About Shen Ye
SHEN Ye (born in 1977 in Wuxi; Ye is his given name) is a leading Chinese composer who has garnered considerable international acclaim in recent years. He is regarded as “one of the most fascinating representatives of contemporary music in China, transforming a Chinese cultural sensibility into his own musical language”(Accentus Music). His music has been described as “very delicate, complex, and rich in micro-level interactions” (Ircam, 2014). “His music refers, with disturbing artistic intensity, to existential questions of life” (Elmar Lampson, HfMT, 2010). “This fascinating violin concerto represents a highly globalized form of modern music, articulated in a very personal musical language” (Remy Franck, Pizzicato, 2019).
Performers and orchestras such as Peter Burwik, Wu Wei, Zhi-Jong Wang, Lini Gong, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble TIMF, AsianArt Ensemble, and Ensemble XX. Jahrhundert Wien have performed and presented his works internationally.
SHEN Ye is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions in China and abroad, including the German Bach Prize Fellowship, First Prize, China National Symphony Award, and the Chinese Golden Bell Awards for Composition as well as for Theory and Criticism. He is the only Chinese composer signed by the world-renowned publisher Breitkopf & Härtel. His recordings have been released by China Record Corporation, People’s Music Publishing House, Shanghai Music Publishing House, and Leipzig-based Accentus Music. His orchestral work Dreams of a Peregrinator is included in Selected Original Chinese Symphonic Works, 1949–2019, and In Memoriam appears in A Century Review of Chinese Symphonic Music, 1919–2019.
Since 2004, SHEN Ye has taught at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he is currently Professor of Composition and Orchestration. His teaching has been recognized with China’s highest national honor in education, the National Teaching Achievement Award of the Education Ministry. He has been invited to lecture at leading conservatories and universities across Asia, Europe, and North America. His research, as well as scholarly literature on his music, has been published in major journals in multiple languages. He has also been repeatedly invited to serve on juries for international composition competitions and has acted as an expert reviewer for national-level instrument research projects and contemporary music research initiatives in China, contributing professional advice on curriculum development and teaching reforms at several leading music conservatories.
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关于沈葉
作曲家沈葉，1977年出生于无锡。他创作了声乐套曲《人们，你们可听见？》、小提琴协奏曲《缄默诗篇》、交响诗《纪念》、《旅行者的梦》，室内乐《秋江放棹》、《鐸》、《寒塘鹤影》，合唱套曲《期待》和《超越》等多种体裁的作品。他的音乐被Ensemble Intercontemporain，Recherche，AsianArt，20 Jahrhundert Wien，KlangForum Heidelberg, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra，上海交响乐团，时代重奏团，ELA重奏团以及吴巍，王之炅，Burwik，Levine，龚丽妮等音乐家带到不同地方。
沈葉由各国音乐节邀约的作品，以及他与众多一流乐团和同行的合作，受到了音乐家、听众和媒体的关注。他和他的作品被评价为：“中国当代音乐最具吸引力的代表之一，将中国文化融入他自己的音乐语言”（Accentus Music）；“非常精美、富于交互并充满迷人细节”；（IRCAM 2014）“他创作有巨大的内在独创性的、富于色彩和深刻表现力的、最有个性的音乐”；（Elmar Lampson, HfMT 2010）“令人沉醉入迷的协奏曲，沈葉用非常个人化的音乐语言，创作世界性的、这个时代的音乐”。（Remy Franck, Pizzicato 2019）
沈葉师从邓尔博、王建中、杨立青学习作曲，随周士瑜学习钢琴，毕业于上海音乐学院作曲系、钢琴系。他曾在汉堡音乐与戏剧大学任教，在柏林艺术大学作访问学者，在巴黎Ircam学电子音乐。从2004年以来，沈葉任教于上海音乐学院（SHCM）。目前，他作为作曲教授，担任作曲主课、管弦乐法和博士当代音乐课程的教学。他的教学获得中国教育领域的最高奖——教育部国家教学成果奖。沈葉在亚洲、欧洲和北美各知名音乐学院、大学有丰富的讲学活动。他的研究，以及对他的音乐的研究出现在多种语言的主流刊物上。
沈葉是德国汉莎州议会“巴赫奖金”（Bach-Preis-Stipendium, 2011）、中国文化部全国音乐作品（交响乐）评奖第一名及文华奖一等奖（2007）、中国音乐金钟奖作品奖（2025）与首届理论评论奖（2011）等数十个海内外奖项和荣誉的获得者。他是全球首屈一指的大熊音乐出版社唯一的中国签约作曲家。中国唱片公司、人民音乐出版社、上海音乐出版社等也出版了他的唱片。他的《旅行者的梦》选入1949-2019中国交响乐原创精粹，《纪念》选入1919-2019中国交响乐世纪回顾。
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