Tan Dun
Honorary Artistic Director of the China National Symphony Orchestra
As a composer/conductor, Tan Dun has led the world’s orchestras, and he has recently been named the Creative Chair of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2014 China Tour. He has collaborated with such artists as Placido Domingo, Sharon Isbin, Lang Lang and the Kronos Quartet… Unesco appointed him as its global Goodwill Ambassador.
Tan Dun’s music has been played throughout the world by leading orchestras, opera houses, international festivals, and on the radio and television. In recent seasons, he composed a new percussion concerto, The Tears of Nature, for Martin Grubinger which premiered last year with the NDR Symphony Orchestra, and Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women, a symphony for 13 microfilms, harp and orchestra inspired by the secret Nushu calligraphy of Tan Dun’s home province of Hunan and commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. His first Internet Symphony, which was commissioned by Google/YouTube, has reached over 15 million people online. His Organic Music Trilogy: Water, Paper and Ceramic Concerti has featured in major concert halls and festivals. The Paper Concerto was premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the opening of the Walt Disney Hall. His multimedia work, The Map, premiered by Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has toured more than thirty countries worldwide. Its manuscript has been included in the Carnegie Hall Composers’ Gallery.
For Tan Dun, opera has always been a leading creative outlet and source of inspiration. Marco Polo was commissioned by the Edinburgh Festival, The First Emperor by the Metropolitan Opera of New York and Peony Pavilion, directed by Peter Sellars, has had over fifty performances at major festivals.
Tan Dun records for Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Opus Arte and Naxos. His music is published by G. Schirmer, Inc. and is represented worldwide by the Music Sales Group of Classical Companies.
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