Du Mingxin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Du (杜).

Du Mingxin (Chinese: 杜鸣心; pinyin: Dù Míngxīn; born 1928) is a Chinese composer known for his work on ballets, concertos and a symphonic Beijing Opera.

His youthful studies include a spell at the famous Yucai School in Chongqing. He moved to Shanghai in 1948, where he performed as a pianist. He attended the Tchaikovsky Music Conservatory in Moscow from 1954-58, before joining the Beijing Central Conservatory.

Notable works

• Collaborating on the ballet Red Detachment of Women (premiered 1964, possibly the best-known Chinese ballet).
• The Mermaid (ballet), with Wu Zuqiang
• The Goddess of the River Luo (symphonic fantasia)
• A violin concerto and a piano concerto (Spirit of Spring)
• A symphonic version of the Beijing Opera, Women Generals of the Yangs, commissioned by the China Philharmonic Orchestra

Notable students

• Qu Xiao-Song

External links

• Photo
• Nixon views Red Detachment of Women
• Chinese composers
• Biography (in Chinese)

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