Tan Dun worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Tan Dun as Chinese composer.
Tan Dun was born at Changsha in 1957. His recorded nationality is People's Republic of China. He trained at Columbia University and Columbia University School of the Arts.
Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.
He worked as composer, viola d'amore player and conductor.
The instruments recorded are viola d'amore.
His work is classed as opera.
He performed with Committee of 100.
Among his best-known works are The First Emperor, Marco Polo and Martial Arts Trilogy. A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
The honours record reads: Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (2011), Academy Award for Best Original Score (2001), Classic Brit Awards and Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
That the work came out of People's Republic of China shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Achievements
- Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg — 2011
- Academy Award for Best Original Score — 2001
- Classic Brit Awards
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- Notable work: The First Emperor
- Notable work: Marco Polo
- Notable work: Martial Arts Trilogy
- Instruments: viola d'amore
- Genres: opera
