上海音乐学院 | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 27 November 1927; 97 years ago (1927-11-27) |
| President | Liao Changyong |
| Location | , |
| Website | shcmusic.edu.cn |
| Shanghai Conservatory of Music | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海音乐学院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海音樂學院 | ||||||
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TheShanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCMusic) is a municipal public college inShanghai, China. It is affiliated with the City of Shanghai and is part of theDouble First-Class Construction. The college was founded on November 27, 1927.
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music ranked 10th inMusic and 30th inPerforming Arts in the world by the 2024QS World University Rankings by subject.[1][2]
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music is a music institute famous at home and abroad. It grew out of the National Conservatory of Music （Guoli yinyueyuan 国立音乐院）, which was established byCai Yuanpei on November 27, 1927. Dr.Xiao Youmei (Shio Yiu-mei) was the director of the new school and curriculum. His teachings were based on theLeipzig Conservatory of Music, where he graduated. It was one of the first institutions of higher learning of modern music in China. It was considered the premiere institution for Western music learning. Professors came from as far asRussia andFrance. Several of the original professors were recruited from Russian emigres who had fled the Russian civil war (1918-1922) to China.[3]
It was renamed several times: National Training School of Music (1929), Branch of National Conservatory of Music (1943), Shanghai National Training School of Music (1945), Shanghai and Huadong Branches of Chinese Conservatory of Music (early 1950s). It received its current name in 1956.
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music consists of 4 departments. It involves six disciplines and 23 sub-disciplines, some traditional, the others newly developed.
The conservatory supports a high-level music research institute, a specialized music library with a large collection, a first-class museum of Asian instruments, and a unique music publishing house.
A six-year secondary school and a three-year elementary section were established in 1953 and 1956 to prepare better candidates for tertiary education, thus forming a self-contained system with a complete curriculum of music and academic education.
Three art centers integrate teaching, performing and scientific research:Zhou Xiaoyan International Opera Center, International String Academy, and International Piano Art Center. The conservatory has established six performing groups: Symphony Orchestra of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, New Ensemble, String Quartet, Percussion Ensemble, National Music Orchestra and Choir.
Shanghai Conservatory of Music maintains close relationships with many first-class conservatories and famous musicians, including collaborations with schools in the US, France, UK, Russia, Netherlands, Australia, Austria, Germany and Japan. Many internationally well-known musicians such asIsaac Stern,Itzhak Perlman, Yuri Shishkin,[4]Leon Fleisher,Pinchas Zukerman,Seiji Ozawa,Simon Rattle,Mstislav Rostropovich, andYo-Yo Ma have served as honorary or guest professors.
As of 2021, Shanghai Conservatory of Music ranked no.4 nationwide among universities specialized in Arts in the recognizedBest Chinese Universities Ranking and ranked the best in China in the "Music and Dance" subject.[5][6]
Shanghai Conservatory of Music is regarded as the most prestigious music and arts school in China. It ranked 2nd in China after (theCentral Academy of Drama in Beijing) and 43rd in the world by the 2022QS World University Rankings inPerforming Arts.[7] It ranked 10th inMusic and 30th inPerforming Arts in the world by the 2024QS World University Rankings by subject.[1][2]
| Department[8] | Duration | ||
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| Bachelor | Master | Doctor | |
| Voice and Opera | 5 years | 3 years | 3 - 6 years |
| Musicology | 4 years (Musical Instrument Fabrication and Repair) 5 years (Musicology) | ||
| Composition andConducting | 4 years (Solfeggio) 5 years (Others) | ||
| Piano | 4 years | ||
| Orchestral Instruments | |||
| Traditional Chinese Instruments | |||
| Music Engineering | |||
| Modern Instruments andPercussion | |||
| Arts administration | / | ||
| Music Education | |||
| Musical Theatre | |||
| Digital Media Art School | |||
The conservatory has 50 professors and 120 associate professors. There are approximately 1,200 students.[citation needed]
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