Biography
Xu Shuya, a composer residing in France, graduated from Shanghai Conservatory in 1983; in 1992 he was awarded the certificate of Premier Prix of senior composition class (master degree), in 1994 he received the certificate of composition master class (doctoral degree) of CNSMDP. Xu Shuya is now professor of composition, president of Shanghai Conservatory of music, member of the 12th CPPCC (the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) National Committee, director of Education Committee of the Chinese Musicians Association, and vice president of SORSA (Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association).
He has won many important awards including the first prize of the composition competition held by the Alexander Tcherepnine Foundation in New York in 1982, the first prize of the IXème Concours International de Composition Musicale de Besancon pour Orchestre Symphonique, second prize in the 15th International Composer Competition "Luigi Russolo" for the Young Composer of Electronic Music ACL Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize in Tokyo and the Award ‘Best Annual Opera in 2005’ by the Opéra International in France.
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His main works include: “Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis Xiv” (opera), “Snow in August” (opera), “In Memory of Taiping Lake”; (opera) “Nirvana”(symphony), “Cristal au Soleil couchant”(symphony), “Infinite” (symphony), “Les Larmes de Marco Polo” (ballet), “L'Ame de Lamu” (for soprano and ensemble), chamber music works: “Chute en Automne”, “Danse/clairsemé” “San”, “Echos du Vieux Champ” , “In Nomine I, II, III”;electronic works: “Taiyi II” , “Le mirage de Lamu”and “Récit sur la Vieille Route” etc… His works have been performed in France, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Brazil and China.
He is included in The New Grove Dictionary of World Music and Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Musicians. His works were recorded and published by Kairos Record Production Company (Germany), SACEM/SACD Music Copyright Society (France), Zebra Record Company (Netherlands) and Luigi Russolo Foundation (Italy), his scores are published by Jobert & Lemoine Publishing House (France).
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