Yang Jing (composer)
Yang Jing 楊靜 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Composer and concert Pipa soloist |
Yang Jing (Chinese: 楊靜; pinyin: Yáng jìng) (born 1963)[1] is a Swiss-Chinese composer and concert pipa soloist.
Early life and education
Yang grew up in Xuchang in Henan province, China.[2] According to Yang, she came from an educated family that was regarded with suspicion during the Cultural Revolution.[3] Her mother worked in a hospital, and her father was an army officer.[3] One of her grandfathers died in prison after being accused of counterrevolution.[3]
She started playing the pipa, the Chinese plucked lute, at the age of six.[2] From 1976, at the age of 12, she started performing in an ensemble at the Henan Opera music school.[4]
From the age of 18, Yang studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and graduated in 1986.[2] In 1998, she went to Japan to study with composer Minoru Miki, as she started to explore contemporary music, and later performed and recorded pipa concertos by Miki with Japanese orchestras.[2] In 2003, she moved to Switzerland to complete a master's degree at University of the Arts Bern.[2]
Career
Yang became a pipa soloist with the China National Traditional Orchestra in 1986.[2] In 1996, she started Qing Mei Jing Yue, billed as the first all-women traditional instrument quartet in China, including the erhu, yangqin, and guzeheng, in addition to the pipa.[2]
In 1998, Yang began her collaboration with Pierre Favre, a Swiss percussionist, after meeting him at the Beijing Jazz Festival.[2] In 2000, they performed as a duo in Beijing and Shanghai, and recorded their first album together, Moments, at a live concert.[2]
In 1999, Yang released the album Village in the Floods, a unique recording of the pipa accompanied by piano, with pianist Arthur Mattli.[2] The album was a fundraiser for Chinese flood victims.[2]
Critical reception
Yang's 2012 album Elements: New Music for Pipa by American Composers, recorded in Hawaii, received mixed reviews.[5]
Notable compositions
- Dance Along the Old Silk Road[2]
- Nine Jade Chains, inspired by the poem The Song of the Pipa Player by Bai Juyi[2]
- Geyser, inspired by Yellowstone National Park[2]
Discography
- «Moments II» Pierre Favre & Yang Jing 'Erzählungen 1 - 7'
- «Segensfunken» 2021, Yang Jing music for Pipa
- «A TRAVELLER'S CHANT at Mount Lu» 2017, Yang Jing music for Choir and Ensembles with Calmus Ensemble; European Chinese Ensemble Klanglogo Deutschland; Naxos Records (CD)
- «Dancing on a Bridge» 2014, Yang Jing and Wolfgang Sieber; music for pipa and organ; Klanglogo Deutschland; NAXOS (CD)
- «No. 9» Yang Jing and Christy Doran; music for pipa, guqin and e-guitar; Leo Records (CD).[6][7]
- «Elements» 2012, music for pipa by American composers, Albany Records (CD.[5]
- «Transitions» 2012, music for pipa, chamber orchestra and choir, Ars Braemia (CD).
- «Step into the Future»- 4tett Different Song» 2012, Jazz 4tett: Yang Jing, Pipa/Guqin; Michel Wintsch, Piano; Baenz Oester,Bass; Norbert Pfammatter, Drums/Percussion; Leo Records(CD).
- «Live in Moscow» 2006, Yang Jing, Daniel Schnyder, Minoru Miki, Eskender Bekmambetov; music for pipa and string ensemble with Chamber Orchestra at the Kremlin, Moscow (CD).
- «Two in One» 2006, Yang Jing and Pierre Favre music for pipa and percussion. InTakt Records (CD)
- «Yang Jing & the Chamber Soloists Lucerne» 2005, Dan Dun, Minoru Miki, Daniel Schnyder; music for pipa and chamber ensemble (CD and DVD)
- «Pipa and Pipes» 2005, Yang Jing and Wolfgang Sieber; music for pipa and organ. (DVD)
- «Severed Dream of Dunhuang» 2004, Yang Jing pipa music. AMC Records (CD)
- «Magic Moments» 2004, Yang Jing and Pierre Favre; music for pipa and percussion; Dingo Products (DVD)
- «Asia Ensemble» 2004, Music from Asia; Traditional Musical instruments; Tokyo, (CD)
- «Pipa Concerto» 2004, Minoru Miki; music for Pipa with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Camerata Tokyo (CD)
- «Dance along the Old Silk Road» 2003 Yang Jing; pipa music, Dragon Music HK(CD)
- «Moments» 2001, Yang Jing and Pierre Favre; music for pipa and percussion; China Records (CD)
- «Disclosure» 1999, Yang Jing; pipa music, China Records (CD)
- «Evening Poem» 1999, Yang Jing and Others; Music for Chinese traditional instrumental quartet. China Records (CD)
- «Village in the Floods» 1998, Yang Jing and Arthur Mattli; music for pipa and piano; China Records (CD)[2]
- «Send my passions in Red Beans» 1995, Yang Jing and Others; Music for Pipa with China National Traditional Orchestra and China Radio Orchestra (CD)[8]
- «Butterfly Dream» 1986, Yang Jing; pipa music collection HK cassette
References
- ^ Mehlen, Rosemarie (17 October 2013). "Ein Wunderkind wird zu einer Virtuosin wie einst Jimi Hendrix". Tagblatt. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Chen, Nan (December 16, 2016). "Plucking New Heart Strings". China Daily Asia. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ a b c Bräm, Thüring (November 2004). "Zwischen zwei Kulturen: Behalt deine Wurzeln und öffne dich für das Neue" (PDF). MHS aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "About". Yang Jing Music. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ a b "[REVIEW] Elements: New Music for Pipa". American Record Guide. 77 (4): 175–176. 2014. Retrieved 2023-01-26 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ Yang Jing & Christy Doran – No.9 at Discogs
- ^ "Number 9". yangjingmusic.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "CDs: Send my Passions in Red Beans". yang jing music. 1995. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
External links
- Yang Jing (official page)