Chicago Tribune: Shanghai Symphony Brings 140-Year Tradition to America
When the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra makes its Chicago-area debut Aug. 16 at the Ravinia Festival, no one will be prouder of the occasion than its music director, Long Yu.
Finnish Music Quarterly: Grappling with Sibelius in China
“Could a certain distance from Western symphonic thought have contributed to the surprising qualities of the performances I heard in China?” Andrew Mellor reviews performances of Sibelius’s Symphonies Nos 2 and 5 in Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Forbes: Isaac Stern's Pioneering Spirit Lives On Via Shanghai Event, $100,000 Prize
Though [Isaac Stern] died at age 81 in 2001, his spirit lives on in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, a bi-annual international violin competition to be held starting Aug. 10 with winners to be announced on Sept. 1. The $100,000 first prize is the largest in the world for a violin competition.
The Strad: Postcard from Shanghai - Competing with the Traditional
The SISIVC is one of a number of music competitions to have sprung up in Asia over the past few years; with a $100,000 first prize, its inaugural edition this August [2016] attracted high-level performers from 26 different countries.
The New York Times: Shanghai Violin Competition Celebrates Isaac Stern’s Legacy in China
The inaugural Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition concluded on Friday after nearly three weeks of intensive performances by 24 young violinists from around the world. Mayu Kishima of Japan was awarded first place, taking home the grand prize of $100,000, the largest single award for an international violin competition.
Strings Magazine: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Announces Isaac Stern Violin Competition
In September, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra announced the launch of the large-scale competition, which will offer $100,000 to the first-prize winner, making it the single largest monetary award for a violin competition.
SSO to Mark Anniversaries in Performance at the UN General Assembly
For the UN concert on August 28, artists from all the major Allied powers of WW2 will be represented, performing music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, John Williams and a new work by Zou Ye
Financial Times: Overtures that Bridge East and West
How one of China's top conductors, Long Yu, is extending the appeal of his country's music.