Profile
Qu Xiao-Song
Composer + Musician
Male
Born
1952
Age
61
Qu Xiao-Song is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. He is a 1983 graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where he studied composition with Du Mingxin. In 1989 he was invited by the Center for US-China Arts Exchange of… Read More
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Qu Xiao-Song.
CHILDHOOD
1952
Birth
Born in 1952.
THIRTIES
1989
37 Years Old
In 1989 he was invited by the Center for US-China Arts Exchange of Columbia University in New York City to be a visiting scholar, and he continues to live in New York City.
FORTIES
1993
41 Years Old
He has received commissions from the Holland Festival, American Composers Forum, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, and Boston Musica Viva. His operas Oedipus and The Death of Oedipus were premiered in 1993 and 1994 respectively, in Stockholm and Amsterdam.
FIFTIES
2004
52 Years Old
His chamber opera The Test (2004) was commissioned by the Munich Biennale and Contemporary Opera Berlin, and performed in both cities in May 2004.
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