The world renowned artist Tan Dun follows in the footsteps of his musical icons conductor/ composer’s Mahler and Bernstein, in that his composing guides his conducting and his conducting simultaneously shapes his composing. He has made an indelible mark on the world’s music scene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical music, multimedia performance, and Eastern and Western traditions. A winner of today’s most prestigious honors including the
Grammy Award, Oscar/Academy Award, Grawemeyer Award for classical music, Bach Prize of the City of Hamburg and
Moscow’s Shostakovich Award, Tan Dun’s music has been played throughout the world by leading orchestras, opera houses, international festivals, and on the radio and television. As a global cultural leader, Tan Dun uses his creativity to raise awareness of environmental issues and to protect cultural diversity. In 2010, Tan Dun served as “Cultural Ambassador to the World” for World EXPO Shanghai and most recently, UNESCO appointed Tan Dun as its global Goodwill Ambassador.
AS A CONDUCTOR, TAN DUN HAS LED THE WORLD’S
MOST ESTEEMED ORCHESTRAS, INCLUDING:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra (china tour)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (2 seasons)
La Scala Philharmonic
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (2 seasons)
Munich Philharmonic (4 seasons)
Santa Cecilia Orchestra (3 seasons)
The Philadelphia Orchestra (2 seasons)
BBC Symphony Orchestra (4 seasons)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (3 seasons)
NHK Symphony Orchestra of Japan (4 seasons)
Orchestre National de France (2 seasons)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic (3 seasons)
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (8 seasons)
China National Symphony Orchestra (2 seasons)
China Philharmonic Orchestra (4 seasons)
London Symphony Orchestra and more than 30 orchestras worldwide.
CONTACT:
David V. Foster , Opus 3 Artists
E: dfoster@opus3artists.com, T: +1-212-584-7520

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FIRE
1. de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance
2. Tan Dun: Piano Concerto (The Fire)
3. Musorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
2
LOVE
1. Prokofiev: The Love of Three Oranges
2. Tan Dun: Violin Concerto (The Love)
3. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (selections)

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INTERCOURSE OF WATER AND FIRE
1. Cage: Atlas Eclipticalis
2. Tan Dun: Cello Concerto
Intercourse of Water and Fire
3. Ravel: Ma mere l’oye (Mother Goose)
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THE SECRET SONGS
1. Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra
2. Stravinsky: Firebird (1919)
3. Tan Dun: Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women, (Symphony for harp, 13 films and orchestra)

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FROM MAO TO MOZART
1. Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn
(viola and orchestra)
2. Tan Dun: Out of Peking Opera
(violin and orchestra)
3. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
(viola/violin and orchestra)
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TAN DUN, THE MIRACULOUS MANDARIN
1. Bartok: Dance Suite
2. Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto
3. Cage: Atlas Eclipticalis
4. Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin

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NATURE
1. Tan Dun: Percussion Concerto
The Tears of Nature
2. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
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EARTH
1. Tan Dun: Earth Concerto
(for ceramic/stone instruments and orchestra) Salute to Gustav Mahler
2. Mahler: Das Lieder von Erde

Lang Lang and Tan Dun
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NEW YORK
1. Berstein: Candide Overture
2. Tan Dun: Bass Concerto
3. Ives: The Unanswered Question
4. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
10
SPAIN
1. Ravel: Rhasopdie Espagnole
(Spanish Rhapsody)
2. Tan Dun: Guitar Concerto
3. Bach: Concerto in A minor
(for guitar and strings)
4. Ravel: Bolero
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WATER SPIRIT
1. Smetana: The Moldau: Vtava
2. Tan Dun: Water Concerto
(for water percussion and orchestra)
3. Takemitsu: Towards the Sea
4. Britten: Four Sea Interludes

“Enchanting conductor, Tan Dun kneads the sound with tendril, fluent and delicate gestures. With natural self-reliance he accentuates the colors of the sounds, which is not only an advantage to his own music, but to the works of the other composers performed as well.”
Het Parool, Amsterdam

Placido Domingo and Tan Dun
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THE GATE OF RESURRECTION
1. Tan Dun: The Gate (for Peking opera singer, soprano and puppeteer with orchestra)
2. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (selections)
13
MARCO POLO AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY
1. Hindemith: Scherzo - from Symphonic
Metamorphosis
2. Tan Dun: Four Secret Roads of Marco Polo
(for 10 celli and orchestra)
3. Busoni: Turandot Suite
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SOUND AND PICTURE IN MOTION
1. Takemitsu: Three Film Scores
2. Tan Dun: Triple Concerto (for violin, cello, piano and orchestra), music from
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,
Hero and The Banquet
3. Musorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
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HEROS BEHIND THE INTERNET
1. Tan Dun: Internet Symphony “Eroica”
2. Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
3. Beethoven: Symphony No.3 “Eroica”

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SYMPHONY OF
ATONAL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
1.Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
2. Tan Dun: Atonal Rock n’ Roll
3. Bartok: Dance Suite
4.Ravel: Bolero
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INDUSTRY AND NATURE
1. Tan Dun: Internet Symphonic “Erocia”
2. Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
3. Tan Dun: Symphony Poem on 3 Notes
4. Stravinsky: Fire Bird (1919)

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WATER AND FIRE
1. de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance
2. Tan Dun: Water Concerto (for water percussion and orchestra)
3. Tan Dun: Paper Concerto (for paper percussion and orchestra)
4. Britten: Four Sea Interludes
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INTERCOURSE OF WATER AND FIRE
1. Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra
2. Tan Dun: Intercourse of Water and Fire
(for cello and orchestra)
3. Debussy: Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra
4. Tan Dun: Death and Fire

“Mr. Tan is a dynamic conductor with colorful illustrations for the eye and ear.”
The New York Times
“Tan, who conducted this London Premiere, has opened up new worlds of experience in contemporary music, bringing a breath of fresh air to a
Western tradition that can be too inward looking.”
The Daily Telegraph, London

Yo Yo Ma and Tan Dun
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1. Hindemith: Scherzo - from Symphonic
Metamorphosis
2. Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn
(for viola and orchestra)
3. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
21
1. Stravinsky: Symphony for the Wind
(in memory of Debussy)
2. Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxphone and orchestra
3. Debussy: Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra
4. Stravinsky: Firebird (1919)
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1. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
2. Mendelsohn: Violin Concerto OR Tchaikovsky:
Violin Concerto OR Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (for piano and orchestra) OR Tchaikovsky: Piano
Concerto no.1
3. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 OR Shostakovich:
Symphony No.5 OR Prokofiev No.5

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1. Takemitsu: Towards the Sea
2. Arvo Part: Tabula rasa (for two violins, prepared piano and strings)
3. Gorecki: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings
4. Tan Dun: Symphony for Strings
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1. Takemitsu: Three Film Scores (for string orchestra)
2. Tan Dun: Concerto for Pipa/Zheng and String Orchestra
3. Ives: The Unanswered Question
4. Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(for cello/erhu, percussion and chamber orchestra)

Estra
Italy, 2008
Esquire
China, 2010
Berliner Philharmoniker
Germany, 2004
Mostly Classic
Japan, 2002
Classic Voice
Italy, 2008
YouTube Symphony Orchestra
New York, 2009