2026
May 23, From the Vessel of Ancient Souls, performed by Chengdu Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chen Lin, Chengdu City Concert Hall, Chengdu, China
March 14, Serendipity, for guitar solo, premiered by Kuang Junhong, Zhongshan Concert Hall, Beijing.
2025
November 28, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chen Lin, at Shenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen, China.
November 27, Pipa Plays Opera: Three Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), Kun soprano (Lv Jia) and Kun tenor (Wang Xin) at Xinghai Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China.
November 26, Mountain·Wind, for guitar solo, performed by Kuang Junhong, Catholic Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Moscow, Russia
November 23, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，performed by Chen Leiji (qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha (viola) and Yin Long (cello) at Beijing Concert Hall, Beijing, China.
November 19, Sentiments: Autumn, performed by Zhang Xi (Bass Baritone) and Wuxi Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Zhang Chengjie, Shanghai, China.
November 19, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Sun Zhen (Clarinet) and Jiang Fan (piano) at the Grand Concert Hall of Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu, China
November 17, Mountain·Wind, for guitar solo, performed by Kuang Junhong, Cohen-Davison Family Theatre of Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University, USA
August 02, The Celestial Emperor Riding the Divine Pig on His Astral Tour, premiered by young string players of Jugend Summer Academy at Liangzhu Cultual and Arts Center, Hangzhou, China.
July 13, Yearning, performed by Yu-Chen Wang (zheng) and Henry Chen (double bass); West River Moon – Life is like a Dream, performed by Lv Jia (Kun Opera soprano) and Kong Ziwen(qin) at Suzhou Bay Grand Theatre, Suzhou, China.
June 01, Sounds of the Silence for piano solo, performed by Zhang Chuhan at Yale School Music Beijing Concert, at Yale Center, Beijing, China
May 31, Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), at Jiao Zi Yu Arts Space, Chong Qing, China.
May 23, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by the China Conservatory of Music Orchestra, conducted by Jing Ye, Concert Hall of China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
May 19, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by the Central Conservatory of Music Orchestra, conducted by Li Jingzhan, Opera and Concert Hall of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
May 01, Land of the Young, for mixed Ensemble, performed by Bard East/West Ensemble, conducted by Jingdong Cai, at China Institute In America, New York City, USA.
April 29, Vesper, performed by Li Mengzhen (viola) and Yuan Ding (piano) at the recital hall, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
April 26, Sounds of the Silence for piano solo, premiered by Zhang Chuhan, at Foshan Grand Theatre, Foshan, China
April 22, Sifan, performed by Kuang Hongling (pipa) and Si Yuchen (erhu) at the recital hall, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
March 29, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Concert Hall of Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong, China.
March 27, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China.
March 25, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at City Concert Hall, Chengdu, China.
March 23, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Qintai Concert Hall, Wuhan, China.
March 22, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Jiangsu Grand Theatre, Nanjing, China.
Feburary 28, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Karina Clements (Clarinet) and Ozzie Johnson (piano) at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts Performance Hall , the Valley City State University, North Dakota, US.
January 18, Cloud – Mountain – Wind – Pine for soprano, qin and xiao, performed by Hou Zhenyi (Alto), Ai Pengfei (Qin) and Chen Bai’an (Xiao/Di) at Huaqiang Hezi Cultural Center, Shenzhen, China.
January 11, Cloud Herding, performed by Wu Xuemeng (qin), and musicians from Macao Chinese Orchestra at Macao Cultura Center Small Auditorium, Macao, China.
January 11, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go, performed by Gao Xinran (qin), and musicians from Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (Sarah McCracken, violin; Philippa Lodge, viola; Naomi Hnat, cello) , Great Hall, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Christchurch, New Zealand.
January 11, Sentiments: Autumn for bass-baritone and orchestra, performed by bass baritone Shen Yang and the China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia at National Center for the Performing Arts, globally broadcasted via online media.
2024
December 29, Jun performed by Su Yun-Han (pipa) and Chang Kai-Ting (double bass) at National Theater & Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.
December 25, Mountain·Wind, for guitar solo, performed by Kuang Junhong, National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
November 18, Cloud – Mountain – Wind – Pine for soprano, qin and xiao, performed by Zhao Na, Lu Xiaozi and Chen Bai’an at Xinghai Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China.
November 16, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji (qin), and Shanghai Quartet ((Li Weigang (violin), Li Honggang (viola) and He Sihao (cello) )at Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China.
October 12, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by The Orchestra Now, conducted by Jingdong Cai, at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
October 06, Two Poems for orchestra, performed by the TfN-Philharmonie Hildesheim, conducted by Zhao Chunyi at Theater für Niedersachsen, Hildesheim, Germany.
September 22 & 25, Sentiments: Autumn for bass-baritone and orchestra, premiered by bass baritone Shen Yang and the China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia at National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
August 16, Caché, premiered by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Wendy Ke (piano) at Zhuihua City Music Site, Chengdu, China.
August 15, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Lv Shuqing (clarinet) and Xu Jinzhao (piano) at BlueNote, Beijing, China
August 04, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Lv Shuqing (clarinet) and Gail Novak (piano) at International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest, Dublin, Ireland.
August 03, Mountain·Wind, for guitar solo, performed by Kuang Junhong, Zhongshan Culture & Art Center, Zhongshan, China
August 02, Mountain·Wind, for guitar solo (arranged by Kuang Junhong from Qin songs Mountain · Wind)，performed by Kuang Junhong, Shenzhen PingShan Theatre, Shenzhen, China
July 20, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Lv Shuqing (clarinet) and Xu Jinzhao (piano) at Fu’an Grand Theatre, Fu’an, China
July 19, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Lv Shuqing (clarinet) and Xu Jinzhao (piano) at Concert Hall of Fujian Grand Theatre, Fuzhou, China
May 09, Si Fan, performed by Li Cangxiao (erhu) and Kuang Honglin (pipa) at the Recital Hall of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
April 29, Contemplation on Tanyao Caves, performed by Luo Xiran (pipa) and Liu Chibing (piano) at Central Conservatory of Music Recital Hall, Beijing, China
April 27, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji,(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha (viola) and Yin Long (cello) at National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
April 25, Sotto Voce, performed by Hu Mengge (flute) and Liu Ruosha (piano) at Recital Hall of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
April 22, Zinc, for brass quintet, premiered by Axiom Brass Quintet, Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
April 12, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Jennifer Chu (piano); Animé, performed by Jennifer Chu (piano)at the Shanghai Spring International Festival, Concert Hall of the East China Normal Univeristy School of Music, Shanghai, China
April 09, Five Colors, performed by Rong Sui at Stamps Auditorium, the University of Michigan School of Music, Ann Arbor, USA.
