Guo Wenjing

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Guo Wenjing (Chinese: 郭文景; b. Chongqing, China, February 1, 1956) is a Chinese composer and educator.

Biography

He began attending the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing in 1978, the year of that institution's reopening, and later served as the head of the composition department there; he remains on the faculty.

Works

He has composed for both Western and Chinese instruments. His works include concertos for erhu and bamboo flute, and an opera based on the life of the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai. He composed the score to several films, including Blush (1994), In the Heat of the Sun (1994), and Zhang Yimou's Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005).

Guo's music is published by Casa Ricordi. It has been performed by the Nieuw Ensemble, Atlas Ensemble, Cincinnati Percussion Group, Kronos Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Modern, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Operas

Wolf Cub Village after Diary of a Madman
Poet Li Bai

References

External links

Guo Wenjing page from Casa Ricordi site
IMDB entry
Interview with Guo Wenjing about western Classic music and his source of inspiration

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Name	Guo Wenjing
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Date of birth	February 1, 1956
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