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Bright Sheng 盛宗亮 pinyin Sheng Zongliang
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1955
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Bright Sheng was born on December 6 in Shanghai China.
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He studied piano, from the age of four, with his mother.
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He was sent to Qinghai during the Cultural Revolution.
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He stayed there for seven years, during which he played piano and percussions
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and studied the region's folk music.
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1978
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He was admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory and studied composition.
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1982
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He left to join his family in New York United States..
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He attended Queens College.
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Graduated with a Master, he continued his studies at Columbia University
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and obtained a Doctorate in Musical Arts.
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1995
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He was a Professor at the University of Michigan.
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Opera and theater composer
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1992
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- The Song of Majnun, an opera in one act with an English libretto by Andrew Porter
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For this first opera, a Persian tale in one act, he used Tibetan folk melodies.
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1997
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- Silver River, a musical theater in two acts with a libretto by David Henry Hwang.
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2003
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- Madame Mao an opera in two acts commissioned and premiered by the Santa Fe Opera.
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2016
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He presented an opera in two acts in English at the San Francisco Opera House :
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- A Dream in the Red Mansion, with a libretto by David Henry Hwang and Sheng, based on
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a Chinese novel by the 18th-century writer : Cao Xueqine -
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- Conductor Jaap van Zweden Hong
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- Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
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This work will tour China the following year.
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1999
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Commissioned by the White House for the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji,
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he wrote - Three Songs for Yo-Yo Ma and Wu-Man.- cello and pipa .
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(three popular melodies inspired by his childhood).
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2006-2008
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He was appointed the New York City Ballet's first composer-in-residence.
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He collaborated with choreographer Christopher Wheeldone on the new ballet :
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The Nightingale and the Rose.
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He collaborated with Ballet Master Peter Martins, for the new ballet : Just Dance.
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2008
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He composed the music for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
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- A chamber music composer, he has composed with:
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the Emerson Quartet - the St. Petersburg Quartet
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the Shanghai Quartet - the Tachacs Quartet
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He participated in numerous festivals:selection
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- La Jolla Summer Chamber Music Festival
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- Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
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- Bowdoin International Summer Festival
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- As a conductor, he performed with the greatest orchestras:
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra - New York Chamber Symphony Orchestra
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San Francisco Symphony Orchestra - Seattle Symphony Orchestra
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Shanghai Symphony Orchestra - National Symphony Orchestra of China
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Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra
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the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
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the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
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- A concert pianist, he performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center -
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the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
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He won the Pulitzer Prize for his work on Four Movements for Piano Trio.
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- He records for the following labels: : Decca - Delos - Koch International - Naxos -
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New World - Telarc - Sony Classical.
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- His music is published exclusively by: G. Schirmer, Inc.
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He lives in New York United States. |
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Daniele Sicard |
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Awards selection
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1985
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Mac Arthur Fellowship
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1988
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Pulitzer Prize 1st Runner-up
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Hun (Laceration) orchestral composition
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1990
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Bourse John Simon Guggenheimm
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1991
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1rst Finalist - Pulitzer Prize
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Four Movments for Piano trio
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2003
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Appointed Professor Emeritus
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Leonard Bernstein University
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