Author of the Symphony of Heaven, Earth and Man

Author Tan Dun (TAN Dun)

Date of birth: August 18, 1957

Place of birth: rural Simao, Hunan

Constellation : Leo

Zodiac: Rooster

Native place: Hunan

Family status: Wife: Huang Jingjie (native of Shanghai), one son: currently one and a half years old

Sector: Culture and Art

Education:

* He received a scholarship from Columbia University in the United States and obtained a PhD (1986)

* After the Cultural Revolution, the Composition Department of the Central Conservatory of Music opened admissions for the first time, and Tan Dun was selected among 30 places (1978)

Experience:

* Tan Dun was invited to compose by Japan's NHK "The Door", a "millennium multimedia modern opera", premiered in Taipei on 28/12/2000 (2000)

* "The Door" tells the story of three historical legends of women who died in love: ( 1) Chinese Concubine, (2) Western Juliet (3) Japanese courtesan Koharu was reborn. He broke through the boundaries between Chinese and Western music and mixed Chinese and Western music into a very special flavor (2000)

< p>* Written for the Chinese Orchestra's Erhu Concerto "Fire Rite" (1999)

* Later there were postmodern collage series such as "The Peony Pavilion" and "2000 Today - Millennium World Symphony"< /p>

* Tan Dun combined his work "Heaven, Earth and Man" with the theme of celebrating Hong Kong's return and named it "1997 Symphony" (1997)

* For Hong Kong Returned to composing "Symphony1997天地人" (1997)

* Began composing the stage work "Marco Polo" (1996)

* Began writing "Yi" Series (1995)

* Started writing the "Orchestral Theater" series I-IV (1990-1999)

* "Nine Songs" played with homemade instruments was released Later, Tan Dun finally achieved an important position in the American art music scene (1989)

* While studying in the United States, he composed "Eight Colors for String Quartet" (1986-88)

* Tan Dun, who holds a doctorate from Columbia University, went to New York to develop his career (1986)

* Tan Dun wrote "Yellow Earth Suite" for the Chinese orchestra, which was later revised and renamed "Northwest Suite" (1986) Year)

* Published the orchestral work "Jidao" (1985)

* Held the "Special Concert of Tan Dun's Chinese Instrumental Works" and published "Sky Shadow" and "Double Que", etc. Several pieces of music caused a lot of criticism, but also shocked the folk music world (April 1985)

* "Ode to Fengya" combines Bartok's polyphonic harmony, Wei Ben's series of techniques, and folk music from the countryside Tan Dun's Consciousness (1982)

* Published his first symphony work "Li Sao" (1979)

* He studied composition with Zhao Xingdao and Li Yinghai, but was influenced by the visiting contemporary With the help of composer masters such as Georgr Crumb, Toru Takemitsu, Isang Yun, Hans Werner Henze and Zhou Wenzhong, visiting professor, they opened up their international horizons

Biography of Tan Dun

Born in Hunan in 1957 Tan Dun has won many national composition awards in China, and his orchestral work "Taoji" was selected as a "20th Century Chinese Music Classic". In addition, Tan Dun is also very active in experimental creative art. His musicals such as "Paper Music", "Tao Music" and "Water Music" have had a great impact on the international avant-garde art field and have received wide acclaim. Other international awards such as the "Weber International Composition Award", "Santori Composition Award", "MIT Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award" and other international awards have pushed his reputation to the highest peak. At the 44th Grammy Awards, Tan Dun once again won honors for Chinese musicians. The theme song "Moonlight Lover" from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was nominated for "Best Original Film Music" and "Best Original Film Song". "Eternal Vow" from the soundtrack of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was nominated for "Best Classical Music", while the guitar concerto from "Yi" was nominated for "Best Classical Music Concerto".

Full record of Tan Dun's awards:

-"Ode to Elegance"

Won the Weber prize in Dresden (1983)

Won the Canadian Grangard Music Award (1996)

-"Marco Polo"

Marco Polo (Sony Classcial SK 62912)

Won Japan's "Record Geijutsu" "Best Contemporary Recording Award" (1997)

Regarded as "one of the ten most important musicians in the international music scene this year" by "The New York Times" (1997)

Named "Best Composer of the Year" by Germany's "Opera World" (1997)

Won the Grawemeyer Award (1999)

-"Crouching Tiger" Hidden Dragon"

Original music for the film