Bright Sheng

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

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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

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