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YIN Mingwu

  • Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music

YIN Mingwu, contemporary Chinese composer, Ph. D. of composition, professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Musicl (SHCM) anddoctoral advisor, Dr. Yin has been engaged in music composition and teaching and research in modern composiion and orchestrationtechniqve.
His compositions cover a wide range of musical forms, among which are May, the Year (grand modern dancing drama, for orchestra1995), Symphonic Painting YUN (1992), ink Wash Painting for Orchestra (2014), Xi for Erhu and String Orchestra (2006), and chambermusic, symphonic chorus, multimedia symphonic music, mixed chorus a cappella, and so on. Many of these works have been widelyperformed at various music festivals such as the lSCM international Contemporary Music Festival, the Youth-Europe-Classic Summer MusicFestival,European Choral Music festival, the Shanghai Spring lnternational Music Festival, and so on. Many orchestras have premieredand per formed Dr, Yin's works, such as the BBC philharmonic,the German European Youth Symphony Orchestra, Ars Nova Copenhagenthe Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the China National Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and so on.
Dr. Yin has received various awards and prizes including Grand Prize (Symphonic Works) in internaional composition competitions, theMinistry of Cuture large-scale symphonic Work Awgrd, the Composition Awgrd in Golden Bell Chinese Music Awgrds (Choral Workslthe Ministry of Culture Innovation Award, and so on.