The inaugural Tianjin Juilliard Piano Festival will be held from July 30 to Aug 13.

The festival, to be staged at the Tianjin Juilliard School, will include two weeks of programs, featuring 12 internationally celebrated pianists as guest teachers and artists, such as Israeli pianist Arie Vardi, American pianist Robert Levin, and Russian pianist Sofya Gulyak. Pianist Chen Sa will appear at the festival as one of the guest performers.

Besides recitals, a series of private lessons and master classes will also be held during the festival. The Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and QingXin Ensemble, a Tianjin Juilliard affiliated group, will also participate. Chen Lin will conduct the final gala concert of the festival.

The festival is open to applicants of all nationalities above 7 years of age and they can apply to one of the following three categories: Young Artist, Junior, and Auditor, the latter of which receives a festival pass to all open events, but not private lessons or the final gala concert.