Jiang Jin Yi, a recipient of the prestigious Conducting Award from the Cultural Department of the People’s Republic of China, visited Manhasset Stands’ booth at Music China in Shanghai, China, earlier this month. Currently, the music director and principal conductor of the China National Symphony Orchestra in Beijing, China, as well as the music director and president of the China National Choir, Jin Yi is also the music director and chief conductor of the China National Opera and the orchestra for the National Ballet of China.
He holds an honorable professorship at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and the Xi’An Conservatory of Music in Xi’An, China. Additionally, he is the music director and chief conductor of the Chinese American Artists Association Symphony Orchestra in the United States. According to Manhasset Stands, Jin Yi was so impressed with its Noteworthy White House Lyre stand that he purchased it for his personal use.