Bright Sheng
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Bright Sheng (surname Sheng, born Shèng Zōngliàng, , in Shanghai, China, December 6, 1955) is a Chinese-American composer, conductor, and pianist. He has lived in the United States since 1982 and is on faculty at the University of Michigan. In 1999, the White House commissioned Sheng to compose a piece to honor the Chinese Premiere Zhou Rongji at a state dinner hosted by Bill Clinton. In November 2001, Sheng received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
Sheng's compositions have been performed by most major American orchestras as well as many European, and Asian orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the China National Symphony. Some of the most notable performers of Sheng's music have included Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, Kurt Masur, Emmanuel Ax, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano, David Zinman, and Neeme Järvi. Sheng's most notable teachers include Leonard Bernstein and Chou Wen-Chung.
Notable compositions
- Nanking! Nanking!
- Red Silk Dance
- Madame Mao
- China Dreams
- Silver River
- Four Movements for Piano Trio
Trivia
- The second syllable of Sheng's given name, Liang, loosely translates as "bright lights," which is why he took "Bright" as his English first name.
External links
- [Bright Sheng official site]
- [Bright Sheng page] from G. Schirmer Inc. site
- [Biography] from the University of Michigan School of Music
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