Education
Guo Shan studied at the middle school affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music as well as the CCOM, then higher education at the Yamaha Music Conservatory in Japan.
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Guo Shan studied at the middle school affiliated to the Central Conservatory of Music as well as the CCOM, then higher education at the Yamaha Music Conservatory in Japan.
She is the current Chairwoman of the Alliance of Asia-Pacific Region Orchestras and the president of China Symphony Development Foundation. She worked in China Motion Picture Symphony Orchestra for over 20 years and was the assistant to executive director of the orchestra since 1996. In the early 1990s she was involved in China Music Instrument Grading System as Deputy Secretary-General of CCOM Music Grading Committee.
Since 2000 she was appointed Deputy Director of China National Symphony Orchestra in charge of fundraising, programming and administration, also Adjunct Secretary-General of the CSDF during which she took CNSO on tours in Australia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan and Thailand.
She also founded the League of CSDF consisting of initially 44 orchestra members. She was elected Chairwoman of the Alliance of Asia-Pacific Region Orchestras (AAPRO) end of 2008 during its sixth Summit.
In 2009 she presented Straits Peace Orchestra with a Taiwanese partner. The orchestra, under its new title Straits Philharmonic Orchestra, embarked on its second voyage to Taipei and Taichung in 2009 sponsored by VIA Group.
At the invitation of the United Nations and initiated by Guo, AAPRO together with the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations formed the Asia-Pacific United Orchestra and presented the “Sounds of Heaven”Concert at the United Nations Headquarters General Assembly Hall to inaugurate the United Nations Academic Impact on November 19, 2010 participated by leading musicians and soloists.
This historic moment was witnessed and welcomed by H.E Doctor Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, together with many a distinguished audience.