Silk Road Journeys: Shared Paths, Shared Melodies
Special Concert for the 2024 International Culture & Arts Exchange Festival

Time:
November 5, 2024, 19:30-21:30

Location:
Chengdu ASEAN Arts Center Concert Hall

This concert is jointly presented by all international music experts of CCAA and special guest artist, young pipa player Zhou Linyi.

Special Guest Artist Introduction
Zhou Linyi, a young pipa performer, graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees from the Central Conservatory of Music. She serves as the Executive Director of the Belt and Road Music Education Alliance project at the Central Conservatory of Music, having planned and executed events such as the 3rd Belt and Road Music Education Alliance International Conference, "Ancient Echoes" Silk Road Music Works Showcase, Silk Road Music Workshop, and Young Composers Forum. Additionally, she is a pipa instructor at the Continuing Education College of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Umit Isgorur & Özgür Aydın
Piano and Cello Recital

Time:
November 7, 2024, 19:30-21:00

Location:
Chengdu ASEAN Arts Center Concert Hall

Piano Masterclass by Özgür Aydın

Time:
November 8, 2024, 14:00-15:30

Location:
CCAA, Building C, Room C1015

Expert Introduction

Umit Isgorur
Foreign expert at CCAA, Dean of the State Conservatory at Dokuz Eylül University in Turkey, and an outstanding cellist and conductor. He also serves as co-principal cellist with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra in Michigan, USA. As a leader at Dokuz Eylül University’s Conservatory, Professor Umit is dedicated to music education and conducting, while also excelling as a cellist with the symphony orchestra in Lansing. His distinguished contributions extend beyond teaching and conducting, earning him international acclaim as a cellist.

Özgür Aydin
Turkish-American pianist and faculty member at the University of the Arts; winner of Munich’s prestigious ARD International Music Competition and Japan’s Tokyo Music Award, as well as champion of the Cleveland International Piano Competition. His recordings of Beethoven’s complete 32 piano sonatas, 5 concertos, and Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier have been highly praised by critics. An experienced chamber musician, he frequently collaborates with violinists Midori and Kolja Blacher, cellist Clemens Hagen, and members of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Musical Journey: Wilson Chu Piano Recital

Time:
November 8, 2024, 19:30-21:00

Location:
Chengdu ASEAN Arts Center Concert Hall

Expert Introduction

Wilson Chu
Foreign expert at the China-ASEAN Academy of Arts, holding a Master of Music in Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He has won first prizes in numerous international piano competitions including the UK Elgar/Speeding Memorial Piano Competition, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Lamond Prize Piano Competition, Russia Tony/Tania Webster Piano Competition, and Singapore International Youth Piano Competition, as well as the championship in the adult category of Indonesia's National Yamaha Piano Competition. Wilson also secured second place in the 5th Lucien Wang Piano Competition at Singapore's Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Huang Xiaoliang
Born with congenital blindness, Huang has had a lifelong passion for music and is well-versed in music theory, specializing in composition and original songwriting. A master of the traditional Chinese erhu, he studied under Professor Liang Yunjiang from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. Huang has won multiple national awards in folk instrumental music categories and currently performs with the Sichuan Disabled Persons' Performing Arts Troupe and Tian'ai Zhiyin Art Troupe, with hundreds of performances to his credit.