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1953
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Zhou Long 周龙 Composer, was born on July 8, in a family of artists,
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in Beijing China.
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- Studies |
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He learned to play the piano, at a very young age.
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The Cultural Revolution forced him to work on a farm.
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1973
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He studied composition, music theory, conducting, and traditional Chinese music.
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1977
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He entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and studied composition
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under Wu Zuqiang (1927-2022)
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1983-1985
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Upon graduation, he was appointed composer-in-residence at the China National
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Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra.
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Thanks to a scholarship, he went to study in the United States at Columbia University.
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He continued his studies under the direction of Chou Wen-chung (1923-2919),
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then Mario Davidovsky.(1934 2019).
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1993
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He obtained a DMA - Doctorate in Musical Arts.
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2002
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He was composer in residence with the Silk Road Project Festival Orchestra
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Seattle Symphony.
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He is a professor at the University of Missouri Conservatory in Kansas City..
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He gives lectures and numerous masterclasses in China and the United States.is.
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Daniele Sicard |
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- Awards selection |
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1999
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Grammy Award for the Teldec recording of his work Words of the Sun.
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1999
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ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award for his new music, blending traditional
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Chinese elements with Western instruments and ensembles.
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2003
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Academy Award for Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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2011
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Pulitzer Prize for Music for his first opera, Madame White Snake.
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2012-2013
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Elise Stoeger Award from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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- Selected commissions
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Men of Iron and the Golden Spike - symphonic oratorio
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Commissioned by Stanford University and Bard College
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2019
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Premiere at Carnegee Hall
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Nine Odes - A Concerto for Erhu and Orchestra
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Commissioned by the Beijing Festival Arts Foundation and the Shanghai and Guangzhou
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Symphony Orchestras.
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2024
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Creation in Beijing and Shanghai.
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Grand Harmony
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Commissioned by 16 orchestras conducted by the National Symphony Orchestra
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of China.
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2025
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Premiered at the Beijing Concert Hall.
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Discography selection |
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Numerous recordings under the Labels :
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Bis - Cedille Records - Delos - Naxos |
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Zhou Long - The ineffable - |
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Fred Sherry - New Music Consort - Zhou Long Composter
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Audio CD 1994 |
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Label Cala |
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Zhou Long - Spirit of Chimes
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Artist Zhou Long |
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Composer Zhou Long |
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CD 2009 |
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Label DLS Delos Records |
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