Keystone Magazine Learning the Keystone Way 2015-2016 EN | Page 133

“ T
o see a renowned orchestra sitting
on the stage of our Performing Arts
Center was magical. The performance
was mesmerizing,” remarked primary
school English teacher Reada Wilkin-
son. Most of the guests who attended the New Year performance of the National Sym-
phony Orchestra Of Ukraine at Keystone Acade-
my felt the same. It was unmistakably an enthral-
ling performance conducted by Chinese virtuoso,
Chai Liang.
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, one
of the finest in Eastern Europe, was founded in
1918, and many musical masters have conducted
it. Two Keystone students were also presented
with the special opportunity to perform with the
orchestra. They were ecstatic. It is a rare and spe-
cial chance for a student to be able to perform alongside some of the best artists in the world. “I
was so lucky to have been chosen. Though I prac-
ticed quite a lot, I was still nervous when I went
on stage. But when the orchestra began to play,
it was so enchanting that I forgot how nervous I
was,” said David Sun from grade 10.
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