Inaugurated in 2005, the
Canton International Summer Music Academy is the
first professional summer music academy to
be established in China. Approved by the Ministry
of Culture of the
People¡¯s Republic of China, and presented by the
People¡¯s Government of Guangdong Province, the
Academy is held annually in Butterfly Valley,
Nanguo Peach Garden, Nanhai District in the city
of Foshan, Guangdong Province.
The Academy aims to
provide talented young professional musicians,
recent conservatory graduates and senior students
from within China and the wider Asian region
with a unique opportunity to make music with
some of the most distinguished artists in the
world.
Students at the Academy
will play in the CISMA Symphony Orchestra led
by celebrated conductor and CISMA Music Director
Charles Dutoit. In this orchestra, the students
have the opportunity to perform a number of
concerts alongside world-renowned soloists.
In addition to orchestral coaching and rehearsing,
selected students will also have the opportunity
to participate in chamber music ensembles and
attend masterclasses, some also being given
the opportunity to receive individual tuition
from the faculty members.
Orchestral and chamber
music concerts by the students and faculty of
the Academy will take place on campus at the
Butterfly Valley Concert Hall. |
