Guan Xia (simplified Chinese: 关峡; traditional Chinese: 關峽; pinyin: Guān Xiá) (born June 30, 1957) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music.

Guan Xia
Born (1957-06-30) June 30, 1957 (age 67)
EraContemporary

Guan was born in Kaifeng, and graduated from the China Central Conservatory in 1985. He has been the director of the China National Symphony Orchestra until 2018 and involved in a number of Chinese national committees working with musicians. His important works include the operas Sorrowful Dawn and Mulan Psalm, several symphonies, Earth Requiem, a piano concerto, and the Symphonic Overture No. 1 (also known as Symphonic Ballade‘Sorrowful Dawn’),[1] which is very popular in the concerts in China. He is also famous for composing TV series soundtracks, some of which were orchestrated as concert pieces, including I Love My Family, Fortress Besieged, Little Dragonboy, The Years of Intense Emotion, and Soldiers Sortie.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Chinese New Year Concert 2023". classicmelbourne.com.au. 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. ^ "Xia Guan- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. ^ "关峡:喜欢音乐,还是金钱,必须有一个选择·杭州日报". hzdaily.hangzhou.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  4. ^ Rochester, Marc (2013-11-14). "GUAN XIA Earth Requiem". www.gramophone.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  5. ^ "Portrait concert of Chinese composer Guan Xia held in Beijing - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-08.