February 13, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Lv Shuqing (clarinet) and Wu Yuchong (piano) at Gulangyu Concert Hall, Xiamen, China
2023
December 30, Contemplation on Tanyao Caves, for pipa and orchestra (pipa & piano version), pipa performed by Cao Mengxing, piano performed by Liu Chibing; Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by Lan Weiwei ( pipa), Central Conservatory of Music Recital Hall, Beijing, China
December 16, Si Fan, performed by Su Yun-Han (pipa), Wang Chun-Ning (erhu), Concert Hall of National Taipei University of Arts , Taipei, Taiwan China
December 12, Miles upon Miles: Kungfu for violin solo, performed by Wang Yuanyi at the China Eastern Normal University School of Music, Shanghai, China
December 10, Pneuma, for viola and string orchestra, viola by Li Mengzhen, conducted by Li Jingzhan, Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, Beijing, China
December 09, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Zhengzhou Grand Theater, Zhengzhou, China
November 18, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Wuxi Grand Theater, Wuxi, China
November 20, Afterglow, for string quartet, performed by Jung Minseon, Dong Zhiyi, Zeng Wanxuan, Chung Ching-Jung, Guangming Culture & Art Center Concert Hall, Shenzhen, China
November 15, Nostalgia, for 6 Chinese instruments, performed by Wang Lei (Sheng), Liu Yinxuan (Yangqin), Zhang Liumeng (sanxian), Hu Yu(banhu), Wang Ying (Erhu), Xiang Zhongyu (dizi), at Central Conservatory of Music Opera and Concert Hall, Beijing, China
November 09, Si Fan, performed by Hu Yu (erhu), Lan Weiwei (pipa), the 51st Pan Music Festival, at Ilshin Hall, Seoul, Korea
November 06, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Wang jiajing (violin), Li Wenguan (viola) and Li Meng (cello) , Central Conservatory of Music Opera and Concert Hall, Beijing, China
November 03, Sotto Voce, performed by Gergely Ittzés (flute) and Konstantinos Valianatos (piano), at Xinghai Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
October 28 & 29, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha (viola) and Yin Long (cello) , Casa do Mandarim, Macao，China
Oct 28, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Lisa Emenheiser, at Hirshhorn Museum’s Ring Auditorium, Washington.D.C, USA
Oct 27, Cloud Herding, performed by Li Beicheng (ruan), Dai Ling (qin), Wu Yihao(erhu), Yin Xi(di)，at China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
October 21, Mountain·Wind, for guitar solo （arranged by Kuang Junhong from Qin songs Mountain · Wind)，premiered by Kuang Junhong, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center Concert Hall, Shanghai, China
October 21, Głos, for viola solo, performed by Qi Wang, at Recital Hall, as part of the The 3rd International Conference on the Studies of Chinese Contemporary Music through Global Perspective, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
October 15-22, Masterclass and Colloquium at the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Music, Hongkong, China
October 17, Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), at Bay Area Retirement Center, Shenzhen, China
October 17, Asura, for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Oliver Xu at Organ Recital Hall of Colorado State University, Colorado, USA
October 15, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Quanzhou Grand Theater, Quanzhou, China
October 14, On the Road: Four Tableaux, for 8 players, performed by students of Central Conservatory of Music, conducted by Qian Jingge, at CCOM recital Hall, Beijing, China
October 04, Land of the Young, for mixed Ensemble, performed by Bard East/West Ensemble, conducted by Jingdong Cai, at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City, USA.
October 02, Land of the Young, for mixed Ensemble, performed by Bard East/West Ensemble, conducted by Jingdong Cai, at Bard Conservatory of Music, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA
October 1, Asura, for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Grzegorz Chwaliński at He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China
October 1, Asura, for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Michael Yeung at He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China
September 06, Apparitions of Dragons, for bassoon and cello, premiered by Aaron Pergram (bassoon) and Belén Ruiz Guerrero (cello) in Sala Xochipilli UNAM University, Mexico City, Mexico
August 20, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China
August 14, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Chongqing Grand Theatre, Chongqing, China
August 12, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Yixing Poly Theater, Yixing, China
August 10, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Cixi Grand Theater, Cixi, China
August 10, Głos, for viola solo, performed by Qi Wang, at Brahms-Saal, Musicverein, Vienna, Austria
August 10, Through Waters, By Mountains, for performed by Sunny Lee (clarinet) and Mikyoung Choi (piano), at the Cheonan Arts Center, South Korea
August 08, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Changshu Grand Theater, Changshu, China
August 06, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre, Shanghai, China
August 03, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Kunshan Culture and Arts Centerr, Kunshan, China
August 01, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Changsha Concert Hall, Changsha, China
July 30, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Tangshan Grand Theatre, Tangshan, China
July 28, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by Luo Wei at Xi’an Huba Poly Grand Theatre, Xi’an, China
June 29, Yearning，performed by Yang Lin（double bass）and Zhao Tina(zheng) at Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, Belgium
June 09, Sifan, performed by Huang Lin (erhu),and Liu Jiaxin(pipa) at South China University of Technology Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
June 05, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Zhao Fangwei (piano) at Performance Hall of Royal College of Music, London, the United Kindom
May 23, Walking on a Tightrope, performed by Yang Zhuoxin at Recital Hall, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
May 20, Cloud, performed by Zhao Xiaonan (tenor), Li Mengjie (qin), Wang Hua (Xiao) at Concert Hall of National Library Arts Center, Beijing, China
May 01, Xijiangyue·Like Dreams Pass World Affairs Untold, performed by Zhao Xiaonan (tenor)，Sun Haopeng (qin）at Xizi Concert Hall，Hangzhou，China
April 30, Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by Lv Jia (Kun Opera Soprano)，Lan Weiwei (pipa); Cloud-Mountain-Wind-Pine, performed by Meng Meng (soprano)、Wu Xuemeng (qin), Wang Hua (xiao) at Hangzhou International Music Festival, Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Hang Zhou, China
April 24, Pipa Plays Opera (Scene II: Sentiments of Qin), performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa) at Jingsha Concert Hall, Cheng Du, China
April 16, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go, performed by Sun Haowen (qin), Tian Yuhan (violin)，Yang Danli (viola)，Liang Shunzheng (cello) at Renmin University, Beijing, China.
April 01，O…What an Awakening for soprano, flute, clarinet,violin, cello and piano, performed by Lin Qianyun (soprano) and Pioneering-lab Chamber Ensemble at the 38th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival in He Luting Concert Hall of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China
March 24, From the Vessel of Ancient Souls, for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Changsha Concert Hall, Changsha, China.
March 23, Air, for violin solo, performed by Liu Tianyu, at Morse Hall of Juilliard School, New York City, USA.
March 21, From the Vessel of Ancient Souls, for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at GuangZhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China.
March 16, From the Vessel of Ancient Souls, for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Jiangsu Grand Theater, Nanjing, China.
March 13, From the Vessel of Ancient Souls, for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at Shanghai Oriental Arts Center Concert Hall, Shanghai, China.
February 17 & 18, From the Vessel of Ancient Souls, for orchestra, premiered by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Lv Jia, at National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
February 17, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Fangwei Zhao (piano) at Performance Studio, Royal College of Music, London, the United Kindom
February 12, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Zhi-Yuan Bruce Luo (clarinet) and Chen-Lin Fan (piano) at Taipei Bach Recital Hall, Taiwan
January 31, presentation Between Worlds: Strategies in Timbre and Orchestration, given at the ACTOR Project at Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal, Canada
January 29, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, performed by the Members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at Buntrock Hall of Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
January 12, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Fangwei Zhao (piano) at Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall of Royal College of Music, London, United Kindom
2022
December 17 & 18, Miles upon Miles: III. Kungfu, for violin solo, performed by Yuan Chener at GCG, TRI Third Space, Shanghai, China
November 23, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Chen Chao (clarinet) and Fangwei Zhao (piano) at Performance Hall of Royal College of Music, London , the United Kindom
November 15，O…What an Awakening for soprano,flute, clarinet,violin, cello and piano, performed by Lin Qianyun (soprano) and Pioneering-lab Chamber Ensemble in the Shanghai Conservatory Opera House at the First Shanghai Contemporary Music Festival , Shanghai, China
November 04, Sotto Voce, for flute and piano, performed by Hu Mengge (flute), Wang Jue (piano) at 2022 Chinese Contemporary Music Forum & Chamber Music Concert, City Concert Hall, Chengdu, China
September 09, Pine, performed by Qu Dan (soprano), Wu Xuemeng (qin), Wang Hua (xiao); Xijiangyue · Like Dreams Pass World Affairs Untold，performed by Ma Li (Peking Opera Laosheng), Sun Ying (qin) at Concert Hall of National Library Arts Center, Beijing, China
August 05, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, performed by China NCPA Orchestra, conducted by Huang Yi, at National Center for the Performing Arts Center, Beijing, China.
