Liu Dehai
Liu Dehai (刘德海* 13. August 1937 in Shanghai ; † 11. April 2020 in Beijing ) was a Chinese pipa player, composer and music educator .
Career
Liu learned to play various instruments of classical Chinese folk music such as pipa , erhu and sanxian in his childhood . From 1954 he was a student of the pipa player Lin Sicheng . From 1957 to 1961 he continued his education at the Central Music Conservatory in Beijing with Lin, as well as with Cao Anhe , Sun Yude and Yang Dajun . At Wu Junglue he learned to play guqin and banhu , and he also got to know western music. After graduation, he stayed as a teacher at the conservatory. From 1984 he taught at the Chinese Conservatory, where he received a professorship in 1987 and became vice-president.
In 1970 Liu Pipasolist of the Chinese Central Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to arrangements of classical Chinese songs and pipa compositions, he also composed his own works for the pipa ( Chapter of Life , Chapter of Pastorale , Chapter of Religion ). His arrangement of Surrounded on All Sides became internationally known . With the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berliner Symphoniker he played the pipa concerto Little Sisters of the Grassland under Seiji Ozawa from 1980–81 .
Web links
- ChinaCulture: Master of Pipa: Liu Dehai
- Naxos: Liu Dehai
- Jonathan PJ Stock: Liu Dehai. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Liu Dehai on MusicBrainz (English)
- Liu Dehai at Allmusic (English)
- Liu Dehai at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Liu, Dehai |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese pipa player and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanghai |
DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 2020 |
Place of death | Beijing |