Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng (Chinese: 盛宗亮; pinyin: Shèng Zōngliàng; born December 6, 1955) is a Chinese-born American composer, pianist and conductor. Sheng has earned many honors for his music and compositions, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2001; he also was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. His music has been commissioned and performed by virtually every major American symphony orchestra, in addition to the Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra among numerous others. His music has been performed by such musicians as the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Masur, Christoph Eschenbach, Charles Dutoit, Michael Tilson Thomas, Leonard Slatkin, Gerard Schwarz, David Robertson, David Zinman, Neeme Järvi, Robert Spano, Hugh Wolff; the cellists Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, and Alisa Weilerstein; the pianists Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, and Peter Serkin; the violinists Gil Shaham and Cho-Liang Lin; and the percussionist Evelyn Glennie.
Born in Shanghai, he studied the piano at the age of four from his mother. He graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory and went on to continue his education at Queens College and Columbia University. In 1995, he became a part of the faculty at the University of Michigan.
Most of Sheng's musical career has followed the path of mixing Western cultures and Asian cultures into his pieces, leading his music to be performed in both Asia and the United States, as well as around the world.
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24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Suite of Eight Dances: VI. Seguidilla - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Suite for Harp, Op. 270: VI. Presto misterioso - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Concerto for Harp & String Orchestra, Op. 267: III. Allegretto - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: V. Bourrée (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Fantasia No. 1 in D Major, TWV 33:1 (Excerpt) [Arr. Y. Kondonassis] - Pure Classical: Harp -
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5 Petits préludes intimes: No. 1, Tenderly Emoted - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Suite of Eight Dances: VIII. Rumba - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Sonata for Harp & Guitar, Op. 374 "Spirit of Trees": II. Canon. Allegro - Pure Classical: Harp -
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3 Gymnopédies: No. 1 in D Major (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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5 Preludes for Harp Alone: No. 2, Quietude - Pure Classical: Harp -
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3 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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3 Gnossiennes: No. 2, Avec étonnement (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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3 Gnossiennes: No. 3, Lent (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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10 Pensées lyriques, Op. 40: No. 5, Berceuse (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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5 Petits préludes intimes: No. 2, Dreamingly - Pure Classical: Harp -
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5 Petits préludes intimes: No. 3, Profoundly Peaceful - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Cantata, BWV 147: X. Choral "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Arr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: I. Prelude. Presto (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: II. Allemande (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: III. Courante (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: IV. Sarabande (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: VI. Gigue (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Cantata, BWV 156: I. Sinfonia (Arioso) [Transcr. Y. Kondonassis] - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Children's Corner, L. 113: 5. The Little Shepherd (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Préludes, Livre 2, L. 123: No. 5, Bruyères (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Valse romantique, L. 71 (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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La bohème, SC 67: Musetta's Waltz (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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3 Songs, Op. 7: 1. Après un rêve (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Greensleeves (Arr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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O Sleep, My Pretty Baby (Arr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: II. Allemande (Transcr. Y. Kondonassis) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Suite of Eight Dances: VII. Tango - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": III. Allegro (Arr. Y. Kondonassis & R. Werthen) - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Toward the Sea II: I. The Night - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Toward the Sea II: III. Cape Cod - Pure Classical: Harp -
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Toward the Sea II: II. Moby Dick - Pure Classical: Harp -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 1, Mein Jesu, der du mich - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 2, Herzliebster Jesu - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 3, O Welt, ich muß dich lassen - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 4, Herzlich tut mich erfreuen - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 5, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 6, O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 7, O Gott, du frommer Gott - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 8, Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 9, Herzlich tut mich verlangen - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 10, Herzlich tut mich verlangen - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Arr. for Orchestra by Virgil Thomson): No. 11, O Welt, ich muß dich lassen - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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Black Swan (After Brahms' Op. 118) - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 (Arr. for Orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg): I. Allegro - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 (Arr. for Orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg): II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 (Arr. for Orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg): III. Andante con moto - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 (Arr. for Orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg): IV. Rondo alla zingarese. Presto - Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations -
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Chant - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Romance - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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The Stream Flows - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Sonata for Viola and Piano, GP. 251: I. Molto moderato - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Sonata for Viola and Piano, GP. 251: II. Allegro energico ma non troppo presto - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Sonata for Viola and Piano, GP. 251: III. Molto lento - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Song Without Words - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: I. Lento - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: II. Allegretto, andante molto - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: III. Animato - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: IV. Tranquillo - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: V. Allegro con molto - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: VI. Largamente - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: VII. Appassionato - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: VIII. Alla valse moderato - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: IX. Allegro marcia - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: X. Lento - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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Lachrymae: Reflections on a song of Dowland, Op. 48: XI. L’istesso tempo - Cantabile: Anthems for Viola -
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