Sitson Ma
Sitson Ma ( Chinese 馬思聰 / 马思聪 , Pinyin Mǎ Sicōng , born May 7, 1912 in Haifeng , Guangdong ; † May 20, 1987 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States ) was a Chinese violin virtuoso and composer.
Sitson Ma studied at the Nancy Conservatory and took violin lessons in Paris . In 1931 he returned to China, where he worked as a violinist and founded a music school in Guangzhou . In 1937 he became a professor at the University of Canton. After the Second World War he was a music teacher and conductor in Shanghai , Taipei , Tianjin and Beijing . As a result of the Cultural Revolution , he emigrated to the USA in 1967 .
He composed two symphonies and a symphonic poem , a violin concerto , chamber music works, including a Mongolian and a Tibetan suite for piano and violin, three cantatas , folk songs for a cappella choir and several song cycles.
Web links
- Works by and about Sitson Ma in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jonathan PJ Stock: Ma Sicong [Ma Szu-Ts'ung, Ma Sitson]. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
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| SURNAME | Ma, Sitson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese violin virtuoso and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haifeng , Guangdong, Republic of China |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1987 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States |