TEACHING ARTISTS 

Sofya Gulyak, Royal College of Music, UK 
Yoheved Kaplinsky, The Juilliard School, USA 
Gabriel Kwok, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, China 
Jinsang Lee, Korea National University of Arts, Korea 
Yong Hi Moon, The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, USA 
Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, Academy of Music Gdańsk, Poland, Academy of Music Bydgoszcz, Poland 
Dan Shao, Central Conservatory of Music, China 
Wojciech Świtała, Academy of Music Katowice, Poland
Albert Tiu, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, Singapore 
Arie Vardi, Hochschule für Music, Theater und Medien Hannover, Germany; Bachmann-Mehta School of Music, Israel
Xiaohan Wang, The Tianjin Juilliard School, China
Yunlin Yang, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The festival is honored to present the following distinguished artists as our guest performers:  

Sa Chen - Laureate, 2000 International Chopin Piano Competition 
Sofya Gulyak - Laureate, 2009 Leeds International Piano Competition
Andrew Tyson, The Tianjin Juilliard School, China
Alvin Zhu, The Tianjin Juilliard School, China

CONCERTOS 

One of the festival's biggest highlights included an exclusive opportunity for all of the performing participants to collaborate with a conductor and an orchestra.  

Each Young Artist had the opportunity to choose to participate in the concerto competition, accompanied by a second piano. Prior to the competition, two rehearsals with a second piano was arranged. Six winners were then selected and had the privilege to perform a full concerto with the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiajing Lai. Concerto participation was optional. 

Each Junior participant had the opportunity to have one rehearsal with the QingXin Ensemble, conducted by Jiajing Lai, playing one movement of a concerto. Prior to their collaboration with the ensemble, a rehearsal with a second piano was arranged. Concerto participation was optional. 

The festival provided accompanists (2nd piano) for rehearsals and competition.  

MASTER CLASSES 

Young Artist: Each Young Artist participant had an opportunity to play in a master class. Each master class was two hours long and facilitated three participants. 

Junior: Only selected Junior participants had an opportunity to play in a master class. Each master class was two hours long and facilitated six participants. 

All pieces were required to be played from memory. These master classes were open to the public. 
  

PRIVATE LESSONS 

Young Artist: Each Young Artist participant received six (6) one-hour private lessons. Free repertoire.  

Junior: Each Junior participant received three (3) one-hour private lessons. Free repertoire.  

PARTICIPANT RECITALS 

There were 12 participant recitals throughout the festival. They were open to the public. Each Young Artist was scheduled to play in two recitals, and each Junior was scheduled to play in one recital.  

All pieces had to be played from memory. 

LECTURES 

The festival will present three wonderful and highly informative lectures: "Life at The Juilliard School - What Makes it Special" by Yoheved Kaplinsky, “Playing with Orchestra - the Schumann Piano Concerto” by Arie Vardi and Xiaohan Wang, and “My Piano Compositions” by acclaimed composer, Ping Gao.

PRACTICE FACILITIES  

Scheduled practice time was arranged for each performing participant in practice rooms equipped with Steinway grand pianos. The Tianjin Juilliard School was open from 8am to midnight throughout the Festival.  
 

Founders: The Tianjin Juilliard School; Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Administrative Commission 

Organizer: The Tianjin Juilliard School 

Philanthropic Supporting Organization: Tianjin Juilliard School Education Development Foundation 

China-US Joint-Venture Education Partner: Tianjin Conservatory of Music 

Collaborating Ensembles and Organization: Suzhou Symphony Orchestra; QingXin Ensemble 

Piano Partner: Steinway Piano Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. 

Performance Venue Partner: Anglican Art Centre 

Hotel Partners: The Ritz-Carlton Tianjin, Intercontinental Tianjin Yujiapu Hotels & Residences