Du Yun at Daguan theatre, at Shanghai Project opening
Background information
Born
(1977-06-18) June 18, 1977 (age 46)[1] Shanghai, China
Genres
Avant-garde, experimental, punk, classical, crossover, folk, electronic, alternative rock, pop, World
Occupation(s)
composer
musician
performance artist
producer
Years active
2000–present
Labels
Modern Sky, National Sawdust Tracks, Oxingale, Pentatone, New Focus Records, Deutsche Grammophon
Website
channelduyun.com
In this Chinese name, the family name is Du.
Du Yun
Traditional Chinese
杜韻
Simplified Chinese
杜韵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Dù Yùn
Du Yun (traditional Chinese: 杜韻, simplified Chinese: 杜韵) is a Chinese-born American composer, performer, vocalist and performance artist. She won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her opera Angel's Bone, with libretto by Royce Vavrek.[2] She was a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow.[3] Du Yun was named as one of the 38 Great Immigrants by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 2018,[4] and received a 2019 Grammy nomination in the category of Best Classical Contemporary Composition for her work Air Glow.[5][6][7] In its decade review, UK's Classic FM listed Du Yun's winning of the Pulitzer as No. 6 in "10 ways the 2010s changed classical music forever."[8]Rolling Stone Italia named her as one of the women composers who defined the 2010s.[9]
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^Robin, William (April 13, 2017). "What Du Yun's Pulitzer Win Means for Women in Classical Music". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018 – via www.newyorker.com.
^"Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2018 Fellows". www.artforum.com. April 5, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^York, Carnegie Corporation of New. "Great Immigrants". Carnegie Corporation of New York.
^"61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". GRAMMY.com. December 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^"2019 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete List". Entertainment Tonight. December 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^"2019 Grammys: The full list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^Macdonald, Kyle (May 19, 2014). "10 ways the 2010s changed classical music forever". classicfm.
^Todesco, Claudio (December 31, 2019). "È stato il decennio delle compositrici". RollingStone Italy.
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Archive. de Joannis, 1914. Description d'une nouvell espèce de Noctuelle duYun-nan appartenant au genre Nikara [Lep.] Bulletin de la Société entomologique...
succession was confirmed by Emperor Taizu on their mother Empress Dowager Du's deathbed as a result of her instruction. A popular story dating back from...
Liu Yan Liu Chang Empress Jianmu Emperor Taizu of Song (927–976) DuYunDu Wan Lady Liu Du Shuang Lady Zhao Empress Dowager Zhaoxian (902–961) Lady Fan...
Mazzoli – Vespers For Violin Mason Bates – The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs DuYun – Air Glow 2020 Jennifer Higdon Harp Concerto Derek Bermel – Migration Series...
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1959; PhD 1964 Historian, professor Sheryl WuDunn (born 1959) M.B.A. 1986 Author Yehudi Wyner (born 1929) M.A. Composer DuYun (born 1977) PhD Composer...
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