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22:27, 01-Oct-2017
Chinese composer honored with Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement
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The world famous Chinese composer, Tan Dun, on Saturday received a Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Board of the Venice Biennale during the 61st International Contemporary Music Festival in Venice, Italy.
A ceremony was held on Saturday evening to present the award to Tan Dun, honoring his significant contributions to contemporary music and in recognition of his music, which combines both traditional Chinese culture and global innovations.
"My personality and work are rooted in the culture in which I grew up. That is why I should share the award with the Chinese people and Chinese culture, especially those who raised me up and gave me everything. So I should share the lifetime achievement award with Chinese culture," said Tan.
At the Teatro alle Tese, Tan conducted the RAI National Symphony Orchestra and presented his passacaglia "Secret of Wind and Birds", the percussion concerto "The Tears of Nature" and the sinfonia concertante "Marco Polo".
Tan, known for his score for Oscar-winning film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", as well as music for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, heard the news in Shanghai, where he is busy preparing for a concert inspired by the Mogao Grottoes, the network of caves in Dunhuang, northwest China that is considered to be a treasure trove of ancient Buddhist art and scriptures.
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