Du Yun

Du Yun
杜韵 (Simplified Chinese), 杜韻 (Traditional Chinese)
Du Yun at Daguan theatre, at Shanghai Project opening
Du Yun at Daguan theatre, at Shanghai Project opening
Background information
Born (1977-06-18) June 18, 1977 (age 47)[1]
Shanghai, China
GenresAvant-garde, experimental, punk, classical, crossover, folk, electronic, alternative rock, pop, World
Occupations
  • composer
  • musician
  • performance artist
  • producer
Years active2000–present
LabelsModern Sky, National Sawdust Tracks, Oxingale, Pentatone, New Focus Records, Deutsche Grammophon
Websitechannelduyun.com
In this Chinese name, the family name is Du.
Du Yun
Traditional Chinese杜韻
Simplified Chinese杜韵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù 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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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2018 Fellows". www.artforum.com. April 5, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ York, Carnegie Corporation of New. "Great Immigrants". Carnegie Corporation of New York.
  5. ^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". GRAMMY.com. December 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete List". Entertainment Tonight. December 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 Grammys: The full list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Macdonald, Kyle (May 19, 2014). "10 ways the 2010s changed classical music forever". classicfm.
  9. ^ Todesco, Claudio (December 31, 2019). "È stato il decennio delle compositrici". RollingStone Italy.