The Juilliard School isn’t just in Manhattan anymore. This fall, the conservatory announced plans for the Tianjin Juilliard School, its first campus in China. In addition to offering a U.S.-accredited master’s degree, the Tianjin Juilliard School will offer instrumental lessons for people of all ages and abilities, weekly public performances, and an exhibit space. The school is slated to open in 2018 in a facility designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the team responsible for the expansion of Juilliard’s New York home. The Tianjin plans are part of Juilliard’s strategy to become accessible to a wider public. Preliminary approval from China’s Ministry of Education paves the way for Juilliard and its partners—the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, the Tianjin Binhai New Area CBD Administrative Commission, and the Tianjin Innovative Finance Investment Company (TIFI)—to develop the Tianjin facility.
