Tan Dun

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Early experience

Born in 1957 in simaochong, a suburb of Changsha, Hunan Province, Tan Dun was deeply influenced by Chinese Chu culture since he was a child. When he was in high school, he was sent to the countryside to jump the queue. Later, he began his career as a professional musician in the county Peking Opera Troupe. In 1978, he was admitted to Beijing Central Conservatory of music, majoring in conductor and composition. He studied conductor with Li Huade and composition with Zhao Xingdao. While studying in the United States, he was taught by Seiji Ozawa.

In 1983, his string quartet "Ode to the wind" won the second prize in the international Weber chamber music composition competition. This is the first time since the founding of the people's Republic of China that a Chinese composer has participated in an international composition competition and won an award. In 1984, a special concert of Chinese instrumental music was held. In 1986, he won a scholarship from Columbia University in New York, studied with David dovsky and Zhou Wenzhong, and received a doctorate in music and art.

Acting experience

In 1990, he released his first album nine songs. In February 1991, Tan Dun's Opera nine songs met the audience for the first time at the Hong Kong Art Festival. On January 1, 1993, the album "snow in June" composed by Tan Dun was released. In 1994, Tan Dun conducted the National Symphony Orchestra for the first time at the Beijing Concert Hall.

In 1995, he was recommended by German composer Hans Werner Hanze and became a judge of Munich International Music and drama competition. In the same year, he created the soundtrack for the film "Nanjing Massacre" and released the original album "don't cry! Nanjing, 1937. In 1996, Tan Dun's work Marco Polo was nominated by Japanese composer Takemitsu and won the Canadian Grand GERD Music Award. In July 1997, two albums, Symphony 1997: Heaven, earth and man and ghost drama, composed by Tan Dun and accompanied by music, were released. In 1999, Tan Dun won the gwenmeyer prize for composition for his opera Marco Polo. In December, the album "Millennium" composed by Tan Dun was released.

In 2000, he composed music for the martial arts film Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon. In 2001, he won the best original music award of the 73rd Academy Awards, the Flemish original music award of Belgium, the Los Angeles film critic award of the United States and the Golden Horse Award of Taiwan. He won the 44th Grammy Award for best film original music album in 2002. In November, the original music album crouching tiger, hidden dragon, composed by Tan Dun, was released. In 2002, the soundtrack of the movie was composed by Tan Dun. In October 2003, Tan Dun's second film "paper music" made its world premiere at the opening ceremony of Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. In the same year, Tan Dun was awarded "best composer" by the American Music Association in 2003, and was rated as one of the top ten Chinese media in the world such as Phoenix Satellite TV.

"Mysterious land: Concerto for 12 cellos and Orchestra" for Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra premiered in the world on June 17, 2004. On October 13, the DVD audition of map was held. On the 20th, a concert of "finding the lost roots" was held in Chengdu. In December 2006, the opera "Qinshihuang" was premiered in the world, with world tenor Domingo as the leading role. In May 2008, it returned to the stage of New York Metropolitan Opera House, with Tan Dun as the chief conductor. In August, the soundtrack album "Banquet" composed by Tan Dun was released.

In March 2007, he was selected as one of the world's 11 outstanding Chinese in a selection activity jointly sponsored by 10 Chinese media organizations. On October 19, he conducted the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and held a "absolutely organic" concert in Shanghai. In November, a two-week "Tan Dun Music Festival" was held in the Nobel Golden Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2007, the opera "tea" was produced in three different versions at the Santa Fe festival in the United States, Stockholm Music Festival and the new song theatre in Vienna. In April 2008, the Piano Concerto for Lang Lang held its world premiere. In 2010, he was the artistic director of Audi China Summer Music Festival. In 2011, the album "martial arts Trilogy" composed by Tan Dun was released.

On October 20, 2013, he conducted the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and held a concert of women's script in Shanghai. On December 18, he conducted the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and held a "martial arts Trilogy" concert in Shenzhen.

