On April 24th, the awards ceremony for the 23rd Beijing University Student Film Festival and the 2nd University Photography Competition was held at Beijing Normal University. Out of more than 16,000 entries, 43 groups of winning works, totaling 117 pieces, were selected in categories including Documentary, Creative, Mobile, and Most Promising Photographer.
A highlight of the ceremony was the performance by several members of our school's "China Magic Finger— Young Pianists Team"! Notably, this performance at the Beijing University Student Film Festival was not the team’s first appearance in Beijing. Their debut was at the internationally renowned TEDxBNU forum, where the young piano prodigies also captivated both domestic and international audiences during the TEDshow segment.
The "China Magic Finger — Young Pianists Team" is composed of several young pianists from Lang Lang's musical family, mentored by renowned Chinese children’s piano educator and international piano star Lang Lang’s China advisor, Mr. Liu Jian, and personally guided by Lang Lang’s father, Mr. Lang Guo-ren.
▲8-year-old Ge Ge performed “ Mozart's Sonata K. 283”
▲10-year-old Coco Wang played Chopin's Second Scherzo Op. 31
▲13-year-old Jiang Zekai and 14-year-old Wang Kuo gave a passionate duet of Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5
▲China Magic Finger and their mentor Liu Jian were interviewed by CCTV-6 Movie Channel
▲China Magic Finger with Olympic diving champion Li Na
▲China Magic Finger with Zhang Qilin, composer of the films “Gone with the Bullets” and “The Mermaid”
▲China Magic Finger with their mentor Liu Jian
For this performance, "China Magic Finger— Young Pianists Team" received significant attention from domestic media, with numerous outlets competing to cover the stunning performance of several team members.
The coverage of the "China Magic Finger — Young Pianists Team" supporting the 23rd Beijing University Student Film Festival included online media, newspapers, and TV stations.