by admin | Oct 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 2025, the youth delegation from Haishu District Children’s Palace of Ningbo travelled to Wiener Neustadt, Austria, for cultural and educational exchanges. During the visit, the delegation formally signed an educational cooperation agreement with BG/BRG Grimmergasse. The two parties agreed to establish regular youth exchange channels, carry out cultural study tours, artistic activities and other programmes, sowing seeds of friendship among young people from China and Austria.
From August 16 to 17, 2026, the friendly exchange group from the grammar school in Wiener Neustadt paid a return visit to Haishu, Ningbo. The group implemented the signed cooperation agreement and launched two-way educational and cultural dialogues among young people, marking a remarkable practice of Ningbo’s opening-up in education. The 11-member delegation consisted of Philipp, Municipal Councilor of Wiener Neustadt; Long Qin, President of the Austrian Chinese Musicians Association; the school’s STEM teacher, together with eight Austrian secondary school students.
Supported by the bridge built by the Austrian Chinese Musicians Association (ACMA), the two regions steadily advance inter-school cooperation, artistic exchanges and STEM programmes, fully demonstrating the fruitful achievements of Ningbo’s opening-up in education.
by admin | Oct 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Vienna Opera Week 2026 officially opened on August 1, with masterclasses hosted at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. The programme included pre-session vocal training and the Thomas Hampson Masterclass. A graduation concert was held on August 7 at Loreley Saal in Vienna to support the development of young vocal artists. At the end of the concert, the Austrian Chinese Musicians Association presented Thomas Hampson with the appointment as Honorary Director of the Association.
On the afternoon of August 8, the Vienna Danube International Vocal Competition took place at Esterházy Castle. Role auditions for Oper im Steinbruch were held concurrently. Daniel Serafin, Artistic Director of the opera house and President of the Austrian Chinese Musicians Association, extended invitations to outstanding participants to perform in the opera house’s 2027 production of Verdi’s classic opera Rigoletto.
As a platform for Sino-Austrian musical exchange, ACMA keeps creating international vocal workshops, competitions and performance opportunities. It connects training, contests and professional stage engagements, enabling young musicians to perform on European opera stages and further deepen Sino-Austrian exchanges in vocal art.
by admin | Oct 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
On February 19, 2026, the 2026 Year of the Horse Spring Festival Gala hosted by the Austrian Chinese Musicians Association (ACMA) was grandly held at the renowned Sacher Baden Hotel in Austria. Nearly 100 distinguished guests from political, cultural and overseas Chinese communities in Austria and China gathered at the ceremony to celebrate the Lunar New Year and promote friendly Sino-Austrian cultural exchanges.
The attending guests included Dr. Alexandra Harrer, Representative of the Mayor of Baden; Klaus Lorenz, Director of the Baden Tourism Board; Luise Däger, Councilor of the Vienna Municipal Government; Christian Hoffmann, Head of International Relations of Wiener Neustadt Municipal Government; Robert Pfisterer, Councilor of Wiener Neustadt; Danlie Serafin, President of the Austrian Chinese Musicians Association; Chen Zhishi, Chairman of the Chinese Committee of the Austria-China Friendship Association; Si Liangxin, President of the Austrian Association for the Promotion of Chinese Peaceful Unification; and Wu Yongsheng, Secretary-General of the association.
As an important platform for Sino-Austrian cultural exchanges, ACMA takes the annual Spring Festival Gala as a distinctive cultural carrier to build an inclusive communication bridge, facilitating continuous integration between Austrian mainstream society and the overseas Chinese art community. The event fully demonstrated the unique charm of traditional Chinese culture, consolidated the friendly ties between China and Austria, and injected new vitality into folk cultural exchanges and artistic cooperation between the two countries.
by admin | Oct 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
On the morning of September 22, 2025, entrusted by Christian Meidlinger, President of the State Parliament of Vienna, the delegation from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music visited Vienna City Hall and held in-depth talks with Luise Däger, official of the Vienna Municipal Government.
The visit aims to strengthen bilateral exchanges and cooperation in the field of music, explore innovative models for the international training of professional music talents, and build closer connections for Sino-Austrian music and cultural interaction. Combining the profound musical heritage of Vienna and the top-tier teaching and research strength of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, both sides focused on the construction of long-term cooperative mechanisms to promote in-depth cultural exchange and resource sharing between the two countries.
As a core bridge for Sino-Austrian artistic and cultural exchanges, ACMA has long been committed to facilitating docking and cooperation between top music academies and cultural institutions of the two countries. This friendly meeting has laid a solid foundation for diversified and in-depth music cooperation in the future, and further expanded the new path of international music and cultural exchanges between China and Austria.
by admin | Oct 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The 2025 Vienna Danube International Music Festival was grandly held in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, from August 4 to 8, 2025. Jointly invited by the Wiener Neustadt Municipal Government and the Austrian Chinese Musicians Association (ACMA), the event welcomed a teenage music delegation from Ningbo, the sister city of Wiener Neustadt, for an in-depth cultural and musical exchange.
Outstanding young musicians from five major art education institutions in Ningbo participated in the festival, including Ningbo Municipal Youth & Children’s Palace, Haishu District Youth & Children’s Palace, Shanghai Conservatory of Music Ningbo Experimental School, Ningbo Experimental Art School and Ningbo No.2 Experimental Art School. Young performers from China and Austria staged wonderful joint performances, communicating and bonding through music. The integration of Chinese and Western melodies showcased the unique charm of diverse cultures and the excellent artistic temperament of Chinese teenagers.
As a professional platform dedicated to Sino-Austrian artistic and cultural exchanges, ACMA has long been committed to promoting people-to-people connectivity and cultural mutual learning between the two countries via music. Taking this sister city exchange opportunity, the festival further consolidated the foundation of Sino-Austrian folk cultural exchanges and added a brilliant artistic chapter to the friendly cooperation between Ningbo and Wiener Neustadt.
