The 8th Golden Bauhinia International Youth Music Festival opens in the UK

you are also a piano student with dreams, then the midsummer of the Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Piano Music Festival must not be missed.

From July 16 to July 26, the 8th Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia International Youth Piano Music Festival entered the second stop after the first stop of Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou-Stowe Nobles School in the UK. Eight piano masters and 25 outstanding students from all over the world held a 10-day intensive teaching and music interaction here.

"This is the first time that Golden Bauhinia has stepped into a top concert hall in the UK to hold a music festival. It is also the first time in the eight years since the festival, students have won full scholarship invitations and honors." What else has happened in the past 10 days? What are the inspirations for the collision between China and foreign countries? Listen to Liao Mingfei, Chairman of the Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Foundation and Director of this music festival.

For students, this kind of opportunity is really difficult

. If you want to ask where the students of this music festival come from, then I can tell you that they come from Zhuhai, Dalian, Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Dubai, and Japan. The youngest is 5 years old and the oldest is 20 years old. Although different regions and ages are different, they all have a soul that loves music and excellent performing talents.

The British debut of the Golden Bauhinia Music Festival has also received great attention from the British Musicians 'Association and the Royal College of Music. Well-known pianists from the UK, South Korea and other places have come to participate in this event to interact closely with children and teach skills: Professor Jeremy Young, Chairman of the Piano Department of the Royal Northern College of Music, and British pianist Marco were all among them.

5 international master classes; Each person has two opportunities in workshops;10 one-on-one lectures; solo concerts held by British pianist Marco and Leeds International Piano Competition winner Professor Ashley Wass, five grand concerts including chamber music performances held by Jeremy Young, violin musician Zara Benyounes and cello musician Reinoud Ford... gave this festival a more diverse breakthrough in form. Classical works, romantic styles, modern styles, classic masterpieces from different periods have been more enthusiastically discussed and perfectly interpreted. At the concert of the music festival, the instructors also selected 6 outstanding medals from among them. Piano girls from Hong Kong were awarded a full scholarship and invited to enter the school on an exceptional basis for their outstanding performance talent and potential.

Anrisa, a contestant at the music festival, said: "The 10-day music festival has gained a lot. Teachers teach us lessons in professional concert halls. It feels different from teaching in the piano room on peaceful days. In addition, the experience of communicating with various experts has once again opened up, passion has been mobilized, and we have taken another step towards the soul of music." Mandy, a student from Hong Kong, said: "This experience is a journey full of magical music. It is a good memory and a beautiful journey!" Being able to go abroad is not easy, and it is even more difficult to bring together eight international pianists to teach one-on-one with the children. Therefore, although the students face high intensity from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Training and learning, they all study hungrily.

The original intention has not been forgotten, but it has long been more than the original intention

. During the interview, Teacher Liao Mingfei's voice was a little hoarse on the other end of the phone, and the melodious sound of piano music and his instructions on teaching in Hong Kong came from time to time. Obviously, in the United States, where the third and last stop of the music festival on August 19, Teacher Liao, who was preparing for it all, could not find a special time to give interviews.

Regarding the British debut that the music festival has just passed, Teacher Liao said that he has gained a lot: First of all, foreign musicians teach very interesting and have a very kind attitude. They will praise and praise their children every time. Compared with stereotyped, preaching, and tantrums. In the classroom, encouragement is their better teaching method, and they are good at creating a relaxed and pleasant classroom atmosphere that is worth learning from and learning; Secondly, in the UK, they do not advocate hard work day and night. They have to eat and sleep at the right time. They never procrastinate. They take us to barbecues and picnics on the lawn. You will find that during the learning process, hard work is necessary, but hard work does not mean you succeed. Developing comprehensive abilities is the key; and in this study, professionally speaking, the students also communicated with me. Using emotions and emotions to drive technology is the soul, and skills without thinking and emotions have no vitality.

Professor Jeremy Young, Director of the Piano Department of the Royal Northern College of Music, also expressed: I am very grateful to the Golden Bauhinia for accepting the invitation and coming to the UK to jointly host this event. It allowed them to see the greatness of China piano teenagers and look forward to meeting again next year.

Teacher Liao said that the original intention of holding the music festival back then was very simple, to provide children with a learning platform and performance opportunities to get out of the piano room. Now, after eight sessions, the Golden Bauhinia International Youth Music Festival is no longer a one-person affair or Golden Bauhinia's own festival. This stage has received full assistance from the Pearl River Piano Group; it has visited all corners of the world in France, Italy, the United Kingdom, San Marino, and the United States. More and more musicians are willing to share music together when they hear the name of Golden Bauhinia, and more and more professional students have experienced growth, laughter and honor here. An expectant and upward force brings together more outstanding people, including professionalism, running-in, demonstrations, and dreams: "Although every step is hard, we are willing to continue to try and keep growing up." Thank you for meeting, giving, and music."