Music, the Yunnan Provincial Publicity Department, and the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and Government.
This year's festival features a series of themed and rich artistic activities, including "Remembering History, Creating the Future—A Concert Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War," the "Third Chinese National Music Heritage Week," the "2025 Xiamen International Piano Art Season," the "Fourth 'Belt and Road' Music Education Alliance International Conference," the "International Violin Making Art Festival," and the "Central Conservatory of Music + Central Academy of Fine Arts · Teaching Fish Plan Art Education Teacher Training." These activities embody the cultural awareness of "remembering history and facing the future," highlight the original aspiration of "rooting in the people and serving society," solidify the platform for "building bridges and promoting common prosperity," and showcase a broad stage for "pursuing excellence and striving for innovation." (End)
