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Gigi Leung Sheds Tears for New Album
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| Renowned Hong Kong singer Gigi Leung could not fight back tears while recording her new Mandarin album Love Song For Myself, due to be released later this month. |
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Marriage in Musical Heaven
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| Renowned French violinist Augustin Dumay is playing a world-famous piece of Chinese music with an orchestra composed of players from China and Europe. Dumay calls the experience "a culture wedding." |
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Roar Talent of a Singapore Lion
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| A special concert in Beijing tomorrow will mark the opening of the Beijing office of Singapore Eastern Culture Centre. |
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Music Makers Set to Take Live Performances to People
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| One-hundred and eighty yuan can buy many things in Beijing, including an hour at a karaoke club, drinks with a few friends or an intimate dinner with the one you love. |
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Beijing's Month at the Proms
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| This year's Beijing Music Festival will fire up the enthusiasm of classical music fans more than ever before. Starting from next week and running for most of October, there will be 10 symphonic concerts, five chamber concerts, four operas and three recitals. The biggest names in French, Austrian, Russian, Italian and British classical music will grace the stages of Beijing together with the best Chinese performers. |
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Nordic Music to Hit 3 Chinese Cities
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| During China's National Day holiday, several Nordic and Chinese artists will join together to hold the first NOTCH Music Festival in three Chinese cities. This festival aims to enhance cooperation between China and Northern Europe, in bringing Nordic art and culture to Chinese audiences, an organizer told China.org.cn exclusively on Sunday. |
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Musical Neighbors Focus on the Hear and Now
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| "Hear and you will see," is the motto of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) and is a reflection of its purpose: To share the depth, power and beauty of great music. |
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Music Shines Rays of Hope on a Teenager And His Accordion
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| The tourists were enjoying Tibetan folk singing and dancing at a village in Lhasa when the elegant MC announced the next act on the programme: "El Matador." |
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Why Old Folk And New Jazz Go Hand in Hand
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| Traditional Chinese folk songs and Western jazz both have their ardent fans in today's Beijing, yet it is questionable whether a concert combining these two very different genres will be successful. The answer will be disclosed at the "Hand in hand Jazz & Ballad" concert by a group of folk singers and the Celtis Big Band from Germany on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Haidian Theatre of Beijing. |
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Int'l Piano Contest to Be Held in Shenzhen
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| The First China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition will be held from October 18 to 28 at the Shenzhen Grand Theater. A concerto competition is rare in the world and the first of its kind in China, said Dan Zhaoyi, renowned piano teacher and executive artistic director of the contest. |
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Cui Jian to Play Open Air Festival
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| Cui Jian, the legend of Chinese rock n' roll music, has been invited to play the Songzhuang Culture Fest. The October event coincides with China's joyful, moonlit holiday, Mid-Autumn Festival. |
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Jay Chow's New Album Released Tuesday
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| Taiwan pop king Jay Chou's new album Still Fantasy will be released Tuesday throughout Asia, three days earlier than scheduled. |
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Russian Violin Maestro to Perform in Shanghai
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| The upcoming concert of Russian violin maestro Vladimir Spivakov on September 8 is exciting news for Shanghai's classical music lovers. |
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Arts Festival Signs up Music Greats
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| Top music artists including opera singer Jessye Norman and pianist Lang Lang will grace the stage at the upcoming Eighth Shanghai International Arts Festival from October 18 to November 18. |
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Enter the Dragon…of Piano
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| After more than three years of toil, Lang Lang, one of the most celebrated musicians of his generation, has put the finishing touches to an album of piano solos, Chinese chamber and orchestral music entitled "Dragon Songs," which will be released worldwide by Universal Music under the label Deutsche Grammophon in October. |
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100 Websites Closed for Copyright Violation
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| The Chinese government has closed more than 100 websites for copyright violations since the implementation of a new copyright protection regulation. |
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Karaoke -- Not Going for a Song!
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| China's Karaoke TV (KTV) clubs will have to pay music and video copyright owners a fee of 12 yuan (US$1.5) per room a day the National Copyright Administration announced yesterday. Prices at KTV clubs in Beijing have increased by around 50 percent. |
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China to Block Music Webs Without Distribution Rights
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| Nine Chinese websites are being fined and blocked from running illegal online music services, according to China's Ministry of Culture recently. |
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Online Singing Competition Says 'No' to Plagiarism
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| An online singing competition promoting original creation instead of copied works kicked off Thursday at www.DoFaLa.com. The competition was initiated by Chinese woman musicians Liu Qin, Jin Haixin and Yao Beina -- three prominent figures in the field of popular music. |
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KTV Clubs Hit with Copyright Fee
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| KTV club, one of the most popular entertainment places in China, is to be charged copyright fee for using MTV products. It is said that the fee will be collected annually based on the size of the club, and details will be announced soon. |
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