July 26, Yearning，for double bass and zheng, performed by Chiuyung Chan (double bass) and Jason Lau (zheng) at St. James’s Church Sussex Gardens, London, the United Kingdom.
June 27, Yearning，for double bass and zheng, performed by Chiuyung Chan (double bass) and Jason Lau (zheng) at Milton Court, London, the United Kingdom.
June 19, Jun, for pipa and double bass, performed by Huang Li-Teng (pipa) and Hung-Chih Chen (double bass), at National Theatre and Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
May 02, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go, performed by Wu Xuemeng(Qin) , Xu Chunxi (violin), Liu Mentong (viola), Luo Yu (cello), Beijing, China.
April 25, Air, for violin solo, performed by Yan Mozhu, at Recital Hall of The Tianjin Juilliard School, Tianjin, China
April 23, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed at by Wang Xinyi (clarinet) and Zhuang Yuan (piano) at Mary Emery Hall 3250, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, USA.
April 22, Sifan, performed by Lui Tsz Yan Noelle (pipa) and Mak Ka Yin Dick (erhu) at Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong, China
April 13, Public Lecture From Problem Solving To Musical Composition, Chinese Consercatory of Music, Beijing, China
April 01, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go (Version of Chinese instruments), performed by Chen Leiji and members of Orquesta Chinesa de Macau), at Teatro Dom Pedro V，Macau, China
March 18, Public Lecture Problem Solving To Musical Composition, Central Consercatory of Music, Beijing, China
March 13, Wind, performed by Ni Lei (baritone), Sun Haopeng (qin), Xu Ning (xiao); Xijiangyue·Like Dreams Pass World Affairs Untold,performed by Ni Lei (Baritone), Sun Haopeng (qin), at Cavendish Concert Hall of Tianqiao Arts Center, Beijing, China
February 12, Garden: Unearthing the Way Home for orchestra, premiered by Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chen Xieyang, at Suzhou Cultura and Arts Center Grand Theatre, Suzhou, China.
February 04, Głos, for viola solo, performed by Hung-Tzu Chu at Konzerthaus, Detmold Hochschule fur Musik, Detmold, Germany.
2021
December 09, On the Road: Four Tableaux, premiered at the Echo from the Old Times Opening Concert at the Central Conservatory of Music Concert Hall; Chen Lin conducted the members of the CCOM Orchestra, Beijing, China.
December 10, Conference Talk at 2021 Annual Conference of Music Education Alliance across the “Belt and Road” , held by Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
November 28, Ricochet for cello, performed by Alexandre Alvarez at the concert Mosaic, Espace culturel – La Mansarde, Veyrier of Geneva, Switzerland.
November 28, Conference talk “My Thinking and Practising on Silk-Bamboo Ensemble” at The Forum of Composing for Chinese Silk-Bamboo Ensemble, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China
November 27, Conference talk “The Function and Identity of Qin in the Compositions fusing the Western and the Eastern” at the Forum of Creativity and Performance of Chinese Qin in Cross-cultural Music Collaboration)，Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China
November 08, Through Waters, by Mountains, performed by Zhi-Yuan Bruce Luo (clarinet) and Eunhye Grace Choi (piano) at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
November 03, Cloud Herding，performed by Shen Ting (ruan), Jiang Ning (di), Zhao Yuanchun (erhu) and Sun Ying(qin) at Tianjin Conservatory of Music North Campus Concert Hall, Tianjin，China
October 17, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha(viola) and Yin Long(cello) at Mozart Concert Hall, Zhuhai, China.
October 16, Conference talk ” My Compositions on Qin” at Conference of Ming- Qing Music Research and performance Studies of Ming and Qing Dynasties, China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
October 16, Cloud · Mountain · Wind · Pine，performed by Meng Meng (soprano), Wu Xuemeng (qin) and Wang Hua (xiao) at China Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, Beijing, China
October 15, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha(viola) and Yin Long(cello) at Shenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen, China.
October 13, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha(viola) and Yin Long(cello) at Dalian People’s Culture Club Theatre, Dalian, China.
October 07, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha(viola) and Yin Long(cello) at Jiang Su Grand Theatre, Nanjing, China.
October 04, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha(viola) and Yin Long(cello) at Conert Hall of National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
September26, Asura, for marimba and three singing bowls, performed by Grzegorz Chwaliński, HMDK STAATLICHE HOCHSCHULE FÜR MUSIK UND DARSTELLENDE KUNST STUTTGART, Germany
August 30, Miles upon Miles for solo violin, performed by Yuan Chener, Guang Zhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China
August 5，Contemplation on Tanyao Caves, for pipa and orchestra, premiered by Yang Jing (pipa), Xiao Chao (conductor), Shan Xi Taiyuan Shuo Zi Lun Symphony Orchestra, Concert of Yungang Chinese Instrumental Music Festival, Da Tong, China
July 31, One More Cup of Wine before You Go, performed by Chen Leiji (Qin)，Gong Yu (violin), Peng Ao (viola), Chen Yibai (cello), Longhua Temple, Shanghai, China
July 22，Rain of the Early Spring, premiered by Plucked Instrumental Ensemble of Beijing Dongchen Youth Center at the Sunshine Youth Arts Festival, Beijing, China
June 19, Wind · Pine, premiered by Ni Lei (baritone), Sun Haopeng (qin), Gu Jiannan (xiao); Xijiangyue · Like Dreams Pass World Affairs Untold, performed by Zhao Xiaonan (vioce), Huang Mei (qin) at Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Shanghai, China.
May 25, Fernweh/Some Other Where, for 15 orchestral players, premiered by Juilliard New Music Ensemble and conducted by Joel Sachs at Juilliard School, New York City, USA.
May 25, Jun, for pipa and double bass, performed by Li Xingmei (pipa) and Wang Yucheng (double bass) at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
May 16, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(Qin), He Wei(violin), Sheila Browne (viola) and Yeon Jin Kim (cello) at National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
April 22, Through Waters,by Mountains, performed by Bennett Morgan (Clarinet) and Malcolm Liu (piano) at Swarthout Hall, University of Kansas School of Music, USA
March 28, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, performed by Patrick Yim at Traveling through Time and Culture Concert Series (Online), Hongkong, China
January 02, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go…，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji (qin), He Wei (violin), Peng Ao (viola), Liu Yuxin (cello), Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China.
2020
December 31, One More Cup of Wine Before You go, for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji (qin), He Wei (violin), Peng Ao (viola) and Liu Yuxin (cello) at ZHuhai Grand Theatre Concert hall, Zhuhai, China.
December 29, One More Cup of Wine Before You go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji (qin), He Wei (violin), Peng Ao (viola) and Liu Yuxin (cello) at Mountain View Theater at SWCAC, Shenzhen, China.
