Chen Zhongshen

Chen Zhongshen

Chen Zhongshen, born in 1956 in Taiwan, is a flute player. At the age of 11, he entered the Chinese music world by playing flute. Later, he studied western flute from Professor Chen Chengxiong and theory from Professor laidehe. He graduated from the Music Department of Soochow University in 1984, majored in composition with Professor Ma Shuilong and Lu Yan, and studied conducting with Professor Xu Songren in 1993.

Life of the characters

He has published more than ten CDs of his solo flute and flute. In 1979, he won five times and five passes of the Taiwan Television five lights award and won the first prize of flute solo in the Taiwan music competition. His debut Bangdi Concerto (composed by Ma Shuilong) was selected into the 20th century Chinese classic. It was accompanied by Japan's Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra and Taipei Municipal National Orchestra. It was recorded on CD and released by RCA around the world. Shanghai recorded a CD of Dongxiao, breaking through the traditional skills of Dongxiao and attracting people's attention. he has performed with famous orchestras at home and abroad, such as the National Symphony Orchestra of the United States, the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra of New York, the Mozart Orchestra of London and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra of Canada. The concert hall Symphony Orchestra performed at the Philharmonic Hall in Berlin, Germany, and was rated by the daily mirror as "his outstanding skills enable him to prove his status as a master of bamboo flute in Europe". Since July 1992, he has been the conductor of Taipei Municipal National Orchestra. He has conducted more than 100 performances. In addition to improving the performance standard of the orchestra, he has also planned various concerts. In addition to artistic programs, he has also created interesting concerts, peak concerts, Chinese and Western comparative music concerts (such as the East and West trumpet competition, bamboo flute and silver flute, etc.) and various children's concerts, which are also combined with dance Art, such as drama, plays an important role in developing the audience of national music appreciation. because of his love for the local, he created a large number of ensemble, Concerto and chamber music works full of local color. In 1990, he published a CD of his works, in which the musicals "duck mother playing in the water" and "chicken talking with duck" were selected into the music textbook to enjoy the music. On September 6, 1997, he conducted the Shanghai National Orchestra's "Taiwan style" concert in Shanghai Concert Hall. He performed as a flute solo in the middle of the concert, demonstrating his musical talents in many aspects.

honor

In 1985, he won the Golden Tripod best performance award with the "Flute" Record Award. in September 1992, he was awarded the top ten outstanding young people in Taiwan.

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