Renowned Professor of Music at Flying University, Rodney Friend, to Perform Concert with Students in July 2026.

The FeiTian Academy of Arts, headquartered in New York, is a private non-profit institution of higher education dedicated to preserving, developing, and promoting traditional performing arts and culture. In a concert held in July 2026, students from FeiTian Academy performed alongside the distinguished professor, Rodney Friend.

Rodney Friend

Distinguished Professor at FeiTian University in the United States

Recipient of the Order of the British Empire

Former professor at the Royal Academy of Music in the United Kingdom

Former concertmaster of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Former concertmaster of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Founder and former artistic director of the Cambridge International String Academy

Mozart’s Divertimento in D Major, K.136

First Movement: Allegro

Second Movement: Andante

Third Movement: Presto

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performed by students from FeiTian Academy of Arts and FeiTian University

Purcell’s Chacony in G Minor, Z.730

Composer: Henry Purcell

Performed by students from FeiTian Academy of Arts and FeiTian University

Barber’s Adagio for Strings

Composer: Samuel Barber

Performed by students from FeiTian Academy of Arts and FeiTian University

Mozart’s Divertimento in F Major, K.138

First Movement: Allegro

Second Movement: Andante

Third Movement: Presto

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performed by students from FeiTian Academy of Arts and FeiTian University

After the concert premieres, it will become a paid program. Don’t miss it at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday!

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