December 26-27, One More Cup of Wine Before You go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji (qin), He Wei (violin), Peng Ao (viola) and Liu Yuxin (cello) at Guangxi Culture and Arts Center Concert Hall, Nanning, China.
December 19，Inquietude，performed by Mai Tianlong (violin) and Cong Rong (Piano) at Guangxi Arts University Concert Hall, Nanning, China
December 06，Vesper, for viola and piano, performed by Lu Zhongkun (viola) and Cen Xiaolin(piano) at Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Guangzhou, China.
December 05, Yearning for zheng and bass, performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at the East China Normal University School of Music, Shanghai, China.
November 19, Nostalgia, premiered by Ensemble ConTempo Beijing at the Ensemble Music Festival for Contemporary Music Leigzig, Germany.
November 13, Aesthetic Appreciation of Qin Music and Context of Contemporary Music- A Dialogue between Qin Performer Wu Wenguang and Composer Yao Chen) at Graduate School of Education, Peking Universtity, Beijing, China.
October 30, Xijiangyue · Like Dreams Pass World Affairs Untold, premiered by Zhao Xiaonan (tenor), Huang Mei (qin), at Zhongshan Part Concert Hall, Beijing, China
October 09, One More Cup of Wine Before You go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji (qin), Xiao Hangchen (violin), Li Le (viola) and Feng He (cello), at Xiling Seal Club, Hangzhou International Music Festival, China.
August 29, Cloud · Moutain, premiered by Lv Jia (Kun opera soprano), Xu Yun (Kun opera bass), Li Mengjie (qin), Yang Xi (qin), Shi Chengji (di) at Yi Garden, Suzhou, China
August 22, Vesper, for viola and piano, performed by Lu Zhongkun (viola) and Cen Xiaoling (piano), at Guang Zhou Grand Opera Experimental Theatre, Guang Zhou, China.
June 20，One More Cup of Wine Before You go…，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha (viola) and Yin Long (cello) at the 24-Hour Online Global Virtual Concert, China National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
June 01-07, Yao Chen appears on France Musique’s Création Mondiale radio program, for 6-day re-emission his Radio France commission work Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp, and an interview with presenter Anne Montaron and harpist Nicolas Tulliez, Paris, France
May 18, One More Cup of Wine Before You go…，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Ma Weijia (violin), Liu Sha (viola) and Yin Long (cello) , at 2020 International Museum Day Concert, National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
January 10, Classical Music Lecture ” My Music as Cutural Practise” , Beijing International Music Festival Club/ Naxos China, Beijing, China
2019
December 23, One More Cup of Wine Before You go…，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), Lin Zhaoyang(violin), Li Mengzhen (viola) and Mo Mo (cello) at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
November 29, One More Cup of Wine Before You go…，for qin, violin, viola and cello, performed by Chen Leiji(qin), He Wei(violin), Sheila Browne (viola) and Yeon Jin Kim (cello) at National Center for Performing Arts, Beijing, China.
November 28, Pipa Plays Opera: Three Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), Kun soprano (Lv Jia) and Kun tenor (Wang Xin) at China Kun Opera Theatre, Suzhou, China.
Nomember 21，public lecture “From Inspiration to Musical Materials“, at the Minzu University of China School of Music, Beijing, China
October 29，public lecture “Cultural Experince, Cultural Identity and My Creativity”, at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
October 27, Inquietude, performed by Xuan Du (violin) and Mengyang He at Comstock Hall, University of Louisville School of Music, Louisville, USA.
October 23, Five Colors, performed by Zhang Fang (piano), and Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Wang Tao (clarinet) and Zhang Fang (piano) at Beijing Concert Hall, Beijing, China.
October 13, Odes to Heroes, pre-premiered by Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Shao En, Baritone Huo Yong, Beijing, China
October 13, Sotto Voce, performed by Zhang Bile (flute) and Sun Xiaodan (piano) at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Hangzhou, China.
September 28, Ad Libitum, performed by Jefferson Silva (Timpani) and Ana Guariglia (piano) at Chinese Percussion Concert of San Paulo State University, Brazil.
September 25, Sifan, performed by Liu Fanhe (pipa) and Hu Yu (Erhu) at focused XXII-China ConTempo, Werner-Otto-Saal, Berlin, Germany
September 22, Jun, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), double bass (Henry Chen) at Chime Conference Final Concert, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
September 21, Five Colors，performed by Zhang Fang at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA
August 31, Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at Xiao Yuzhou Theatre, Rizhao, China
August 17, Inquietude，performed by Xuan Du (violin) and Mengyang He (Piano) at Barroque Opera House, Chengdu, Sichuan Prov.,China
August 15, Playing Opera on Pipa: Three Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), Kun soprano (Lv Jia) and Kun tenor (Wang Xin) in the Garden of Tang Xianzu Museum, Tanggong Music Festival, Suichang, Zhejiang, China.
August 15, Jun, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), double bass (Zhang Daxun) at Tanggong Music Festival, Suichang, Zhejiang, China.
August 15, One More Cup of Wine Before You Go，for qin, violin, viola and cello, premiered by Chen Leiji(qin), Hewei(violin), Jay Liu(viola) and Tu Qiang(cello) at Tanggong Music Festival, Suichang, Zhejiang, China.
August 14, Inquietude, performed by Xuan Du (violin) and Mengyang He (Piano) at Poly Theatre Toubadour Club, Beijing,China
July 23，Cloud Herding, for 4 Chinese instruments, performed by members of Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Singapore.
June 17, public lecture ” Mutual Observation, Boundary Crossing, Confluence—A Dialogue between Composer and Performer”, with Lan Weiwei (pipa) and Henry Chen (double bass) at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
May 28, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Guy Yehuda and Deborah Moriarty, Cook Recital Hall at Michigan State University, USA.
May 25, Two Poems for orchestra, performed by Central Conservatory of Music Orchestra at Opera and Concert Hall, Beijing, China.
May 15，Inquietude，performed by Isomura Brothers at South China University of Technology Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China.
May 13，Inquietude，performed by Isomura Brothers at South China Normal University Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
May 09，Inquietude，premiered by Isomura Brothers at Renmin Univiersity School of Arts Concert Hall, Beijing, China
May 04, Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at US Ambassador’s residence in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
May 02, Yearning, for zheng and bass, performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at Tunghai University Concert Hall, Taiwan.
May 02, Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at American University of Sharjah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April 30, Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, India.
April 19, public talk “How Inspirations Are Transformed Into Structural Forces, at Capital Normal University School of Music, Beijing, China.
March 27, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at San Lian Tao Fen Bookstore, Chendu, China.
March 22, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Jennifer Woodrum (clarinet) and Kay Kim (piano), Guarneri Hall, Chicago, USA.
March 21, Miles upon Miles for violin, performed by Patrick Yim at the concert of “Time Travel: East to West” at the United International College, Zhuhai, China.
March 11, Through Waters, By Mountains, performed by Guy Yehuda and Gail Novak, Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University, USA.
March 09, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed by Clara Novakova and Yoomi Kim at University of Victoria, Canada.
February 18, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, performed by Patrick Yim at Chung Chi College Chapel, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
January 18, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at Sala Xochipilli, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
January 04, Utopia for oboe, clarinet, bayan, violin and cello, premiered by Ensemble Novel at Opera Hall of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
2018
December 01, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, performed by Patrick Yim at Saturday Music Platform, Tai Kwun Center for Heritage and Arts, China Hong Kong.
November 29, Public Talk about Yao Chen’s musicat Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory, Novosibirsk, Russia.
