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World's orchestras help ready China's apprentice players to perform
The Shanghai Orchestra Academy lets young musicians find out what it's like to be part of an ensemble, through exchange programmes with some of the world's leading institutions
Max Zeugner, acting associate principal bass with the New York Philharmonic, gives a lesson in Shanghai. Photo: Chris Lee
Violist Ba Tong is no stranger to performing on stage. But when the Shanghai Conservatory of Music graduate was rehearsing for a Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra concert in May as an "apprentice", her excitement was palpable.