Keystone Magazine Learning the Keystone Way 2015-2016 EN | Page 131

O
n 26 January, two of most en-
terprising young musicians in
Beijing – Jin Wenbin and Shawn
Moore – performed at Keystone’s
Performing Arts Center. Both Jin
and Shawn are recent Yale Uni-
versity graduates.
Jin Wenbin started playing the piano at the age
of 5, was accepted into the middle school associ-
ated with the China Central Conservatory of Mu-
sic at 12, and entered Yale University under the
tutelage of Boris Berman at the age of 18. He has
performed around the world, including in the U.S.,
Holland, Italy, Canada, Japan, South Korea, France,
Germany, and Australia.
Shawn Moore, graduate of Bard College and
Yale University, is a concert violinist. He is also an
avid chamber musician, and a regular in concert
circuits such as the Bard Music Festival, the Ge-
neva Music festival, Kneisel Hall and other venues
throughout the world. Shawn was a 2013 Yale
Light Fellow to Korea. He is also a Musician in
Residence at the Yale Club of Beijing.
Their performance captivated the audience
for 45 minutes. Voluntary donations of close to
RMB6000 were collected at the end of the con-
cert, and will be donated to the Light and Love
Orphanage in Shunyi.
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