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Peng Cao 曹鹏 pinyin Cao Peng
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1925
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Peng Cao 曹鹏 conductor was born on December 22, in Jiangyin,
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Jiangsu Province China.
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Education
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1946
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After the Nanjing College. he joined Shandong University of the Arts
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to study conducting.
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Graduated, he conducted the music for several films, including the film
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adaptation of Lao She's : Longxu Gulley.
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1955
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Thanks to a scholarship, he went to study in Russia at the Gnessin Academy
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of Music in Moscow.
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He then conducted concerts with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra -
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the Conservatory of Music Opera Orchestra - as well as the Soviet Union
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Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, during the violin concert : The Butterfly lovers.
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- Career
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1961-1991
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Back in China, he was appointed permanent conductor of theShanghai
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Symphony Orchestra.
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1975
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He went on tour in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong Kong.
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1980
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He taught a conducting course at Shanghai Conservatory. |
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He was also a Professor at several universities, including Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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1992
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He conducted the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, 上海民族乐团 during concerts,
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in southern China.
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He was often invited to conduct Chinese orchestras in Hong Kong, Singapore,
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and the Taipei Chinese Classical Orchestra.
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- He was Music Director of the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai
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Chamber Orchestra.
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1995
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The Cao Feng Music Center was created to promote classical music.
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2005
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Peng Cao founded the Shanghai Amateur Symphony Orchestra, a non-profit organization.
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Under the direction of his daughter Cao Xiaoxia, he launched a project to create
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orchestra for people with autism.
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Daniele Sicard |
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Awards selection |
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Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Performance
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by the Council of State
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Award for outstanding work in the field of education in Shanghai
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Shanghai Award and National Award for contribution to society after retirement
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Discography selection
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1993
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He recorded a 50-CD anthology of modern Chinese classical music.
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Label HNH Records
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