Opportunities to understand China, Chinese culture and Chinatown

Pure Land Series: An Evening with Dr Nick Strimple

    Pure Land Series welcomed world-renowned composer and conductor Dr Nick Strimple from the University of Southern California. Dr Strimple treated us to a fascinating and incredibly moving insight into the role played by music in the lives of those worst affected by the atrocities of the Holocaust during the Second World War. Dr […]

Pure Land Series: An Evening with Mona Golabek

    “My mother always told me that music tells a story; you simply have to discover what that story is”. Pianist, writer, radio host and performer, Mona Golabek intertwined music and stories to guide the Pure Land Series audience on a gripping, emotional and uplifting journey of discovery in a special evening at China Exchange.   […]

An Evening with Renée Fleming

    The Pure Land Series’ first talk of 2017 was an extraordinary one. Undeterred by the prediction of snow and coldest day of the year, the audience braved the storm to China Exchange, while Pure Land Foundation played host to a riveting conversation between two very different legendary women.  EU Good Will Ambassador and Founder and Chairwoman of the Bianca […]

In War & Peace with Joyce DiDonato

    Multi award winning opera singer Joyce DiDonato took to the stage of the China Exchange with panel members, Matt Peacock MBE, Artistic Director of the charity Streetwise Opera and Anis Barnat founder of El Sistema Greece to discuss the role of music as a force of social integration, mutual understanding and personal transformation. […]

Baroness Tessa Jowell

TESSA JOWELL EVENT PHOTO

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.

Cherie Blair

CHERIE BLAIR EVENT PHOTO

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.

Ben Elliot

Ben Elliot

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow at China Exchange

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.

Dame Vivien Duffield

Sir David Tang and Dame Vivien Duffield

Philanthropist and founder of JW3, Dame Vivien Duffield, joined us for 60 minutes of insight into her exceptional life philanthropic aims. She spoke on the importance of the arts and education and the work her foundations do to promote these causes. We even got some fascinating insight into China at the time of the cultural revolution […]