Qu Xiao-Song
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The image above is believed to be a replaceable non-free image. It will be deleted on 2007-06-13 if not determined to be irreplaceable. If you believe this image is not replaceable, follow the instructions on the image page to dispute this assertion.
Qu Xiao-Song (瞿小松; surname Qu, b. southwestern China, 1952) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music.
He is a 1983 graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where he studied composition with Du Mingxin. In 1989 he was invited by the Center for US-China Arts Exchange of Columbia University in New York City to be a visiting scholar, and he continues to live in New York City.
He has received commissions from the Holland Festival, American Composers Forum, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, and Boston Musica Viva. His operas Oedipus and The Death of Oedipus were premiered in 1993 and 1994 respectively, in Stockholm and Amsterdam. His chamber opera The Test (2004) was commissioned by the Munich Biennale and Contemporary Opera Berlin, and performed in both cities in May 2004.
His name is sometimes also spelled Qu Xiaosong.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] External links
- Qu Xiao-Song page from Peermusic Classical site
- Qu Xiao-Song biography
- ^ Bai Ling: The innocent past story (in Chinese)
