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stern once said that being a musician is not a profession or a job, nor is it something you do occasionally. it is your life and your unshakable dedication, so you must first believe in this passion and dedication, and then people will follow suit and believe in your passion.

it took half a year and went through four rounds of competitions, from solo to concerto, from local trials to the international finals - the "wenhua song golden disc award" first contemporary youth concerto music festival and open, on the evening of september 8, 2024, with a wonderful [top 20·peak battle], ended successfully at the shanghai conservatory of music·he luting concert hall!

the "wenhua song golden disc award" first contemporary youth concerto music festival and open competition, as china's first music award for chinese teenagers and children around the world, is under the guidance of the american chinese international music foundation, co-organized by the shanghai musicians club and the shanghai neoclassical symphony orchestra, and co-organized by the shanghai yuanlei culture and art foundation, the shanghai music culture public welfare special fund, and kawai musical instruments (china) co., ltd., and supported by the shanghai oriental art center, shanghai conservatory of music opera house, and shanghai conservatory of music he luting concert hall!

at the competition on the evening of september 8, not only were the five global "wenhua song golden disc award" winners for 2024 selected, but awards were also presented to the winners of the "best classical music award, best contemporary music award, and best chinese music award" at the "wenhua song golden disc award" first youth concerto music festival.

the "music education pioneer unit" award was presented to outstanding submission units; the "special contribution award" was presented to mr. masaki yagi, chairman and general manager of kawai musical instruments (china) co., ltd., mr. gao xiang, the competition's composition director, and mr. zhang xujia, the competition's orchestra director and conductor.

the "wenhuasong golden disc award" is china's first concerto competition music award for young music lovers and learners. it has a unique award mechanism consisting of two scoring matrices: the jury and the art observation committee. the competition breaks the monotony of traditional instrumental solo competitions and provides outstanding contestants who can stand out from solo competitions with the opportunity to study, rehearse, perform and compete with symphony orchestras, conductors and composers.

starting from the third round, the organizers of the competition have equipped each contestant with a 12-15-member symphony orchestra, a conductor, and a composer. before the competition, each contestant received a "one-on-one" conducting class, symphony orchestra rehearsal class, and symphony concerto rehearsal arranged by the organizer. all entries were arranged and adapted by a team of composers hired by the organizer. the competition standards are unprecedentedly high!

the "top 20·peak battle" held at the he luting concert hall of shanghai conservatory of music on the evening of september 8th was the last round of the "wenhua song·golden disc award". the competition was scored by a jury composed of three famous musicians: jiang chen, director of the piano department of shanghai conservatory of music, liu zhaolu, director of the orchestra department of shanghai conservatory of music, and zhang liang, deputy director and permanent conductor of the shanghai philharmonic orchestra and vice chairman of the shanghai musicians association, and an art observation committee composed of 40 music teachers/public music lovers.

judges: jiang chen, liu zhaolu, zhang liang supervisor: zhuang yanyan

the scoring mechanism of the competition is 85% professional score + 10% music literacy score + 5% public score - jiang chen, liu zhaolu and zhang liang, three music experts, score from the perspective of professional judgment, holding 85% of the scoring weight for the top 20 contestants; the "music teachers' observation committee" scores from the perspective of music literacy, holding 10% of the scoring weight for the top 20 contestants; the "public observation committee" scores from the perspective of social love of music, holding 5% of the scoring weight for the top 20 contestants. the final score of the top 20 contestants is obtained by adding the "average score of the jury + the average score of the music teacher observation committee + the average score of the public observation committee". the scores and awards will be announced on the spot within 15 minutes after all 20 contestants have performed that night.

the winners of the first "wenhua song·golden disc award" are: he longxuan, zhang ling, zhang nanen, wei yixuan, gan zhijin. the organizer of the competition awarded each of the five "wenhua song·golden disc award" winners a cash award of rmb 5,000 at the competition site that night; at the same time, the five winners' instructors chen jing, huang jing, ping youzhi, hu tailin, and zhang le were also awarded a cash award of rmb 5,000 each as encouragement!

no. 1 in the world: he longxuan

participating repertoire: bach piano concerto in d minor (bwv1052)

instructor: chen jing

submitted by: shanghai jing'an education college affiliated school (grade 4)

second place in the world: zhang ling

competition piece: elgar cello concerto in e minor. first movement

instructor: huang jing

sending institution: shanghai soong ching ling school (grade 7)

third place in the world: zhang nanen

participating track: rhapsody (mei eksteen)

instructor: ping youzhi

sending institution: pudong lingang primary school affiliated to east china normal university (grade 3)

fourth place in the world: wei yixuan

competition piece: allegro appassionata (saint-saens)

instructor: hu tailin

selected institution: shanghai private huayao pudong experimental school (grade 7)

fifth place in the world: gan zhijin

participating track: on the songhua river (cui shiguang)

instructor: zhang le

sending institution: shanghai qingpu pinghe bilingual school (grade 9)

the 20 qualified contestants of [“wenhua song · golden disc award” top 20 · peak battle] took half a year and went through four rounds of competition. they stood out from more than 1,000 contestants and stepped onto the stage of he luting concert hall of shanghai conservatory of music. this is itself a grand event in the contestants’ musical life. the competition jury also awarded them the “wenhua song · golden disc award” nomination award.

the top 20 global nominees for the first "wenhua song golden disc award" are: huang yien, shang yishuo, wang zimu, luo yanzhe, huang xinyue, bao haoyu, zhang xiaorong, pan ruiying, an yixiuan, liu yichen, hu xirun, wan xingyi, liu yuhe, xu yahan, and wang ningyan (in no particular order).

the "wenhua song · golden disc award" first contemporary youth concerto music festival and open competition consists of four rounds of competition: the first round: local trials (solo); the second round: national finals (solo); the third round: international finals (concert); the fourth round is the final super competition: top 20·peak battle (concert).

"wenhua song golden disc award" 2024 global first place: he longxuan

the competition pioneered the "jury + audience" jury matrix, linking music experts, music educators, and social music lovers together to judge the "wenhua song golden disc award" music award from different perspectives. this unique and innovative award mechanism strives to inject new vitality into the model of selecting music talents, and more fully reflects the spirit of "fairness, openness, and justice" of the open competition, bringing more valuable humanistic thinking and more development-oriented selection results!

in conclusion:

when the notes become the rhythm of the heart,

we heard the power!

when your fingertips fall in love with the freedom of the qinhai,

we see hope!

when the footsteps step onto the highlight of the stage,

we create dreams!

"wenhua song golden disc award" - light of glory

it carries the dreams of young people and children through music.

across time and space, we work together to convey hope.