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2 unusual facts about Tan Dun


Elizabeth Futral

She returned to the Met in December 2006 to star opposite Plácido Domingo and Paul Groves in the world premiere of Tan Dun’s The First Emperor (which was televised and later published on DVD), later appearing in I puritani.

First High School of Changsha

There are many outstanding talents graduated from the First High School of Changsha, including Mao Zedong, Zhu Rongji, Zhou Gucheng, Zhou Libo, Yang Xiaokai, Tan Dun, and 17 members of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.


Emi Wada

She has also designed costumes for operas, including the 2006 premiere performance of Tan Dun's The First Emperor.

G. Schirmer Inc.

The Schirmer/AMP catalog includes American composers such as John Corigliano, Richard Danielpour, Avner Dorman, Gabriela Lena Frank, John Harbison, Aaron Jay Kernis, Leon Kirchner, Peter Lieberson, André Previn, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun, and Joan Tower.

James Norwood Pratt

In 2007 he helped stage a Festival of Tea for Santa Fe Opera's premier production of "Tea: A Mirror of Soul" by Chinese composer Tan Dun.

Sarah Ioannides

Ioannides has conducted several premieres and has collaborated with composers including Louis Andriessen, Richard Danielpour, Stephen Paulus, Steve Reich and Tan Dun; she served as assistant conductor on international tours with Tan for four seasons.


see also

Eroica

The Internet Symphony No. 1 - "Eroica", a piece written by Tan Dun for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra

Judith Mok

She was also chosen by the Oscar-winning Chinese composer Tan Dun to perform his works in several countries.

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

The organization also organizes two annual festivals at its home, the Stockholm Concert Hall, namely the Stockholm International Composer Festival (2007: Tan Dun) and Composer Weekend in May, focusing on a contemporary Swedish composer.