November 28, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei (pipa), Lu Jia (Kun Opera soprano) and Wang Xin (Kun Opera Tenor) at Chamber Hall of Novosibirsk Philarmonic, Novosibirsk, Russia.
November 18, Pneuma, for viola and string orchestra, performed by Qiu Yifeng and Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, conductor Darrell Ang，Chengdu, China.
November 12, Synchronicity, for viola orchestra, premiered by Viva la Viola Orchestra of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai, China.
November 11, Synchronicity, for viola orchestra, premiered by Viva la Viola Orchestra of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Jingji Lake Concert Hall, Suzhou Culture and Art Center, Suzhou, China.
Novemver 02, Public Talk “Exploring Theatricality in Music Composing” , at Forum of Chinese Contemporary Music Creativity, at Music Festival of Remin University, Beijing, China
November 01, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at the Music Festival of Remin University, Beijing, China
October 31, Yearning, for zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen at Spurlock Museum Auditorium, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
October 31, Lotus Aloft, for zheng, performed by Yu-Chen Wang at Spurlock Museum Auditorium, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
August 19，Public Talk “Narativity and Colors of Music“, at Beijing Chaoyang District Pi Village Worker’s Union, Beijing, China
July 06, Pipa Plays Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at Chun Cheng Theatre, Kunming, China
June 24, SiFan, performed by Liu Fanhe and Li Cangxiao at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
June 17, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Emeric Kostyak at theCultural Center – Palace Brancovenesti de Mogosoaia, Bucarest, Romania.
June 14, Animé for piano, performed by Lucas Wong at University of Florida International Piano Festival, USA
June 09, Pipa Playing Opera: Romance of the Western Chamber, performed by Lan Weiwei at the Conference of Chinese Contemporary Composition and Musicology, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
June 09, Cloud Herding, performed by Chen Baian, Li Cangxiao, Mei Duozi and Wu Xuemeng, at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
June 07, Animé for piano, performed by Lucas Wong at UCSI University Institute of Music, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
June 01, Yearning, performed by Zi-An Wu and Yu-Chen Wang at Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, France
May 04, Animé for piano, premiered by Lucas Wong at Mostly Debussy Recital, Grand Hall, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
April 19, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Theodora Atanasova in the in the Bulgarian Cultural Center, Vienne, Austria.
April 18, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Theodora Atanasova in the Bulgarian Cultural Center, Bratislava, Slovakia.
April 15, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Theodora Atanasova at the ppIANISSIMO festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.
April 15, Cloud Herding, performed by Wang Hua, Zhao Ge, Di Yang and Wu Xuemeng at the University of Chicago Beijing Center, Beijing, China
April 14, Tangents III for large mixed chamber ensemble (25 musicians), premiered by Central Conservatory of Music Orchestra, conducted by Chen Bing, at the Concert Hall of the China National Center for Performing Arts Concert, Beijing, China
April 14 (from October 12, 2017)，recording of Two Poems for orchestra (recorded by Orchestre National de Lorraine), featured both onsite and online at the exhibition of The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+ ;Chapter III: Beyond Material, at M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong, China
March 19-24, Yao Chen appears on France Musique’s Alla Breve radio program, for 6-day releasing his Radio France commission work Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp, and an interview with presenter Anne Montaron and harpist Nicolas Tulliez, Paris, France
March 04, Emanations of Tara for clarinets, violin, cello, piano, and pipa, performed by Civitas Ensemble and pipa virtuoso Chen Yihan, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
February 26, Emanations of Tara for clarinets, violin, cello, piano, and pipa, performed by Civitas Ensemble and pipa virtuoso Chen Yihan, at Mary L. Galvin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
February 25, Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Madeline Olson at First Baptist Church of Ripon, California, USA.
February 25, Miles upon Miles for violin solo, premiered by Patrick Yim at Hong Kong Museum of History, in response to the exhibition “Miles upon Miles: World Heritage along the Silk Road”, Hong Kong, China
February 03, Sifan for pipa and erhu, performed by Liu Fanhe and Li Cangxiao at UCCA Spring Festival, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
January 25，Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Madeline Olson at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, at Focus! 2018 Festival, The Juilliard School, New York City, USA.
January 22, Public Talk ” The Influence of Debussy on My Recent Compositions” , at Morse Hall, the Juilliard School, New York City, USA.
2017
December 09, Cloud Herding for erhu, dizi, ruan and qin, performed by Wang Ying(erhu), Hou Changqing(dizi), Mei Duozi (ruan), Wu Xuemeng(qin) at Imperial Concert Hall, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
December 01, Silence for cello solo, premiered by Fang Yijia at Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music, USA.
November 23, Walking on a Tightrope for double bass, performed by Henry Chen, at Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan
November 20, Walking on a Tightrope for double bass, performed by Henry Chen, at the Tunghai University Music Department, Taichung, Taiwan
November 17, Jun for double bass and pipa, performed by Li Ziqi(bass) and Fan Zhilin(pipa) at Central Conservatory of Music High School Concert Hall, Beijing, China
November 12, Air for violin solo, performed by Du Xuan, at the University of Chicago Beijing Center, China.
November 19, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Alessio Pianelli at the concert Mosaic à Villa Greta, Pregny-Chambésy/Geneve, Switzerland
November 18, Ricochet for cello solo, performed by Alessio Pianelli at the concert Mosaic in Besancon, France
November 17, Ricochet for cello solo, premiered by Alessio Pianelli at the 1er concert Mosaic à la Salle Faller au conservatoire de La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
November 01, Glos for viola solo, performed by Ashley Galvez-Red, at the Brigham Young University School of Music, Madsen Recital Hall, Utah, USA
October 28, The Supplicant for oboe solo and large ensemble, premiered by Juan Mauel Garcia-cano Ruiz and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, conductor Lio Kuokman, at Concert Hall of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
October 12 (to April 14, 2018)，recording of Two Poems for orchestra (recorded by Orchestre National de Lorraine), featured both onsite and online at the exhibition of The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+; Chapter III: Beyond Material, at M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong.
August 10, Five Chinese Folk Tunesfor piano, presented by Elise Yun at European Piano Teachers Association Conference, Helsinki, Finland.
August 10，Pheuma, for viola and string ensemble, premiered by Yunjie Liu and Gonggeng Shuyuan Summer Music Academy String Orchestra, conducted by Chen Lin, at Lishui Grand Theatre, Zhengjiang Prov., China.
August 08, Pheuma, for viola and string orchestra, premiered by Yunjie Liu and Gonggeng Shuyuan Summer Music Camp String Orchestra, conducted by Chen Lin, at Tan Xianzu Museum, Suichang, Zhengjiang Prov., China.
July 29, Through Waters, By Mountains, for clarinet and piano, performed by Guy Yehuda at International Clarinet Association Conference (the ClarinetFest)， Orlando, USA.
July 14，Yearning for zheng and double bass, performed by Wang Yucheng and Chen Hanjui at 2017 Lanyang International Double Bass Festival, Yilan County，Taiwan
July 13, Release of CD Rhapsodies Around the World ( Blue Griffin Recording, Inc.) Through Waters, By Mountains, for clarinet and piano, performed by Guy Yehuda and Deborah Moriarty, USA.
