Qigang Chen
Qigang Chen (born August 28, 1951 in Shanghai ) is a French composer of Chinese origin.
Life
When the Cultural Revolution broke out, Chen attended the Beijing Conservatory and the attached high school. His father, a calligrapher and painter and director of the Beijing Academy of Arts and Crafts , was sent to a labor camp on charges of being a counter-revolutionary, and Chen himself was sent to a re-education center for three years. It was not until 1977 that he was able to continue his training at the China Conservatory with Luo Zhonghong . After five years, he took first place in the National Composition Competition and was allowed to go to France for postgraduate studies.
In 1984 he came to France, where he was supported by a state scholarship and was Olivier Messiaen's last student until 1988 . He also received lessons from Ivo Malec , Claude Ballif , Betsy Jolas and Jacques Castérède . He attended courses at the IRCAM and the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with Franco Donatoni and continued his studies at the École Normale de Musique in Paris at the Institut de Musicologie of the Sorbonne . In 1992 he received French citizenship.
In works such as Reflet d'un temps disparu (1998), Iris dévoilée (2001), Wu Xing (The Five Elements, 1999), the concerto for erhu and orchestra Un temps disparu (2002) and the trumpet concerto Joie éternelle (2013) Chen traditional Chinese folk music with Western European orchestral language. His music for Zhang Yimou's films such as Flowers of War and Coming Home and his ballet The Red Lantern based on Yimou's film of the same name became known.
Works
- Le souvenir for flute and harp, 1985
- Yi for clarinet and string quartet, 1986
- Contraste for flute solo, 1987
- Danse for oboe and piano, 1987
- Voyage d'un rêve for flute, harp, percussion and string trio, 1987
- Yuan [Origines] for large symphony orchestra, 1988
- Lumières de Guang Ling for instrumental ensemble, 1989
- Feu d'ombre for saxophone and instrumental ensemble, 1990
- Poème lyrique for baritone and instrumental ensemble, 1990
- Poème lyrique II for baritone and instrumental ensemble, 1991
- Hui Sheng for organ, 1992
- Un pétale de lumière, hommage à Olivier Messiaen for flutes and orchestra, 1992
- Rêve d'un solitaire for instrumental ensemble or orchestra and electronics, 1992
- Ecstasy for oboe and orchestra, 1995
- San Xiao for four traditional Chinese instruments, 1995
- Concerto pour un instrument de silence for Guqin and eleven musicians, 1996
- Énergie contemplative for three flutes, 1996
- Énergie spirale for oboe and percussion, 1996
- Reflet d'un temps disparu for cello and orchestra, 1996
- Extase II for oboe and instrumental ensemble, 1997
- Wu Xing for large symphony orchestra, 1999
- Instants d'un opéra de Pékin for piano, 2000, 2004
- Raise the Red Lantern [Épouses et concubines] , ballet for orchestra and classical Chinese instruments, 2000
- Iris dévoilée, suite concertante for three female voices, three traditional Chinese instruments and orchestra, 2000
- La nuit profonde for jinghu, jingerhu and orchestra, 2000
- Un temps disparu for Erhu and large orchestra, 2002
- L'éloignement for string orchestra, 2003, 2004
- Enchantements oubliés for string orchestra, percussion, piano, celesta and harp, 2004
- Invisible voices for six voices and large orchestra, 2005
- Songe d'une femme française for clarinet, soprano and orchestra based on poems by Christine Frémaux , 2005
- You and Me for one or two voices and piano, 2008
- Er Huang for piano and orchestra, 2009
- Under the Hawthorn tree , music for the film by Zhang Yimou, 2010
- Mother and childhood for voice, 2011
Web links
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- Edition Gérard Billaudot - Qigang Chen
- Chen Qigang - Center de documentation de la musique contemporaine
- Young Euro Classic - Qigang Chen
- Qigang Chen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chen, Qigang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer of Chinese origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanghai |