Maniura is currently the head of in-house classical music production for the BBC. His production department is responsible for all of the BBC’s key fac
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Richard Morris has a diverse background as a lawyer, banker, publisher and opera singer. Since 1993 he has been chief executive of the Associated Board o
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Sarah Eberle qualified and became a member of the Landscape Institute in 1980. Over the last 26 years she has practised landscape architecture and garden d
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A true contralto with a wide vocal range, Hilary Summers has captured the attention of many contemporary composers. In 1999 she created the role of Stella
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Shao Wen-Guang is managing director of Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Channel, Europe’s most important Chinese broadcasting channel, based in L
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Simon Kirkbride studied at London’s Royal College of Music and upon graduation was awarded the President’s Rose Bowl, the highest award that can be gi
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Florian Scholz was born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1970. After achieving his diploma at the University for Theatre Studies Ernst Busch in Berlin, he worked
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Based in Beijing, Belgian jewellery maker and interior designer Jehanne de Biolley works from the Ming dynasty temple she restored with her husband, actor
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Born in China in the 1960s, Sun Shuyun studied English literature at Beijing University. Then, with a scholarship to Oxford University, she took an MPhil i
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English tenor Jeremy Ovenden is one of the world’s finest interpreters of Mozart. His roles include Don Ottavio from ‘Don Giovanni’, Ferrando fro
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German lighting designer Wolfgang Goebbel has lit shows at the Schaubühne in Berlin, Burgtheater in Vienna, Playhouse in Zürich, The Royal Shakespeare Co
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Tom Remlov joined the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet as general director in 2011, signalling the introduction of a new management model for the 50-yea
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Wang Jiyan joined Phoenix TV in 1996 and is currently VP of Phoenix TV Hong Kong and head of the Phoenix Chinese Channel. He is one of the most important T
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One of the brightest mezzo-sopranos on the opera scene, Ning Liang earned her master’s degree at Juilliard. She went on to become the first Chinese s
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Xu Peidong is currently VP of the Chinese Musicians’ Association and member of the National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Commit
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Born in 1956, Yang Jingmao obtained his PhD in philosophy. He has long been engaged in music theory and research into the techniques of composition. His th
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Shanghai-born soprano Ying Huang first came to international attention in the title role of Frédéric Mitterrand’s 1995 film adaptation of ‘Madama
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Yu currently the president and CEO of Guangdong Xinghai Performing Arts Group and the president of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. He has also served a
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Gu started her career as a college instructor at the Department of Foreign Literature and Languages, at the National Taiwan University in 1977. In 1989 she
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Zhang Changcheng has served as the director of the Beijing Modern Dance Company since 1998 and was involved in the restructuring of the company. As a resul
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