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Name
  
Du Mingxin


Role
  
Composer

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Du Mingxin (Chinese: 杜鸣心; pinyin: Dù Míngxīn; born 1928) is a Chinese composer known for his work on ballets, concertos and a symphonic Beijing Opera.

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Wu zuqiang du mingxin wedding scene


Biography

His early studies include time at the famous Yucai School in Chongqing. He moved to Shanghai in 1948, where he performed as a pianist. He attended the Tchaikovsky Music Conservatory in Moscow from 1954–58, before joining the Beijing Central Conservatory.

Notable works

  • Collaborating on the ballet Red Detachment of Women (premiered 1964, possibly the best-known Chinese ballet).
  • The Mermaid (ballet), with Wu Zuqiang
  • The Goddess of the River Luo (symphonic fantasia)
  • A violin concerto (1982) and three piano concertos, the first one subtitled Spirit of Spring (1988), the third one subtitled Gulangyu (2004)
  • A symphonic version of the Beijing Opera, Women Generals of the Yangs, commissioned by the China Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Notable students

  • Qu Xiao-Song

    • References

    Du Mingxin Wikipedia
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