Chen Chuanxi
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Chen Chuanxi born in 1916 in Xining
, Guangxi
, is a Chinese conductor. He is regarded, along with Han Zhongjie, Li Delun
and Yin Shengshan, as one of the Four Great Chinese Conductors.
After beginning his career as a librettist and conductor during the War against Japanese Occupation, he worked simultaneously at the Shanghai City Orchestra and Shanghai Music Academy from 1949.
Xining
Xining is the capital of Qinghai province, People's Republic of China, and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. It has 2,208,708 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,198,304 live in the built up area made of 4 urban districts.-History:...
, Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
, is a Chinese conductor. He is regarded, along with Han Zhongjie, Li Delun
Li Delun
Li Delun was a Chinese conductor who devoted his life to the promotion of classical music in China. In 1946, with support from Zhou Enlai Li Delun took an assortment of donated musical instruments to the city of Yan-An and became the founder, instructor, and conductor of China's first...
and Yin Shengshan, as one of the Four Great Chinese Conductors.
After beginning his career as a librettist and conductor during the War against Japanese Occupation, he worked simultaneously at the Shanghai City Orchestra and Shanghai Music Academy from 1949.