Jin Xiang

Jin Xiang (金湘 b.1935) is a Chinese composer and conductor. He studied composition at the China Central Conservatory under Chen Peixun.[1] He was labelled a rightist and sent to work in Tibet leading a folk music local ensemble, and then on to Ürümqi in Xinjiang. After the Cultural Revolution he returned to Beijing and was conductor and composer in residence of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra 1979–1984.[2]

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  1. ↑ Barbara Mittler -Dangerous tunes: the politics of Chinese music in Hong Kong 1997 Page 163 "Jin Xiang studied composition at the Central Conservatory under Chen Peixun (Chan ... His opera Yuanye (The Savage Land) of 1987, depicts a dark and brutal atmosphere, a Chinese verismo that is ..."
  2. ↑ Edward L. Davis - Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture Page 420 2012 "He was branded a 'rightist' and sent to work in Tibet, where he led a local ensemble, and then on to Urumqi in Xinjiang where ... He was conductor and composerinresidence at the Beijing Symphony Orchestra (1979–84) and at the same time ... Jin Xiang's style is characterized by a particular sensibility for musical colouring. His opera The Savage Land (Yuanye, 1987) features a Chinese-style verismo, reminiscent of Russian opera but at the same time permuted by distinctly Chinese ..."
  3. ↑ Shanghai Opera House description (Chinese)
  4. ↑ 《楚霸王》