Qu Xiao-Song is a Chinese

China

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 composer of contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music

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He is a 1983 graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music

Central Conservatory of Music

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 in Beijing

Beijing

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, where he studied composition with Du Mingxin

Du Mingxin

Du Mingxin is a Chinese composer known for his work on ballets, concertos and a symphonic Beijing Opera.His youthful studies include a spell at the famous Yucai School in Chongqing. He moved to Shanghai in 1948, where he performed as a pianist...

. In 1989 he was invited by the Center for US-China Arts Exchange of Columbia University

Columbia University

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 in New York City

New York City

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 to be a visiting scholar, and he continues to live in New York City

New York City

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He has received commissions from the Holland Festival

Holland Festival

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, American Composers Forum

American Composers Forum

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, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

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, and Boston Musica Viva

Boston Musica Viva

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His operas Oedipus and The Death of Oedipus were premiered in 1993 and 1994 respectively, in Stockholm

Stockholm

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 and Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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. His chamber opera The Test (2004) was commissioned by the Munich Biennale

Munich Biennale

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and Contemporary Opera Berlin, and performed in both cities in May 2004.

His name is sometimes also written Qu Xiaosong.

Chamber Music

• Cello Concerto for cello and chamber ensemble
• Cursive, violoncello and percussion ensemble
• Ji No. 1, large mixed ensemble
• Ji No. 2, Floating Clouds, mixed quartet, Asian instrument and ensemble
• Ji No. 3: Silent Mountain, solo guitar or Asian instrument
• Ji No. 4, percussion solo
• Ji No. 5, Asian instrument and ensemble
• Ji No. 6, percussion ensemble, large mixed ensemble
• Ji No. 7, solo violin or violoncello
• Lam Mot, percussion ensemble
• String Symphony, string orchestra
• The Girl of the Mountain, string solo and orchestra
• Xi, percussion ensemble

Orchestral Works

• Cello Concerto for cello and full orchestra
• Symphony No. 1
• Huan
• The Mountain

Vocal Works

• Fang Yan Kou, low voice and ensemble
• Mist, vocal soloists and ensemble
• Mist 2, high voice and ensemble
• Mist 3, high voice and ensemble
• Mong Dong, low voice and ensemble
• Weisst du wie der Regen klingt.../Rain, mixed chorus and ensemble

External links

• Peermusic Classical: Qu Xiao-Song page Composer's Publisher and Bio
• Qu Xiao-Song biography