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Yin Chengzong 殷承宗 pianist and composer was born on December 3, in Gulangyu
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island, Xiamen, Fujian Province China.
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- Education
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1948
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He began learning the piano and two years later gave his first recital.
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1953
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At the age of twelve, he joined the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
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Later, he entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.
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1961
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He went to Russia to study at the Leningrad Conservatory.
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1961
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He returned to China and became the soloist of the Central Philharmonic Orchestra.
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1983
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He moved to the United States and performed at Carnegie Hall.
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Awards selection
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Gold Medal
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Vienna International Piano Competition
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Silver Medal
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International Tchaikovsky Competition
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Platinum Disc
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Recording of the Yellow River Concerto
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- Career |
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He played with the greatest philharmonic orchestras :
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- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Austria
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- Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra - United States
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- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Russia
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- Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra - Russia
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He played alongside the greatest conductors :
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- Claudio
Abbado ( 26.06 1933 – 20 01 2014 )
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- Eugen
Ormandy ( 18.11 1899 - 12.03 1985 )
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- Kiril
Kondrashin ( 06.03 1914
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- Sir
Malcom Sargent ( 29.04 1895 - 03.10 1967 )
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He performed in China, as well as in Australia - Canada - Finland - Germany
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- Hong Kong - Japan - Singapore - South Korea .
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Composer
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- He created piano arrangements - interpretations of Chinese music - traditional operas -
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- He created a piano accompaniment for the modern opera: The Legend of the Red Lantern -
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the only authorized piece at the time.
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- He is the composer of The Yellow River Concerto.
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The recording of this work, which sold over 3 million copies, earned him a platinum disc.
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2005
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He performed the Yellow River Concerto at the National Center for the Performing Arts
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in Beijing and at Carnegie Hall in New York.
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2007
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He performed in Hong Kong alongside the China Philharmonic Orchestra for the 10th
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anniversary of the handover.
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Daniele Sicard |
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Discography
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Under the labels: ABC - China Records - DR Classics - Marco Polo - Moscow
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he released around thirty albums.
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He recorded on CD works by : Beethoven - Chopin - Debussy - Liszt - Mozart -
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Schubert - Schumann.
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