Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music have launched a ‘new Orchestral Pathway for talented young musicians from China’, aged 10 to 17.
Basically, it seems that if they study at Chet’s they can audition for a free Progression Scholarship at the RNCM.
If they fail, they can always play (on present form) for Man United.
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