July 12, 哈特日亚 for Mongolian Khoomei & horse fiddle ensemble and western orchestra, performed by Nair Band and China Philharmonic, CCTV Summer Concert Beijing, China
July 11 Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Guo Yue at 2017 World Harp Congress, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Amphitheatre, Hong Kong
June 24 Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp solo, performed by Guo Yue at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
May 21，Lotus Aloft (for zheng), Si Fan(for pipa and erhu), Air (for Violin), Pipa Playing the Opera: Heart of Qin from The Romance of Western Chamber (pipa), performed by Li Liangzi, Liu Fanhe, Li Cangxiao, Du Xuan, Lan Weiwei at Sunday Salon, presented by Timeout Magazine and The Bookworm Beijing, China
May 04 Cloud Herding for 4 Chinese instruments，performed by Huang Jinhui (qin), Wu Qifeng(erhu)，Li Yuci (dizi), Lin Wenwei (ruan), at Kaohsiung Music Concert Hall, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
May 03 Presenter at Chinese Contemporary Music New Trends Forum XIII, Department of Music, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
April 27 Sotto Voce for flute and piano, and Vesper for viola and piano, performed by Ensemble Eclat at 2017 ACL-Korea International Conference and Festival, Ilshin Hall, Seoul, Korea
April 22 Nostalgia for 7 Chinese instrumentalists, premiered by musicians from Guangdong National Chinese Orchestra at Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
March 16-17 Presenter at the conference “2017 Perspectives on Chinese Contemporary Music”, Harvard Center Shanghai, China
February 08 Air, performed by Lee-Chin Siow at Carnegie Hall-Weill Recital Hall, New York City, USA.
2016
December 30, Composer’s Talk “Narratives and Colors of My Music”, at the Department of Cinematography of Beijing Film Academy), Beijing, P.R. China
December 25, Cloud Herding, performed by Wang Hua (di), Zhao Ge (erhu), Di Yang (ruan), Wu Xuemeng (qin), Mangrove Tree Sanya，San Ya, China
December 18, Cloud Herding, performed by Zhang Peilin (di), Dong Shiluan (erhu), DSun Weiqi(ruan), Wu Xuemeng (qin), New Vision Concert, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
November 25-27, Talk at Summit Forum “The Current Situation, Issues, and Stratergies of Chinese Contemporary Music Making”, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China.
November 19, Cinq Stades de L’existence, performed by Nicolas Tulliez at Soka International Harp Festival, Japan.
November 13, SiFan, performed by Liu Fanhe and Li Cangxiao at Musikverein Metallener Saal, Wiener, Austria
November 9, SiFan, performed by Liu Fanhe andLi Cangxiao at Rudolf-Steiner Haus, Hamburg, Germany
November 5, Public Pre-concert Lecturer (Digital Concert Hall-Berlin Philharmonic) on the musics of Villa-Lobos and Messiaen, Goethe-Institut Peking, Beijing, China.
October 28, Jun performed by Li Gengpei (double bass) and Liu Fanhe(pipa) at Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
October 27, Composer’s Talk on fusing Chinese and Western musical instruments, Conservatorio de Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano, Milan, Italy
October 27, Pipa Plays Opera (Scene III), performed by Huang Weimao (pipa)，Wen Yuhang(Kun opera tenor) and Liu JIahou (Kun opera Soprano), at the Eslite Performance Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
October 24-25, Composer’s Talk on fusing Chinese and Western musical instruments, Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, France
September 26, Asura, performed by Fernando Reis at Chinese Percussion Concert of San Paulo State University, Brazil.
September 25, Air, for violin solo,performed by Prof. He Wei, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, USA.
September 23, Through Waters, By Mountains, for clarinet and piano, premiered by Guy Yehuda and Deborah Moriarty, at the concert “Rhapsodies Around the World”, Cook Recital Hall of the Michigan State University School of Music, USA.
September 20, Vesper, for viola and piano, performed by Ensemble Eclat at Seoul Art Center IBK Chamber Hall, Korea.
September 9, composer’s talk attheComposition Colloquium of the Music Department of University of California, Berkeley, USA
August 18, Walking on a Tightrope, performed by Hanjui Chen at Biarritz International Bass Academy, Biarritz, France.
August 10, Cloud Herding,, performed by Wang Hua (di), He Yujie (violin), Di Yang (ruan), Wu Xuemeng (qin), Liancheng Theatre, Lishui , Zhengjia Prov. China.
July 29, Głos, performed by Veit Hertemstein at Stode Musicvecka, Stode, Sweden.
July 26, SiFan, performed by Liu Fanhe and Li Cangxiao; Air, performed by Du Xuan；Pipa Pipa Plays Opera: Sentiments of Qin, performed by Lan Weiwei, at the University of Chicago Beijing Center, China
July 18, Sifan, performed by Liu Fanhe and Li Cangxiao at Central Conservatory of Music, China
July 14, Tsanglang,Tsanglang…，performed by New Music Concerts Ensemble Toronto and Fan Saisai (zheng), at 2016 Beijing International Composition Workshop of Central Conservatory of Music, China.
July 14, Głos, performed by Veit Hertemstein (principle viola of Sinfonie-Orchester Basel) at Deutsch-Chinesisches Classic Music Festival in Stadt Langen, Germany.
July 10, Sifan, performed by Liu Fanhe and Li Cangxiao at Goethe Institute Arts Center, Beijing, China
June 30, Asura, for Marimba and three Tibetan bowls, performed by Wang Yingzhi at KaoHsiung Modern Percussion Festival, Taiwan.
May 27, Cloud Herding, performed by Wang Hua (di), Zhao Ge (erhu), Di Yang (ruan), Wu Xuemeng (qin), Ningbo Cultural Center Grand Theatre, Ning Bo, China
April 10 , Jun, performed by Liu Fanhe (pipa) and Li Gengpei (double bass) at the First National Conference on Musical Performance Studies of Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.
March 16, Głos, for viola solo, premiered by Peijun Xu at Poznan Musical Spring Festival, Poland.
February 11, Vesper, for viola and piano, premiered by Peijun Xu and Paul Rivinius, Kulturrathaus, Giessen, Germany
January 22, two movements from Cinq Stades de l’Existence performed by Guo Yue at Beijing Huabin Opera House, China.
2015
December 16, Pipa plays Opera: Farwell at Long Pavillion, performed by Lan Weiwei, Lu Jia and Xiao Xiangping at the Beijing Chaoyong Concert, Beijing, China
November 30, Jun, performed by Liu Fanhe on pipa and Li Gengpei on double bass at Central Conservatory of Music, China
November 23-27, 29, Yao Chen appears on France Musique’s Alla Breve program, for 6-day releasing his Radio France commissioned work Cinq Stades de l’Existence for harp, and also including an interview with presenter Anne Montaron and harpist Nicolas Tulliez in Paris, France (http://www.francemusique.fr/emission/alla-breve/2015-2016/cinq-stades-pour-harpe-de-chen-yao-1-5-11-23-2015-11-55)
October 15, Air, for violin solo, performed by violinist Siow Lee-Chin at Suzhou Cultural and Arts Center Recital Hall, presented by 2015 Jinji Lake Arts Festival, Suzhou, China.
September 30, O…What an Awakening, for mixed sextet, performed by Ensemble MD7 (http://www.md7.org/) at SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC, THE MARJAN KOZINA HALL, presented by World Music Days Festival in Ljubljana, presented by International Society of Contemporary Music, Slovenia.
September 21, Pipa Plays Opera, performed by Lan Weiwei, Lu Jia and Xiao Xiangping at the First Central Conservatory of Music National/Folk Music Festival), Central Conservatory of Music Auditorium, Beijing, China.
