Event Details

Event Description

Please join us in a conversation among Robert Blocker, the Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music at Yale University, Can GAO, widely renowned concert violinist, and Yue SUN, Art Director of Shenzhen New Rhythm Art Troop, followed by a performance by Can GAO.

Event Language

The language of the event will be English.

Registration and Payment

Ticket :
Purchase in advance: RMB 15 for students; RMB 60 for others.
Purchase at the door: RMB 100.

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Agenda

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Registration
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Conversation
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Performance and Q&A

Speakers

  • Robert  Blocker (The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music and Professor of Piano, Yale School of Music and Professor of Management, Affiliate)

    Robert Blocker

    The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music and Professor of Piano, Yale School of Music and Professor of Management, Affiliate

    Robert Blocker is the Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music at Yale, a position he has held since 1995. In 2004 the Yale University Press published The Robert Shaw Reader, edited by Robert Blocker. Now in its third printing, the volume is presently being translated for publication in Korea. In 2006 he was named honorary Professor of Piano at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He has performed throughout the world.

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  • Can GAO (Concert Violinist; Associate Violin Professor, Central Conservatory of Music; Music Director, Poly Wedo Music Education Program)

    Can GAO

    Concert Violinist; Associate Violin Professor, Central Conservatory of Music; Music Director, Poly Wedo Music Education Program

    Widely renowned as one of the most talented violinists of his generation, Mr. Gao enjoys an international career, appearing with major orchestras and at prestigious venues and festivals throughout the world. In 2014, Mr. Gao was appointed the ambassador of the renowned Verbier Festival (VFO) and has become the only official ambassador of Chinese nationality. He has won numerous prizes and awards including the top violin prize of the Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition.

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  • Yue  SUN (International Visiting Scholar, Yale School of Music; Art Director, Shenzhen New Rhythm Art Troop)

    Yue SUN

    International Visiting Scholar, Yale School of Music; Art Director, Shenzhen New Rhythm Art Troop

    Ms. Sun is an International Visiting Scholar at Yale School of Music. She is currently the Art Director of Shenzhen New Rhythm Art Troop, and the Vice Dean of Shenzhen Piano Festival Committe. She is also the Vice Dean and Director of the office at Shenzhen (Futian) Dance Festival.

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Tickets

Student Ticket

Please present valid Student ID upon arrival.

Standard Price RMB 15
Standard Ticket
Standard Price RMB 60

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