Central Conservatory of Music

Not to be confused with the municipal China Conservatory of Music of Beijing.

Central Conservatory of Music

中央音乐学院
Motto	勤奋，求实，团结，进取
Motto in English	Diligent, looking for truth, organization, advance
Type	Public
Established	1950 (1950)
President	俞峰 Yu Feng
Academic staff	340
Students	1897
Undergraduates	1469
Postgraduates	360
Doctoral students	69
Location	Beijing , China
Website	www.ccom.edu.cn

West gate

Main Building of the Central Conservatory of Music

The Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM; Chinese: 中央音乐学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn) is the national music academy of China, located in Beijing. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The academy is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

Overview

Founded in 1950 the conservatory offers courses to both citizens and foreign students. The school caters to all levels from primary to postgraduate. Undergraduate programmes of four or five years are offered in composition, conducting, musicology, voice and opera, piano, orchestral instruments and traditional Chinese musical instruments. There's a six-year middle school with courses in piano, orchestral instruments, traditional instruments and music theory and two primary schools cater to full-time and evening students. There is also an evening university for mature students.

In recent years, the conservatory has developed strong relationships with overseas institutions and individuals. Foreign musicians and scholars are frequently invited to teach or offer lectures at the conservatory which, in turn, sends its own faculty members and students to other countries to pursue further studies, lecture or give performances. Conservatory students and teachers participate in the China Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Ensemble, the Conservatory Students Chorus, the Middle School Students Orchestra, and the Primary School Students Performing Group.

The conservatory campus covers 53,000 square metres. The Conservatory Music Library accommodates over 500,000 volumes and is the largest of its kind in China. The conservatory also owns over 500 pianos and a large number of musical instruments. Educational facilities include an electronic music studio with advanced recording and video equipment and a violin workshop. New: 1 Oberlinger-organ from Germany Nov. 2013

The conservatory publishes the Journal of the Central Conservatory of Music. It is generally considered to be the top Chinese academic journal in the field of musicology.

Degrees offered

Bachelor's degrees (4 years)

• Musicology (5 years)
• Composition and Compositional Theory (5 years)
• Vocal Singing (5 years)
• Conducting (5 years)
• Keyboard Instruments Performance
• Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance
• Chinese Musical Instruments Performance
• The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair

Master's degrees (3 years)

• Musicology
• Composition and Compositional Theory
• Vocal Singing
• Conducting
• Keyboard Instruments Performance (4 years)
• Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance (4 years)
• Chinese Musical Instruments Performance (4 years)
• The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair (4 years)

Doctoral degrees (3 years)

• Musicology
• Composition and Compositional Theory

Notable alumni

List of Notable Alumni

Name	Nationality	Graduating Year
Wei Wei 韦唯	Chinese	1984
Chen Yi 陈怡	Chinese
Ju Jin 居觐	Italian
Liu Shikun 刘诗昆	Chinese
Lang Lang 郎朗	Chinese
Yizhuo Meng 孟毅卓	Chinese
Tan Dun 谭盾	Chinese	1981
Arken Abdulla 艾尔肯•阿布都拉	Chinese	2001
Wu Man 吴蛮	Chinese
Xiaoyong Chen 陈晓勇	Chinese	1985
Ye Xiaogang 叶小纲	Chinese	1983
Yuja Wang 王羽佳	Chinese
Zhang Dingyuan 张玎苑	Chinese
Zhao Jiping 赵季平	Chinese
Zhou Long 周龙	Chinese	1981
Zhu Xiao-Mei 朱晓玫	Chinese
Vanessa-Mae 陈美	British
Gao Hong 高虹	American
Cheng Huihui 程慧惠	Chinese
Zhang Lida 张丽达	Chinese
Natalie Ni Shi 石妮	Canadian
Lang Yueting 郎月婷	Chinese	2009
Beibei Wang 王贝贝	Chinese
Liang Wang	Chinese

See also

• China Conservatory of Music

External links

• Central Conservatory of Music website
• Campus real three-dimensional map