On May 7th, during the Beijing leg of the 2023 National Tour of The Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao, President Lu Siqing graciously granted an interview to the Global Times.During the interview, President Lu Siqing enthusiastically introduced the participating students and teachers from The Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao (YMSQ). He eloquently discussed the progressive evolution of classical music, the global influence of Chinese classical music, the future prospects of the genre, and the profound v

Renowned French pianist and national treasure, Professor Michel Dalberto, made his debut in Qingdao on 10th May. The piano recital, held at The Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao, marked Dalberto's inaugural performance in the city.

On May 10th, a delegation led by Liu Shengqin, a member of the Standing Committee of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee, Head of the Publicity Department, and Secretary of the Education Working Committee, visited and conducted a research visit at The Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao.

​On 8th of November, President Lu Siqing held the School Affairs meeting of the Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao in which part of the music faculty attended. President Lu listened to the content of the teaching activities and the report of the current circumstance on music teaching since the opening of the School and made established key work plans for this semester.

Located in the scenic Tangdao Bay Coastal Park in Qingdao, The Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao is a K12 full-time academic credential school that Specialised in music. As the sole authorised branch of The Yehudi Menuhin school - known as "the cradle of talented musicians", The Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao carries with them the artistic and spiritual inheritance of Master Yehudi Menuhin; integrates The Yehudi Menuhin School’s educational models and adopts the essence of Chinese and Western culture. It provides western classical music education with specialist tuition in strings, piano, wind instruments and vocal. The School provides world-class education for young talents in China and East Asia and prepares students for the top music conservatories and universities around the world.

​Recently, Cambridge Assessment International Education sent out a letter to our School, approving the Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao to officially become accredited in the Cambridge School system. The School is qualified to offer IGCSE courses, A LEVEL courses (AS+A2), Cambridge CEM(Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring), and is also certified as an official Cambridge International Examination Venue. (Registered School Code: CX200)

On October 27, Wang Xiulin, Vice Chairman of Shandong Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC), and the delegation visited the Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao. Mr. Wang Xiulin was introduced to the current circumstance of the School by Zheng Ran, Head of the School and the music curriculum by Mark Stringer, Deputy Head of the School. Mr. Wang and the visiting group inspected the teaching facilities of the school and listened in on a music lesson.

On October 21, Deng Yunfeng, Deputy Secretary of Qingdao Municipal Party Committee, visited the Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao.Mr. Deng Yunfeng was introduced to the School’s current situation by Head Zheng Ran, and visited the academic and music building, the concert hall, rehearsal rooms, practice studios, and other facilities. Mr. Deng Yunfeng and the visiting group obtained the detailed information and situation of the faculties and music teaching, and listened in on the strings, winds, and piano lessons.

On October 11, Mr. Yu Peng, Minister Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Chinese embassy in the UK and Xue Ling, Director of the Chinese Tourism Office in London, visited the Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao.Yu Peng and the visiting team was introduced to the School’s faculties, curriculum and facilities by Zheng Ran, Head of the School, and was also given a brief introduction of our unique music courses by Mark Stringer, Deputy Head of the School. After that, they visited the music building, concert hall, rehearsal rooms, practice studios and other facilities of the School, and listened in on a music lesson. The School's superb facilities, professional teachers and leading educational concepts are highly appraised by Mr. Yu Peng and the visiting team.