Exploring music's transformative power

Youth from diverse backgrounds discuss music's influence on culture and its role in fostering understanding and unity worldwide in the latest episode of Youth Power.

In the latest and final episode of this season's Youth Power by China Daily, which aired on March 30, eight music enthusiasts and musicians from five countries came together to share their stories about how they believe music shapes the world.

Lv Wei, a 31-year-old violinist, is the assistant principal of the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra in East China's Jiangsu province. Her musical journey began because her parents — as she put it — "forced" her into it.

"My parents believed that playing an instrument would help me focus better on my studies at school, so they introduced me to the piano first and later to the violin," Lv said. "After a few years of practice, I developed a fondness for the sound of the violin and wanted to share my music and ideas with different people on stage."