Armenian musician Astrid Poghosyan, a 28-year-old violinist,     1     (current) works as a leading assistant to the president of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, a celebrated orchestra in China’s largest city. She takes great pride in the Chinese name she picks for     2     (her), Ma Xingxing. The given name “Xingxing” literally meaning stars     3     (inspire) by her Armenian first name, while the surname “Ma” is taken from Ma Chao, a famous warrior from China’s Three Kingdoms Period (220-280 AD),

This summer, she has been busy making     4     (preparation) for a series of in-person and online music events and cultural exchange programs,     5     (include) a music festival in Shanghai and a live-streamed international violin contest. She always puts all her energy into the programs in     6     she is involved, whether they are offline     7     online events, as she believes that every little effort will help her realize her music-related dreams.“I believe music knows no borders, and cultural exchanges via music     8     (be) especially important,” she said,

“Poghosyan plays a very special role     9     our orchestra,” said Zhou Ping, president of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. “She has lived in China for a long time and is in love with Chinese culture, and she knows how     10     (use) the advantage of a multicultural background in her work.”