2024年伯克利中国新生朱海洋获首届「王力宏全额奖学金」

去年华人音乐圈 影响力的音乐人之一王力宏获颁伯克利音乐学院荣誉音乐博士学位，同时该校宣布成立「王力宏奖学金」。来自中国的新生朱海洋今秋获得首届「王力宏奖学金」。

朱海洋来自中国文化传统世家，是一名颇有前途的钢琴、贝斯和摇滚音乐人。朱海洋毕业于西安音乐学院，母亲是一名中国传统画家，父亲是长笛演奏家，他四岁开始学习长笛，十岁开始接受钢琴培训，高中时曾获地区钢琴比赛第三名。

值得注意的是，从今秋起伯克利每年都会全额资助一名优秀中国学生的四年学费，从而希望其通过音乐为社会做出重大贡献。

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Berklee to Present Wang Leehom Scholarship to Haiyang Zhu

By Tori Donahue

July 13, 2024

PRESS RELEASE

Berklee College of Music will present a four-year, full-tuition scholarship honoring Chinese-American singer-songwriter Wang Leehom ’99 to Haiyang Zhu this fall.

Wang Leehom performing at Symphony Hall

Image by David Green

Berklee College of Music will present a four-year, full-tuition scholarship honoring Chinese-American singer-songwriter Wang Leehom ’99 to Haiyang Zhu this fall. The scholarship, which was announced last fall, was created for a talented and deserving musician from mainland China who has demonstrated their potential to make a significant contribution to society through music. Zhu is a promising pianist, bassist, and rock musician.

Zhu grew up in a family surrounded by Chinese folk music and culture. His father is a Chinese flute performer, and his mother is a traditional Chinese painter. Zhu began playing flute at age four, and began his training in piano at age 10. As a student at the prestigious Xi’an Conservatory of Music, he learned composition and bass, forming a rock band called Red House with friends. While in high school, he received accolades for his music by finishing in third place in a prominent regional piano competition.

“I am honored to be the recipient of the Wang Leehom Scholarship to Berklee,” said Zhu. “I look forward to joining the college this fall, where I hope to advance my composition and instrumental skills with some of the most talented musical peers in the world."

Known as the King of Chinese Pop, Wang is the best-selling Mandarin-language musician of his generation, with millions of albums sold around the world. His songs combine contemporary and traditional Chinese music with pop, rock, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and classical, often introducing his listeners to these various forms for the first time. He is a recipient of multiple Golden Melody Awards (the Grammys of Taiwanese music) and is a cultural ambassador, bringing Chinese music to audiences around the globe.