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Year of birth | 1951 |
Nationality | China |
Period | Contemporary |
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LyonChen, Gershwin, Bernstein

Chen, Gershwin, Bernstein
Orchestre National de Lyon; Long Yu; Jean-Yves Thibaudet
ToulouseChen, Mahler
Chen, Mahler
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse; Long Yu; Chad Hoopes; Yuanming Song
ClaytonSeason Finale
Wagner, Chen, Stravinsky
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Markus Stenz; Maxim Vengerov
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Variations of tension, energy and contrast in Hong Kong

Variations of tension, energy and contrast with Long Yu and the Hong Kong Phil.
Brilliant performance from Serena Wang, but lackluster CPO at the Davies Symphony Hall

Young prodigy Serena Wang delights audiences in her performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 1 while the China Philharmonic's cautious approach falls flat.
Zhang Xian’s Roman Festivals with the HK Phil

Opportunities missed to exploit dynamic contrast in Xian Zhang's Roman Festivals with the Hong Kong Philharmonic.
Prom 2: A tentative orchestra but a dazzling soloist

The China Philharmonic Orchestra and Long Yu made their BBC Proms première, the concert's rather jumbled programme producing mixed results.
A stunning experience with Sydney Symphony in Carmina Burana

One of the pleasures of attending live concerts is discovering sounds that recordings often mask or fail to highlight. Occasionally, the sheer enormity of the experience can be so stunning that I reel from it for days. The “2013 Season Special Event” of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on Thursday was one of those occasions.
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