中法“咪多”钢琴比赛是经中国文化部批准、隶属联合国教科文组织的艺术教育计划中,由周勤龄女士任主席的“法国国际青少年艺术交流会”(原称中法文化交流会),与中央音乐学院共同创办。该项比赛被法国文化部列入中法文化交流协定项目之一。2003年是中国的法国文化年;2004年是法国的中国文化年。该届比赛正融入两国文化年举办其意义深远,将成为两国文化年中的一大盛事。 Sino-French “Mito” piano competition is approved by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, under the UNESCO art education program, chaired by Ms. Zhou Qinling “French International Youth Art Exchange” (formerly known as the Sino-French cultural exchange) Co-founded with the Central Conservatory of Music. The competition was included in the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Sino-French cultural exchange agreement project. 2003 is the year of China’s French culture; 2004 is France’s year of Chinese culture. The competition is being held in the cultural years of the two countries and its far-reaching significance will be a major event in the cultural years of the two countries.