August 04, Sotto Voce, for flute and piano, performed by Clara Novakova at Tereziansky Sal Brevnovskeho Klastera, presented by Mezinarodni Hudebni Festival, Prague, Czech Republic.
July 09, Sifan, for erhu and pipa, performed at Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu，China.
June 23, Air, for violin solo, premiered by Siow Lee-Chin at St Bartholomew-the-Great, presented by City of London Festival (colf.org), United Kingdom.
June 18, Air, for violin solo, performed (previewed) by Siow Lee-Chin at Soochow University School of Music, China.
June 16, Sifan, for erhu and pipa, performed by Zhao Guanjie and Lan Weiwei Dunhuang Culture Promotion Foundation Concert，The Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel, Dun Huang, China.
June 13, Air, for violin solo, performed (previewed) by Siow Lee-Chin at Zhenjiang Cultural Center, Wenxin Theatre, China.
June 07, Keynote Speaker at Imagining the Sounds of the Early Modern Pipa, A Dialogue between History and Practice, Music and Materiality, China
June 06, Pipa Plays Opera: Three Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, for pipa and two Kun opera singers premiered at Beijing Xicheng Youth Center, presented by University of Chicago Beijing Center and Liangyou Cultural Foundation, Dunhuang Cultural Promotion Foundation, Beijing, China
June 04, Walking on a Tightrope, Yearning, two pieces performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at International Society of Double Bass Convention, Dance Theatre, Colorado State University, USA.
May 27, Walking on a Tightrope, Yearning, two pieces performed by Henry Chen and Yu-Chen Wang at Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
May 17, “Playing Opera on the Pipa: One Scene (Heart of Qin) from Romance of the Western Chamber”, performed by Lan Weiwei At the Bookworm Sunday Salon, presented by the Bookworm and TimeOut Beijing, Beijing, China.
May 11, “Playing Opera on the Pipa: One Scene (Heart of Qin) from Romance of the Western Chamber”, “Lotus Aloft” and “Tsanglang,Tsanglang…”, three works performed by Lan Weiwei, Yu-Chen Wang, Clara Novakova, Maryia Grudo in Su Zhou No.1 High School Auditorium, Suzhou, China.
May 08, “Jun”, “Playing Opera on the Pipa: One Scene (Heart of Qin) from Romance of the Western Chamber”, and “Tsanglang,Tsanglang…” (world debut), three works performed by Lan Weiwei, Yu-Chen Wang, Clara Novakova, Maryia Grudo and Henry Chen at the Soochow New Voice Concert, Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
April 25, Yearning, Walking on a Tightrope, and Lotus Aloft, three works performed by YuChen Wang and Henry Chen at Dayang Mountain Park, presented by Chujian Shufang, Suzhou, China.
April 23, Public Lecture Exploring Theatricality in My Recent Compositions plus a live performance of Lotus Aloft by Yuchen Wang at the Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
March 17, Five Chinese Folk Tunes, for piano solo, performed by Elise Yun at Soochow New Voice Concert Series I, Soochow University School of Music, Suzhou, China.
March 15, Emanations of Tara, for pipa, violin, cello, clarinet, and piano, premiered by Civitas Ensemble (Chicago Symphony Orchestra principle players) and pipa player Yang Wei at Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, USA
February 14, Five Colors, for piano solo, performed by pianist Elise Yun at Echoes of China:Contemporary Chinese Piano Music, sponsored by Portland State University and Confucius Institute, Portland, USA.
2014
November 06, O…What an Awakening, for sextet, at the 32nd Asian Composers League Conference &Festival –Asian Music Festival 2014 in Tokyo, performed at the Chamber concert in Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Sakura Hall, Japan
September 21, O…What an Awakening, performed by Wild Rumpus Ensemble at the SFMusic Day Sunday presented by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, at the Osher Salon of San Francisco Conservatory of Music, USA
August 19, double bassist Michael Cameron gave Walking on a Tightrope the European premiere at the 5th World Bass Festival (Światowy Festiwal Kontrabasowy), Wroclaw, Poland
June 01, Pipa Plays Opera:Two Scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber, for pipa, performed by Lan Weiwei at Envisioning China- Festival of Arts and Culture, Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago.
May 10, Lotus Aloft, for zheng solo, premiered by Yu-Chen Wang at the 2014 Sound of Dragon Music Festival,Vancouver, Canada ( http://soundofdragon.com)
April 24, Asura, for marimba and Tibetan Singing bowl, premiered by marimba virtuoso Wei-Chen Lin (www.weichenlin.com) at Boston University, School of Music, USA
April 03, Ad Libitum, for timpani and piano, performed by Yihan Zhang and Karen Cheng at Red Note New Music Festival, Illinois State University, USA
February 02, at 2014 Chicago Bass Festival, double bassist Henry Chen gave a public presentation on my two double bass works Jun (bass and pipa) and Walking on a Tightrope (bass solo), USA
January 09, Cave in the Sky, for voices, zheng, pipa, bamboo flutes and water-ink lanscape painting, performed by Luo Shi, Wei Xing, Ding Xue-er, Wang Ya-yu, Chen Bai-an, and Bingyi at the Beijing Qian Men Emperor Hotel, China
2013
December 05, Tangents II for large ensemble (10 players), performed by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre, Hong Kon
November 16, Walking on A Tightrope for solo double bass, performed by Michael Cameron at New Music Series at Illinois Wesleyan University, U.S.
November 14, three works Jun for pipa and bass, Yearning for bass and zheng, and Walking on a Tightrope for bass solo,performed by Han-Jui Chen (bass), Yu-Chen Wang(zheng), Yang Wei(pipa) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Music Auditorium.
November 12, Walking on A Tightrope for solo double bass, performed by Michael Cameron in his Double Bass Recital at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Music Building Auditorium.
October 20, Si Fan for pipa and erhu, performed by Lan Wei-wei and Wang Yijing at the Sunday Salon of The Bookworm, Beijing, P.R. China
September 27, O…What an Awakening for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, performed by Wild Rumpus New Music Collectiveat Old First Church, San Francisco.
September 21, Afterglow for string quartet, performed by Tang Quartet at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Music Orchestral Hall, the 31st Asian Composer League Festival, Singapore
July 24, Si Fan for pipa and erhu, performed by Lan Wei-wei and Zhao Guan-jie as part of the Zen theatre performance in Companion Cultural Foundation, Beijing, China
June 06, Walking on a Tightrope for double bass solo, performed by Michael Cameron at 2013 International Society of Bassists Convention, Howard Hanson Hall, Eastman School of Music, N.Y.
March 18, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed by Earplay New Chamber Music, ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St, San Francisco
March 06, Yearning for zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen, at Rednote New Music Festival at Illinois State University, Normal.
March 01, Yearning for zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen, Compost Q Ensemble touring concert at University of Louisville.
