On August 19, 2012, AHS (High School Attached to Shandong Normal University) Symphony Orchestra, under the invitation of Vienna Mayor, attended Chinese Teenager Musikvereins Summer Concert held inViennaand was honored astheBest Performerof the 3^rd“Dream Shine” Musikvereins Summer Concert. Sun Ke was grantedthe Best Impresario.

Hosted by China Artist Association,China Association for Promoting Children’s Culture and Art and Austria Association for Promoting Sino-Austrian Culture, Science & Technology, the summer concert was listed among a series of activities celebrating the 40^thanniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations betweenChinaandAustria. During their stay inAustria, AHS Symphony Orchestra paid a visit to a localConfuciusSchooland presented a charity performance inBeethovenPlaza, receiving warm recognition from local residents. AHS Symphony Orchestra, also named Student Symphony Orchestra of Shandong Province in October, 2010, is one of the few amateur symphony orchestras of high school students inShandongProvince. Since its foundation in 1999, AHS Symphony Orchestra has always been playing an active part in high school art education. It ranked the 1^stinShandongProvincein the 3^rdArt Show Festival of Shandong Province and acquired the 1^stprize inJinan11^thArt Festival. The orchestra once paid exchange visits toKorea,GermanyandHong Kongand received warm welcome from local music lovers, teachers and students.

Sun Ke takes charge of AHS Symphony Orchestra as the permanent impresario. He was awarded National Excellent Teacher, the Excellent Teacher of Shandong Province, Jinan Excellent Teacher, Advanced Individual of Jinan Primary and High School Student Chorus Contest and Advanced Individual of Jinan Art Festival.

Written by Wang Xing

Translated by Feng Zhao

Revised by Tsung Peiying