Central Conservatory of Music

Central Conservatory of Music
中央音乐学院
Motto	勤奋，求实，团结，进取
Motto in English	Diligent, looking for truth, organization, advance
Type	Public
Established	1950
President	俞峰 Yu Feng
Academic staff	340
Students	1897
Undergraduates	1469
Postgraduates	360
Doctoral students	69
Location	Beijing, China
Website	www.ccom.edu.cn

Main Building of the Central Conservatory of Music

The Central Conservatory of Music (Chinese: 中央音乐学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn) is a prestigious leading music school of China and a member of Project 211. Its campus is in the Xicheng District of Beijing, China,^[1] near Fuxingmen Station. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with double First Class status in certain disciplines.^[2]

Overview[]

Founded in 1950, the conservatory offers courses to both Chinese nationals and foreign students, and caters for all levels from primary up to postgraduate programmes. Undergraduate programmes of four or five years are offered in composition, conducting, musicology, voice and opera, piano, orchestral instruments, and traditional Chinese musical instruments; there is a six-year middle school with courses in piano, orchestral instruments, traditional instruments and music theory; and two primary schools cater for full-time and evening students. There is also an evening university for mature students.

In recent years, the conservatory has developed strong relationships with overseas institutions and individuals. Foreign musicians and scholars are frequently invited to teach or offer lectures at the conservatory which, in turn, also sends its own faculty members and students to other countries to pursue further studies, lecture, or give performances. Conservatory students and teachers participate in the , the , the , the Middle School Students Orchestra and the Primary School Students Performing Group, all of which have performed to much acclaim on every continent.

The conservatory campus covers 53,000 square metres in the centre of Beijing comprising a complex of traditional and modern buildings. The Conservatory Music Library accommodates over 500,000 volumes and is the largest of its kind in China. The conservatory also owns over 500 pianos and a large number of other musical instruments; its educational facilities include an electronic music studio with advanced recording and video equipment, and a violin workshop. New: 1 Oberlinger-organ from Germany Nov. 2013

The conservatory publishes the Journal of the Central Conservatory of Music. It is generally considered to be the top academic journal in the field of musicology in China.

Degrees offered[]

Bachelor's degrees (4 years)

Musicology (5 years)
Composition and Compositional Theory (5 years)
Vocal Singing (5 years)
Conducting (5 years)
Keyboard Instruments Performance
Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance
Chinese Musical Instruments Performance
The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair

Master's degrees (3 years)

Musicology
Composition and Compositional Theory
Vocal Singing
Conducting
Keyboard Instruments Performance (4 years)
Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance (4 years)
Chinese Musical Instruments Performance (4 years)
The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair (4 years)

Doctoral degrees (3 years)

Musicology
Composition and Compositional Theory

Notable alumni[]

List of Notable Alumni
Name	Nationality	Graduating Year
Wei Wei 韦唯	Chinese	1984
Chen Yi 陈怡	Chinese
Ju Jin 居觐	Italian
Liu Shikun 刘诗昆	Chinese
Lang Lang 郎朗	Chinese
Liang Wang	Chinese
Tan Dun 谭盾	Chinese	1981
Arken Abdulla 艾尔肯•阿布都拉	Chinese	2001
Wu Man 吴蛮	Chinese
Xiaoyong Chen 陈晓勇	Chinese	1985
Ye Xiaogang 叶小纲	Chinese	1983
Yuja Wang 王羽佳	Chinese
Zhang Dingyuan 张玎苑	Chinese
Zhao Jiping 赵季平	Chinese
Zhou Long 周龙	Chinese	1981
Zhu Xiao-Mei 朱晓玫	Chinese
Vanessa-Mae 陈美	British
Gao Hong 高虹	American
Cheng Huihui 程慧惠	Chinese

References[]

^ "黄页". Central Conservatory of Music. Retrieved 2020-08-17. 中国·北京西城区鲍家街43号邮编100031
^ "教育部财政部国家发展改革委关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines)".

External links[]

[1] "黄页". Central Conservatory of Music. Retrieved 2020-08-17. 中国·北京西城区鲍家街43号邮编100031

[Chinese_Department_of_Education-2] "教育部财政部国家发展改革委关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines)".

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Former districts	Xuanwu District
Areas	Caishikou Dashilan (Dashilar) Liulichang Niujie Xidan Xisi Xizhimen
Education	Beijing No. 4 High School Beijing No. 8 High School Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University Beijing Normal University Xicheng Campus Central Conservatory of Music People's Public Security University of China National Library of China Ancient Books Library
Landmarks	Beihai Park Beijing Financial Street Beijing Planetarium Beijing Zoo Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Cultural Palace of Nationalities Deshengmen Fayuan Temple Former Residence of Soong Ching-ling Great Hall of the People Guanghua Temple Houhai Huguang Guild Hall Jingshan Park Lingjing hutong Minzu Hotel National Centre for the Performing Arts Niujie Mosque Prince Chun Mansion Prince Gong's Mansion Shichahai Zhongnanhai
China Railway stations	Beijing North railway station (Xizhimen)
Beijing Subway stations	Anhua Qiao Beihai North Beijing Zoo Caishikou Changchunjie Chegongzhuang Chegongzhuang West Daguanying Fuchengmen Fuxingmen Guang'anmennei Guloudajie (part) Hepingmen Hufangqiao Jishuitan Lingjing Hutong Muxidi Nanlishilu Ping'anli Shichahai (part) Taoranting Tianqiao (part) Tiananmen West Wanzi Xidan Xinjiekou Xisi Xizhimen Xuanwumen Zhushikou (part)
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Higher education and universities in China
Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China University of Petroleum (Beijing) China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing
Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University
Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University
Chongqing	Chongqing University Southwest University
Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China
Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University
Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University
Guizhou	Guizhou University
Gansu	Lanzhou University
Hainan	Hainan University
Hebei	Hebei University of Technology
Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University
Henan	Zhengzhou University
Hubei	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology
Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University China University of Mining and Technology
Jiangxi	Nanchang University
Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University
Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University
Qinghai	Qinghai University
Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University
Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China
Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology
Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yunnan	Yunnan University
Zhejiang	Zhejiang University
Guangxi	Guangxi University
Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University
Ningxia	Ningxia University
Tibet	Tibet University
Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University
See also: Project 985

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Municipal	Beijing International Studies University Beijing Information Science and Technology University Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing University of Technology Beijing University of Agriculture Beijing Materials University Capital University of Economics and Business Capital University of Medical Sciences Capital Normal University North China University of Technology China College of Music Beijing Dance Academy Beijing Film Academy Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology Beijing Institute of Machinery Beijing Union University
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