The 2026 World Association for Performing Arts (WAPA) International Youth Arts Festival opened at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (#NCPA#) in Beijing on the afternoon of November 3. The festival brings together eight winners of major international #music# competitions from six countries across four continents. Representing a range of instruments, including #piano🎹#, #violin🎻#, viola, organ, oboe and percussion, they represent the highest level of performance among the new generation of classical musicians on the international stage. #DeepChina# 🎼At the opening ceremony, Busoni International Piano Competition winner Wu Yifan and winner of the viola category at the #Geneva# Competition Sarah Strohm took the stage for a duet performance. Eric Lu, winner of the 19th Chopin International Piano Competition, shared his reflections on the journey from competition champion to mature artist, before giving an impressive solo piano performance that brought the evening to a climax.🥰 The #WAPA# is an international, professional and non-profit social organization founded by the NCPA in 2020. 🥁With a mission to create an open #global# platform for dialogue in the performing arts and promote mutual learning among civilizations, it provides young artistic talent from around the world with a stage to showcase their abilities and engage in sincere dialogue.😌 📍From November 3 to 9, the festival will present four major concerts, along with a range of public arts education and exchange activities, at the NCPA and the #Beijing# Performing Arts Centre. #ChineseNation#

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"Kevin Bakhurst seems ready to whip out a tiny violin because RTÉ did not bag an extra €20 million from the Government for 2027. But it still received a huge €240 million, two years after a €725m Govt bailout. Why should it receive an ounce of sympathy?"