On March 16, 2014, he conducted the National Symphony Orchestra of China and held a world famous music concert in Beijing. On May 27, he conducted the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and held a concert of women's book in Hunan. On June 5, the conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of China held a concert of "listening to nature" in Beijing. On September 6, he conducted the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra and held the concert "Symphony map: the new Silk Road - Xi'an" in Xi'an. On September 17, he conducted Qingdao Symphony Orchestra and held a concert of martial arts trilogy in Qingdao. On December 9, the conductor of Macao Orchestra held a concert of martial arts trilogy in Macao. On December 13, he conducted the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra to hold a concert of women's book in Hangzhou.

On March 6, 2015, "Tan Dun and friends" concert was held in Taipei. On March 21, a concert of "World Water Day" was held in Shanghai. On March 22, "water music and dance" concert was held in Shanghai. On April 4, the four seasons concert with Stravinsky was held in Shanghai. On June 1, the conductor of the China Symphony Orchestra held the children's Day Concert Peter and the wolf in Beijing. On June 21, he conducted the Italian Scala Philharmonic Orchestra and held a special concert of Tan Dun in Milan, Italy. On July 31, farewell my concubine was premiered in Guangzhou. In October, she participated in Shanghai International Art Festival, and her work "women's book" was invited to perform in Prague Spring International Art Festival in May 2018. On October 11, she attended the concert of "Zhang Liangying and her friends" and directed the works of "the secret language of wind and bird", "I repay love with all.". On November 1, Tan Dun was awarded the "outstanding alumni Award" by the Central Conservatory of music.

On January 9, 2016, he conducted the National Symphony Orchestra and performed "the whispers of wind and birds", "Resurrection" and "longriglon" in the Great Hall of the people. On May 9, the special concert "Resurrection: Martial Arts Trilogy" was staged in Shenzhen Poly Theater. On June 15, he composed the original Symphony "light up the dream" for Shanghai Disneyland and conducted the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. On October 11, the "Tan Dun Music Week" was held in Ludwig harbor on the Rhine River in Germany. During the music week, it brought concerts, interactive seminars and other activities to the German audience. In April 2017, he was awarded the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at Venice Biennale.

On October 3, 2020, with the end of the last note, the performance of "Ode to mercy at Dunhuang" came to an end at Beijing Poly Theater. This is the latest masterpiece of Tan Dun, an internationally renowned composer and conductor, who has visited Dunhuang for more than ten times in six years.

Main works

Music Album

Create for others

Concert record

Exhibition record

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social activities

In August 2011, he conducted art guidance for Chinese and foreign prisoners' art troupes in Shanghai Qingpu prison. Qingpu prison awarded Tan Dun "honorary art tutor". In 2012, he accepted the invitation of Jiangyong County Government and was employed as the "ambassador for the application for the world heritage of women's script custom" and "ambassador for the inheritance of women's script culture and art". On March 22, 2013, Irene Bokova, director general of UNESCO, appointed Tan Dun as UNESCO goodwill ambassador at the headquarters of Paris, in recognition of her contribution in the field of cultural heritage and water resources protection. In March 2015, he was employed as a literary consultant in Hangzhou. On March 21, Tan Dun continued to serve as UNESCO goodwill ambassador. In September 2016, he was specially appointed as a professor by the innovation center of Chinese Music School of China Conservatory of music and gave a lecture entitled "mission, school and skills of music". In October, he became China's "Mars ambassador" and spoke for the publicity and promotion of the global campaign for the name and logo of China's Mars exploration project.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

In European or western music, music is rarely heard as a natural sound. Tan Dun's music is the natural sound that we have never heard of for a long time. When the East and the West will be united and become a common home, Tan Dun's music is just what we need (John Cage review). Tan Dun's personality and musical depth have left footprints in the history of music. His music has a sense of history and traditional Chinese spirit. His musical imagination is admirable. I heard the voice of the human soul in his music. Tan Dun is a musician who always thinks about the spirit of the times. His talent and efforts enable all living beings to close their eyes and listen attentively to all the voices expressed by him (Xinhua Online Review).

Character honor

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