The contribution of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky to the establishment of the Chinese school of choral conducting

The subject of this study is the art of choral conducting as one of the most relevant aspects of contemporary musical culture in China. The object of the research is the examination of the creative and pedagogical methods employed by the faculty of the Moscow Conservatory with Chinese students who are choral conductors. The aim of this article is to explore the pathways of forming the profession of choral conductor in China and to determine the role of the Moscow Conservatory in this process. The author examines various aspects of the topic, such as the cultural interaction between the USSR and the PRC in the 20th and 21st centuries, tracing the history of the influence of Russia’s largest music institution on the establishment of a choral conducting school in China. A number of key figures among Soviet and Russian musicians who made significant contributions to this process are identified. The author notes that choral education in Russia is characterized by philosophical-aesthetic depth, semantic concentration, and technical sophistication. The methodology consists of a synthesis of historical-theoretical and choral studies methods. Based on this, the history of training Chinese students at the Moscow Conservatory is revealed. Special attention is given to the independent performing and pedagogical activities of prominent choral conductors in China. The research experience aims to establish connections between the Russian school of choral conducting and the development of contemporary Chinese choral art. The main conclusion of the conducted research is the paradigm of profound mutual influence and enrichment in the musical arts of Russia and China. In particular, this position has become a determining factor in the musical education of Chinese students at the Moscow Conservatory. A significant contribution of the author to the topic is the study of the current state of the educational process for students from China in the choral conducting department at the Moscow Conservatory, which has not previously been the object of special research. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that it presents materials on the education of currently prominent choral figures in China: Wu Lingfeng, Yan Liankun, Cao Tongyi, Wang Chao. Attention is drawn to the need to study the historical aspects of the establishment of the national school of choral conducting in China, linked to the traditional musical thinking of China and the shift towards the assimilation of the Russian conducting and choral tradition.

Moscow Conservatory, choir, conducting, Chinese music, choral music, choral performance, Wu Linfeng, Yan Liankun, Cao Tongyi, Wang Chao