The Sichuan Conservatory of Music (SCCM, ), founded in 1939, is an interdisciplinary music institution in
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese provin ...
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Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...
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China
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. SCCM is one of the select conservatories authorized by the State Council to confer graduate degrees to its music and fine arts majors.
Facilities
SCCM runs its own symphony orchestra, philharmonic orchestra, concert wind orchestra, Chinese traditional orchestra, college choirs, and pre-college ensembles. The conservatory holds hundreds of concerts throughout the year and regularly invites distinguished guest artists and teachers from around the world.
Every two years, the school hosts an intensive international piano festival, where students work with world-renowned artists such as
Gary Graffman,
John O'ConorJohn Perry and
Boris Berman.
Provincial and municipal leaders have attached great importance to the development of SCCM. The government is in the process of constructing new concert halls on the existing conservatory grounds, as well as around the city of Chengdu.
Awards
Thousands of students from SCCM have won prizes at home and abroad, including over 430 international prizes.
In 2000,
Yundi Li and
Sa Chen
Sa Chen (; born 21 November 1979) is a Chinese pianist. She won first prize in the 1994 China International Piano Competition, fourth place in the XIV International Chopin Piano Competition in 2000, fourth place in the Leeds International Pia ...
won first and fourth place respectively in the “14th International Chopin Piano Competition." In 2005,
Wei Wen Wei Wen (韋溫) (died July 24, 710) was an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Zhongzong's son Emperor Shang. He was trusted by Emperor Zhongzong's powerful wife Empr ...
won third place in the “9th Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition." In 2006,
Feng Ning won third place in the “51st International Violin Competition 'Nicolo Paganini'".
The school's national key research projects such as “Research on the musical instruments of minority groups in southwest China” and “Research on the southwest Silk Road” have also yielded great achievements.
Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts
The
Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts shares facilities with SCCM at its
Xindu Campus.
See also
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Music of Sichuan
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Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SFAI) () is a public fine arts university established in 1940 in the southwest City of Chonqing, China. It is one of the four most prominent art academies in China and the only one in southwest China.
History and reput ...
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Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...
References
External links
SCCM official website
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1939 establishments in China
Educational institutions established in 1939
Universities and colleges in Sichuan
Universities and colleges in Chengdu
Music schools in China
Arts in Chengdu