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RESTRICTED -- Chinese Composers With an Ear to the World

-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE JAN. 14, 2018. -- An undated handout photo of Chinese composer Guo Wenjing. With “China Today,” a series of six free concerts from Jan. 19 to 26, 2018, Juilliard’s annual "Focus!" festival is avoiding traditional Chinese instruments and foreign-based composers, instead concentrating on Chinese artists working in their own country and using the same instrumental forces as those in the U.S. and Europe. (Casa Ricordi/Universal Music Publishing via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED CHINA MUSIC ADV14 BY DREYER FOR JAN. 11, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED.