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Qigang Chen 陈其钢 pinyin: Chen Qígang,
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1951
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Qigang Chen 陈其钢 composer, was born on August 8, in Shanghai China,
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in a cultured family, in Xiamen, Fujian Province China.
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- Education
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1964
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He began studying the clarinet at the Central Conservatory of Music.
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During the Cultural Revolution, he had to stop playing.
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Sent to Hebei province for re-education, he nevertheless trained
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in composition.
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1973-1976
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He was Solo clarinetist and then conductor of the Hangzhou Orchestra..
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1977
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He was one of 27 candidates accepted into the composition class
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at the Beijing Central Conservatory to study with Luo zhongrong.
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1983
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First in the National Competition, he was authorized to continue his studies
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in composition in France.
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1984-1988
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He was the last student of Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992).
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He also studied under : Ivo Malec and Betsy Jolas at the National Conservatory of Paris
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Claude Ballif and Jacques Castérède, at the Normal School of Music.
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1992
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He obtained French Nationality. |
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2003-2006
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He was composer-in-residence with the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Awards selection |
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2003
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EMI/Virgin Classics album voted amongi
the ten best recordings of the month
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by Gramophone magazinz
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2010
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Composition Prize : Yi
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International Composition Competition
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2010
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Composition Prize : Sous l'aubépine
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2011
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Composition Prize :The Flowers of war
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2012
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Grand Prize for Symphonic Music
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by SACEM |
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2013
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Rossini Prize |
by the French Academy |
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2013
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Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
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by the French government
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2017
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Named Artist of the Year
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Beijing Music Festival
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- Career
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He was twice voted Best Classical Musician in the Chinese-speaking world by the press :
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in 2004 and 2012.
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2008
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He was appointed Music Director for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
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in Beijing.
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He became known to a wide audience thanks to the soundtracks of the films
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of director Zhang Yimou : |
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Under the hawthorn tree 2010 - The Flowers of War 2011 - Coming Home 2013
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2014
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He won the Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Score
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– performed by Lang Lang – for Coming Home
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Daniele Sicard |
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Discography
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2001
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Qigang Chen Iris Dévoilée - CD - Label EMI
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artiste interprète Charles Dutoit - Orchestre National de France - chef d'orchestre Didier Benetti
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2016
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Qigang Chen - Enchantements oubliés - Er Huang - Un temps disparu - Label Naxos
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orchestra National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra - Conductore Lu Shao Chia
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artists Jiemin Yan - Chun-Chieh Yen
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