“Beethoven is the most well-known western composer in China,” says Jindong Cai, director of the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and coauthor of Beethoven in China. “People relate not only to his music, but to his life's story. . . . In Chinese society, your family tells you that you have to work hard to be successful; you have to go through difficulties and obstacles. Beethoven's life story enhances that kind of thinking in China.”
Meta: Institutes(s): Bard Conservatory of Music |
