Dennis Mazuyev (second from left), chairman of the piano group of the 16th Tchaikovsky International Music Competition, and Wu Yaling (first from left) and Wu Tianyan (third from left), president of Perth Music Group, are present at the signing ceremony. Pictures are provided by Perth Music Group.

　　On March 11th, good news came from Perth Music Group. The "Yangtze River Piano" produced by the group in Yichang has been selected as the piano for the 16th Tchaikovsky International Music Competition, marking the cultural brand " Yichang -Made " topping the world's highest art stage. (Reporter Huang Chunmei; Correspondent Lei Jianjun)

　　Founded by the former Soviet Union in Moscow in 1958, the Tchaikovsky International Music Competition for commemorating the great composer Tchaikovsky is one of the largest and most authoritative music competitions in the world, and it is also known as the world's three top classical music competitions with Chopin International Piano Competition and Queen Elizabeth International Music Competition. In the "Award Measures for Winners of the International Art Competition 2015-2017" promulgated by the former Ministry of Culture in 2015, the competition was classified as a category A international event and awarded to Chinese winners. The 16th Tchaikovsky International Music Competition is to kick off again in Moscow, Russia, in June this year.

　　Founded by Perth Music Group in Yichang in 2009, "Yangtze River Piano" is one of the ten cultural symbols of Yichang. Adhering to the strategy of "high starting point, quality and technology", and with the belief of "making the best products and serving the society", Perth Music Group boasts strict requirements and management policies on piano material selection, design and production technology, process, etc. At the same time, integrated the traditional manufacturing technology and large-scale production technology from abroad, the group created a national brand with completely independent intellectual property rights and high quality. In 2014, "Yangtze River Piano" broke the pattern of monopoly of piano of foreign brands in international professional competitions, realizing zero breakthrough of domestic brand piano in this field, and establishing a new international image of Chinese piano.