~ Cultural Harmony Through Music ~

 

Beijing, The People's Republic of China

 ~ Celebrating 21 years ~

August 8-20, 2025

Since its inception in year 2004, Beijing International Music Festival & Academy (BIMFA) has become one of the most important and integral part of classical music in The People's Republic of China. For two weeks each August, artists and participants from around the world gather in the historic capital of Beijing to celebrate and share their gift of music. It is truly an unforgettable experience of a life time in both music and culture for those seeking to explore their fullest potentials in life.

The first and only annual international summer music festival of its kind in mainland, China, the 21st annual Beijing International Music Festival & Academy (BIMFA) will take place...READ MORE ABOUT US

BIMFA Highlights

It was in the month of August, 2024 when we last opened our doors and our hearts to welcome BIMFA students and artists in Beijing and to commence the two intensive weeks of musical and cultural interchange and communion. It is easy to say that for two complete weeks, all of us were profoundly engrossed and immersed in music, while living the culture surrounding us. We are proud and overjoyed for the glorious and successful festival season!

BIMFA's growth as a music festival has been tremendous and our student body has more than doubled since its founding in 2004. More than one hundred participants including pianists, violinists, violists and cellists, as well as auditors and special students from a dozen countries joined the festival each summer. BIMFA offers hundreds of hours in individual lessons, chamber coaching, daily master classes, student performances and recitals, in addition to two exhilarating rounds of BIMFA's Solo Piano Competition and Chamber-Ensemble Competition.

Our distinguished and beloved artist-faculty from various national backgrounds and established music institutions gave an outstanding multi-program "Masters Gala Concert Series" consist of piano, strings, chamber music and string orchestra repertoire at the prestigious National Center for the Performing Arts, Tsinghua University and Renmin University of China, drawing large number of audiences, music professionals and classical music lovers in the Chinese capital and beyond.

Our piano sponsors for more than a decade - Heinzman Piano Company (Beijing) and Hsinghai Piano Company Group (Beijing) again collaborated with BIMFA by providing fine instruments in piano teaching studios, practice rooms and on-campus performance spaces. In addition, BIMFA's ambitious excursion program offered sightseeing trips covering a wide variety of cultural sights in and around Beijing.

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