Cultural is the soul of a nation and country. Hosted bythe Publicity Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee of the CPC and the Nanjing Municipal People's Government, Nanjing Forest Music Festival is an annual cultural event held in cityNanjing,a major culture, art, and education hub of China.Dedicated totop-class classical musicperformances,the festival is a window for telling the story of Nanjing and modern Chinato the world.
HISTORY
Nanjing Forest Music Festival, which has been held for seven consecutive years, is one of the most influential cultural events in the Yangtze River Delta region. Adhering to theprinciple of “international, professional and classical”, the festival promotes the harmony between modernity and tradition, the east and the west.While appreciatingforemast classical and modern art, people have the opportunity toembracethe city’s vibant humanistic spirit, echoed and enhanced by numerous rich historical and cultural heritages.
More than a spectacular stage of art, Nanjing Forest Music Festivalplays a fundemental role in bringing about cultural upgrading. Held every September, the festival often coincides withMid-Autumn Festival in China. After seven years of cultivation, concertgoing with families and friends has become a new holidayritual. By blazing new trails and striking a chord with the audience, Nanjing Forest Music Festival have made Nanjing's public image as the "City of Music" deeply rooted in people's hearts.
FEAST OF MUSIC, FOR THE PEOPLE
Since its inception, one high-quality performance after another, year after year as promised, Nanjing Forest Music Festival has continued to grow in influence, becoming a distinguished international outdoor music brand event.
Nanjing Forest Music Festival is a great stage for classical music performance. Many artists such as Richard Clayderman, Tan Dun, Wu Muye, Lu Siqing, Chen Xieyang, Chen Sa, José Carreras, and Yundi Li have given wonderful performances here. Owing to the perfect blend of natural scenery, architectural aestheticsand excellent performances, Nanjing Forest Music Festivalnever fails to attractextensive attentionfrom musicians and fans worldwide.
Over the past seven years, Nanjing Forest Festival has invited many famous orchestras from home and abroad: Jiangsu Provincial Symphony Orchestra, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hollywood Film Music Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ...... During 2021, to further improve its foreign publicity,the executive group of Nanjing Broadcasting System for the first time created an integrated media platform in the name of the festival. Hundreds of original works and first-hand news were posted on popular social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Through linking up with world-renowned orchestras and artists, the media matrix It successfullymade the voice of Nanjing heard, and presented a true, multi-dimensional, and panoramic view of China to the world.
