Music exchanges play an important role in promoting mutual understanding between the United States and China at the current time when bilateral relations are difficult, Leon Botstein, president of the Bard College, told Xinhua at a reception after the concert on Sunday. 'We seek to reveal the differences in culture and tradition that have historically divided East from West - only to break them down and, through our artistic experience, create something new that belongs to both the East and West,' said the festival's artistic director Jindong Cai, who is also the USCMI director. The annual event, a collaboration between the U.S.-China Music Institute (USCMI) of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and China's Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM), is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of music from contemporary China through an annual series of concerts and academic activities. China Now Music Festival, a leading force in introducing music from China to the United States, kicked off its fifth season on Sunday at the Lincoln Center in New York City, with fusion music works that 'belong to both East and West.' (Photo: Xinhua/Winston Zhou)Ĭhina Now Music Festival, a leading force in introducing music from China to the United States, kicked off its fifth season on Sunday at the Lincoln Center in New York City, with fusion music works that 'belong to both East and West.'

Artists perform at the concert 'Tales from Beijing' of China Now Music Festival at the Lincoln Center in New York, the United States, on Oct.

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