2012
November 14, Walking on A Tightrope for solo double bass, premiered by Michael Cameron in the concert of 2012 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana,IL
November 5, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed by Gaby Vargas and John Urban in a special concert honoring the extraordinary legacy of Dr. Marjory Barnett and A N and Pearl G Barnett Family Foundation, St. Pauls Chapel, at 647 West Fullerton Ave. Chicago
October 21, Tangents II for large ensemble, performed by Israel Contemporary Players, conducted by Zsolt Nagy at Jerusalem Music Centre, broadcasted live via Israel Radio, Jerusalem, Israel
October 20, Tangents II for large ensemble, performed by Israel Contemporary Players, conducted by Zsolt Nagy at Tel Aviv Art Museum, Israel
August 08,Yearning for zheng and double bass, by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen, at OPUS Chamber Music Camp, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL,
June 19, Tangents II for large ensemble, North/South Consonance Concert, Max Lifchitz, conductor The North/South Chamber Orchestra,Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, New York City
June 08, O… What an Awakening for sextet, premiered by Wild Rumpus New Music Collective at ODC Dance Commons, Studio B, 351 Shotwell St, San Francisco
May 31, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed by Locrian Chamber Players, at 8PM in Riverside Church, NYC
May 18, public lecture ” Of Confrontation and Confluence” at Ohio State University Institute for Chinese Studies and the School of Music Department of Theory and Composition, Columbus, OH
May 12, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas at Random Access Music’s Queens New Music Festival, in Long Island City.
April 29, Yearning for Chinese zheng and double bass, performed by YuqiDeng and Dan Armstrong at Chinese Fine Arts Society concert, Chicago Cultural Center Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago
March 31, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, by Quintet of the Americas, Flushing Library in NYC
March 24, Yearning forChinese zheng and double bass, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Han-Jui Chen at Ball State University Festival of New Music, Muncie, US
March 16, Yearning for Chinese zheng and double bass, performed by YuqiDeng and Dan Armstrong at the Award Ceremony Chinese Fine Arts Society International Composition Competition, Chicago, US
February 05, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA
February 04, Sfumato for woodwind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas, Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space, New York City
January 21 & 22,Two Poems for chamber orchestra, performed by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Rei Hotoda Conducting, Southern Theatre, Columbus, OH, USA
2011
November 11, Two Poems for chamber orchestra, University of Louisville New Music Festival, University of Louisville Symphony, conductor Kimcherie Lloyd
June 22, Sfumato, performed by the Quintet of the Americas, at Bayside Senior Center, New York City
June 21, Sfumato, performed by the Quintet of the Americas, at Salvation Army in Jackson Heights and then at the Center for Mediation Services in Jamaica,Queens, New York
May 25, Kulibie, for ten Players, performed at Beijing Modern Music Festival, Central Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, Beijing, P.R. Chin
May 21, Yearning for double bass and zheng, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen (with modern dance version) at the “Landscape in Metamorphosis” concert in Smart Museum of Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago
May 17, 19, 20, 21, and 27, woodwind quintet Sfumato, performed bymembers of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, DiMenna Center in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and PS19 in Corona, Queens, N.Y.
May 14, violin & piano duet Inquietude, performed by Haiying Mai and Yuqing Shi at Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong
May 05, Yearning for double bass and zheng, performed by Yu-Chen Wang and Henry Chen at University of Illinois World Music Festival, IL, USA
April 16, Sfumato for wind quintet, performed by Quintet of the Americas as part of NYC Immigrant Heritage Week 2011 at Queens Library, New York, USA
March 18, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, performed at the NewNowNorse Festival, Northern Kentucky University, USA
2010
December 02, Jun for pipa and double bass, performed at in the concert series of the 70th anniversary of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China
March 15, Tangents II for chamber ensemble, performed by Illinois Modern Ensemble of University of Illinois School of Music Champaign, USA.
2009
October 08, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, Christine Gustafson and Keiko Sekino, East Carolina University in A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall Greenville, East Carolina, USA
July 21, Tengents for chamber ensemble, Pacific Music Festival, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Sapporo, Japan
April 12, Jun for pipa and double bass, Yang Wei and Daxun Zhang at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, USA
March 28, Sotto Voce for flute and piano, Beijing New Music Ensemble, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Auditorium Beijing, China
March 09, Sfumato, for woodwind Quintet, New Music Festival 2009 at Western Illinois University,Camerata Woodwind Quintet Macomb, IL, USA
March 01, Two Poems, for chamber orchestra, ECU Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Richter, Wright Auditorium, Greenville, NC, USA
2008
December 6, Si Fan, Central Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall Beijing, P.R. China
August 11, Four Duets, Chamber Music Hall, Tanglewood Music Center & Festival, New Fromm Players Tanglewood, MA, USA
July 29, Her Waltz, for soprano and piano, Chamber Music Hall, Tanglewood Music Center & Festival Tanglewood, MA, USA
July 27, Sotto Voce, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center & Festival, New Fromm Players Tanglewood, MA, USA
July 23, Des Ombres Heureuses for flute, performed by Rachel Beetz at soundSCAPE festival, S.Maria Gualtieri Pavia, Italy
May 23, Si Fan for pipa and erhu, Central Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall Beijing, P.R. China
July 19-August 20, Composer Residency at Apsen Music Festival, woodwind quintet Sfumato premiered, Aspen, CO. USA
March 04, Jun for pipa and double bass, QiLin Duo at the University of Taxas at Austin, Jessen Auditorium Austin, TX, USAFebruary 26, Jun for pipa and double bass, performedd by QiLin Duo (Daxun Zhang on bass, Yang Wei on pipa ) at Auer Concert Hall, Jocob School of Music, Indiana University, USA
2007
May 27, Sotto Voce for flute and piano at Barnett Foundation Flute Competition Chicago, IL. USA
May 18, Instrumental Theatre: Paramitafor 14 players, Ganz Hall, Contempo of University of Chicago Chicago, IL. USA
April 15, Sotto Vocefor Flute and Piano at Barnett Foundation Flute Competition Chicago, IL. USA
April 11, 12, Mongolian Shepherd Song for children’s choir and string orchestra, Winnipeg Syphony Orchestra Winnipeg, Canada
April 3, Sotto Voce, for flute and piano, at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory Boston, MA. USA
March 5, 20, 21, Mongolian Shepherd Song for children’s choir and String orchestra, Winnipeg Syphony Orchestra Winnipeg, Canada
2006
Dec. 17, Jun for Chinese pipa and double bass, Daxun Zhang (bass) and Yang Wei (pipa) at Art Institute Chicago, IL. USA
July 16, Two Poems, by Orchestre National de Lorraine at Centre conducted by Jacque Mercier at Acanthes Music Festival Matz, France
May 3, Five Colors for solo piano, performed by Rei Hotoda at Shin Higushi Institute and Sound Field, NFP Chicago, IL. USA
January 19, Two Poemsfor Chamber Orchestra, read by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Chicago, IL. USAJanuary 7, Transience for chamber ensemble, performed by Pacific String Quartet and Eighth Blackbird Sextet at Contempo at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL. USA
2005
Winging for piano solo, commissioned and premiered by eighth blackbird pianist Lisa Kaplan for a joint composition project Murmurations–Blackbird Piano Variations, Fazioli Pianoforte Studio, Chicago
Afterglow for string quartet, premiered by Pacifica String Quartet in Chicago, second performance by Diotima Quartuor at June in Buffalo Music Festival, New York
2004
Music for documentary Team Spirit, commissioned by Japanese American Chicago Nisei Athletic Association, Chicago
2003
Pour for solo bayan, performed by Stas Veglevski at the 7th Midwest Graduate Music Consortium, Northwestern University, Evanston
Transience, for chamber ensemble, premiered by Pacifica Quartet and eighth blackbird in Mandel Hall, the University of Chicago
2002
Si Fan II for four Chinese instrumentalists, commissioned by Radio France for Festival Presences, premiered by Tianyin Chinese Ensemble at Salle Olivier Messiaen, Paris
Suffusing…Sigh for string quartet,premiered by Pacifica String Quartet in Fulton Hall, the University of Chicago
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