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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Nanjing, March 24 (Xinhua) — Wuxi, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province designated by UNESCO as the "World Music Capital," welcomed its musical partner from afar on Monday: the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. With music as their starting point, both sides are poised to open a new chapter in the deepening cultural exchange between China and Russia.
On the same day, the Wuxi Symphony Hall, home to the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra, and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation.
According to the signed document, the multifaceted and systematic cooperation, which is planned for the next three years, covers several areas: concerts and music shows, artistic education, academic exchange, the training of highly qualified musicians, etc.
"After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Chinese students immediately began attending the Moscow Conservatory and receiving their diplomas," Alexander Sokolov, rector of the P.I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, told Xinhua.
According to him, there are currently about 350 students from China studying at the Moscow Conservatory.
The Conservatory has also entered into cooperation agreements with a number of Chinese conservatories, including two Beijing conservatories, as well as several conservatories in different regions of China.
As an important project within the framework of the China-Russia Years of Culture and at the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Russian National Orchestra, the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra performed joint concerts with the Russian National Orchestra in Novosibirsk, Moscow, and St. Petersburg from late September to early October 2025.
“Working alongside outstanding Russian artists provides a rare learning opportunity for the young Chinese Symphony Orchestra, giving us full confidence that we can realize the orchestra’s creative aspirations for internationalization,” noted Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Lin Daye.
Taking advantage of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Sino-Russian strategic partnership, the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between China and Russia, and the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory as tremendous opportunities, and using music as a unique medium, China and Russia are jointly performing a “cultural symphony.”
As a reminder, last week the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music announced a strategic partnership. Furthermore, the Chongqing Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music, affiliated with Chongqing Normal University, officially opened in Chongqing, southwest China. -0-
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