Organizer
Asian Art Association Singapore
From
April 1, 2025
Until
August 31, 2025
As a grand event for Chinese music enthusiasts worldwide, the competition enters its second year, building upon the enthusiastic response and professional acclaim of its inaugural edition. Upholding the mission of "Promoting Chinese cultural heritage and uniting global Chinese music", the competition is dedicated to creating a fair, professional, inclusive, and high-level international platform for musical exchange.
This year's competition will be held entirely online. Participants can easily join by submitting a performance video—overcoming the barriers of geography and time. This format allows Chinese music learners and performers around the world to come together in the cloud, showcasing their talents, exchanging skills, inspiring one another, and growing together.
The competition is open to all age groups and skill levels, with various categories and instrument classes, including but not limited to Erhu, Guzheng, Pipa, Dizi, Yangqin, Ruan, Suona, Sheng, and traditional Chinese percussion instruments. All entries will be evaluated by an esteemed panel of internationally recognized Chinese music performers and educators, who will provide fair scoring and constructive feedback with a highly professional and rigorous approach.
Whether you are a professional musician, a conservatory student, or a passionate amateur, we warmly welcome you to participate.
Let music be the bridge that connects us—let the world hear the beauty of Chinese music!
Highlight
Chinese music enthusiasts from around the world can participate online—break through geographical boundaries and step onto the global stage with just one video submission!
Full Instrument Coverage, Professionally Divided Categories
Featuring a wide range of Chinese instruments including Erhu, Guzheng, Pipa, Dizi, Yangqin, Ruan, Suona, Sheng, and traditional Chinese percussion. Participants are grouped by age and skill level to ensure fair and accurate evaluation.
Esteemed Judges, Professional Feedback
Renowned Chinese music performers and educators from around the world will serve as judges, offering rigorous and impartial assessments along with constructive and professional feedback for each participant.
Promoting Chinese Culture, Fostering Global Exchange
Focused on the international promotion and diverse integration of traditional Chinese music, the competition builds a global platform for cultural exchange among Chinese music lovers, connecting voices from around the world.
Prestigious Awards, A Boost for Growth
Winners will receive certificates and medals, with opportunities to join international performances and cultural exchange programs—enhancing academic and artistic portfolios for school applications, overseas studies, and music examinations.
ELIGIBILITY
Type of Musical Instrument
Wind Instruments: Dizi, Suona, Sheng
Plucked Instruments: Guzheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Guqin, Zhongruan and Liuqin
Chinese Percussion Instruments: Chinese big drums (including hall drums), Paigu (including big drums or combination drums that use both hall drums and Paigu), panel drums, other drums (such as Xinjiang hand drums, Korean long drums), combined percussion solos (Combined solo works based on "different categories" of Chinese percussion instruments are allowed to use no more than three "small categories" of foreign percussion instruments)
solo group
Amateur Teenager Group: 13 to 17 years old, the performance should not exceed 9 minutes, one piece of own choice, no accompaniment
Amateur Youth Group: 18 to 45 years old, each performance time no more than 10 minutes, one or two songs of your own choice, accompaniment allowed
Amateur Middle-aged and Elderly Group: 46 years old or above, the performance should not exceed 10 minutes, a piece of one's own choice, with accompaniment allowed
Professional Children Group: 12 years old and below, the performance time no more than 6 minutes, one piece of own choice, no accompaniment
Professional Youth Group: 13 to 17 years old, the performance time no more than 9 minutes, one piece of self-selection, no accompaniment
Professional Adult group: 18 years old and above, each performance time no more than 10 minutes, one or two songs of your own choice, optional accompaniment
Ensemble group
Amateur Ensemble for All Age Group: No age limit, the performance no more than 10 minutes, one piece of your own choice
Professional Ensemble Minor Group: All members are 18 years old or younger, the performance should not exceed 10 minutes, one piece of self-selection
Professional Ensemble for All Age Group: No age limit, the performance time no more than 10 minutes, one piece of your own choice
Judges
Beibei Monter
Premier American Guzheng Artist & Composer and Soloist for Disney’s “Mulan” and "Kung Fu Panda" Film
Cheng Hsiao Mei
Full-time Associate Professor, Department of Chinese Music, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
FAN Wei-Tsu
Taiwanese Guzheng Artist & Dean of the College of Arts and Professor of the Chinese Music Department at CCU
Guo Xuejun
Famous Guzheng (Chinese Zither) Artist
Ma Jiajun (JJ Ma)
Chinese Transboundary Erhu Performer & Player for Game Music of "Glory of the King" and "Genshin Impact"
Sun Huang
Chinese Famous Young Erhu Performer & Professor of Folk Music Department of Central Conservatory of Music
Wang Wei
Guzheng Artist, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Wan Ji
Chinese Young Erhu Performer & Associate Professor of Erhu, Wuhan Conservatory of Music
Wong Sun Tat
Singaporean Erhu Player and Educator, Head of Chinese Music Department of NAFA
Xu Lingzi
Guzheng Artist & Professor and Deputy Head of the Chinese Music Department of the HKAPA
Xu He
Lecturer of Pipa in the Department of Chinese Music of Wuhan Conservatory of Music
Yang Wei
American Pipa Artist & Former Principal Pipa of Shanghai National Orchestra
Yi Jiale
Chinese Yangqin Player in USA, the soloist for the theme song of the game "League of Legends"
Yuanyuan Zhao
British erhu player & PhD and TA at School of Music, Leeds University
Entry process
Step 2: Submit the registration form and the network disk link of the video file on the official website of the competition before 24:00 on August 31, 2025. This time is Singapore time.
Step 3: Visit the official website of the World Chinese Music Competition on September 30, 2025 to check the competition results.
Scoring criteria and competition rules
Awards
GOLD: 10% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a trophy, a certificate of award and a certificate of the judge's comment.
SILVER: 15% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a trophy, a certificate of award and a certificate of the judge's comment.
BRONZE: 20% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a trophy, a certificate of merit and a certificate of the judge's comment.
OUTSTANDING WORKS: 50% of the entries in each group. The winners will be awarded with a medal, a certificate of award and a certificate of the judge's comment.
OUTSTANDING TUTOR: The tutors of all participants, a certificate of award
OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION: Group registration institutions, Award trophies and Award certificates
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Contact
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