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Bright Sheng

Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 8 p.m.

Chinese composer Bright Sheng grew up hearing traditional Chinese  music but became fascinated by Western classical music. As a composer,  he\u2019s forged a highly successful career blending both sound worlds into a  fascinatingly distinctive sonic identity.

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Bright Sheng: H\u2019un Lacerations (excerpt)
\nNew York Chamber Symphony/Gerard Schwartz

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Sheng: Dance Capriccio
\nShanghai Quartet; Peter Serkin, p.

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Sheng: Three Chinese Love Songs
\n  \u201cBlue Flower\u201d
\n  \u201cAt the Hillside Where Horses are Running\u201d
\n  \u201cThe Stream Flows\u201d
\nLisa Saffer, soprano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Bright Sheng, piano

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Sheng: The Blazing Mirage
\nHong Kong Philharmonic/Sheng; Trey Lee, cello

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Sheng: String Quartet No. 4, Silent Temple, III
\nShanghai Quartet