深圳学子亮相央视《开学第一课》与机器人挑战钢琴演奏

Shenzhen primary school student Li Junjie performed in a piano contest on the CCTV program “First Class Begins”, playing against Teo, an AI robot from Italy on the evening of September 1.

Li Junjie and Teo each hid behind a curtain and took turns playing Chopin’s “Fantaisie-Impromptu.” Renowned pianist Lang Lang and the audience guessed which song was played by Li and which one by the robot.

After listening to the performance by Li Junjie, Lang said that the performance delivered more obvious emphasis of strong and weak beats and was more emotional, thus concluding that it was played by Li.

Host Sa Beining and Lang invited Li back to the stage. Li, who impressed the audience with his graceful piano playing, disclosed that he has been learning piano for five years.

Li Junjie is a sixth grade student at Jingpeng Primary School in Futian. He recently won the first prize and Best Performance Award of Chinese Music Work for a children’s group at the Second Lang Lang Shenzhen Futian International Piano Festival.

Li Jingyun, the teacher of Li Junjie’s class, said that to realize his piano dream, the boy’s parents transferred him from Fujian Province to Shenzhen. Li gets support from his classmates who often help him with the schoolwork that he lags behind on due to the extensive hours he spends on practicing piano. His teachers also help and support him the best they can.

Zhou Yuan, headmaster of Jingpeng Primary School, said that the school pays special attention to art education. Through art festivals, courses and art clubs, the school acts as a platform through which kids get personalized skill development and education. (Chen Xiaochun)