15 Notable alumni of
Central Conservatory of Music
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Central Conservatory of Music is 1533rd in the world, 339th in Asia, and 31st in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Central Conservatory of Music sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Lang Lang
- Occupations
- classical pianist
- Biography
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Lang Lang is a Chinese pianist who has performed with major orchestras around the world and appeared at many leading concert halls. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and many of the top American orchestras. A Chicago Tribune music critic called him "the biggest, most exciting young keyboard talent I have encountered in many a year of attending piano recitals." Lang is considered one of the most accomplished classical musicians of modern times by the United Nations.
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Yuja Wang
- Occupations
- musicianpianist
- Biography
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Yuja Wang is a Chinese pianist. Born in Beijing, she began learning piano there at age six, and went on to study at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
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Vanessa-Mae
- Occupations
- violinistalpine skiercomposer
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Vanessa-Mae, also called Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, is a Singaporean-born British violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the United Kingdom in 2006. She competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn (Thai: วาเนสซ่า วรรณกร, romanized: Wa-nes-sa Wan-na-kon; her father's surname) for Thailand in alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was initially banned from skiing by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after participating in a qualifying race allegedly organised to enable her to qualify for the Winter Olympics. An appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport led to the ban being nullified, citing lack of evidence for her own wrongdoing or any manipulation. The FIS later issued an apology to her.
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Wang Feng
- Occupations
- singercomposersongwriter
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Wang Feng is a Chinese rock musician and composer. He was the founder and lead vocals of the rock band No. 43 Baojia Street. He also composed the music for Wang Xiaoshuai's 2001 film Beijing Bicycle.
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Wei Wei
- Occupations
- singeractor
- Biography
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Wei Wei is a Chinese mandopop singer, actress, philanthropist and professor. Nicknamed "The Empress of Pop", she has been widely recognized for her artistry and vocal performances. She has been regarded as one of the greatest Chinese entertainers of her generation, and her contributions to music and visual media have made her a prominent and influential Chinese pop culture figure during the 1990's and early 2000s.
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Zhu Xiao-Mei
- Occupations
- pianistuniversity teacherpiano teacher
- Biography
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Zhu Xiao-Mei is a Chinese French classical pianist and teacher, now based in Paris, France.
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Yin Chengzong
- Years
- 1941-.. (age 83)
- Occupations
- composerpoliticianclassical pianistmusic teacher
- Biography
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Yin Chengzong is a Chinese pianist and composer.
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Zhou Long
- Enrolled in Central Conservatory of Music
- Studied in 1977-1983
- Occupations
- musicologistpianistcomposeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Zhou Long is a Chinese American composer. He won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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Ye Xiaogang
- Occupations
- composermusic teacher
- Biography
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Ye Xiaogang is one of China's most active and most famous composers of contemporary classical music.
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Zheng Xiaoying
- Occupations
- conductor
- Biography
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Zheng Xiaoying is a Chinese conductor and was the first female conductor in China. Zheng was the chief conductor of the China National Opera House (CNOH) and she formed and conducted the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra. She was formerly the director of the Conducting Department of the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing.
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Liu Dehai
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Liu Dehai was a Chinese pipa player. He was born in Shanghai. In 1954, he learned the instrument under Lin Shicheng's guidance, entering the Central Conservatory of Music in 1957. After graduating in 1962, Liu stayed at the conservatory, serving as a professor. In 1964 he was transferred to the China Conservatory of Music. Since 1963, he held numerous performances in China and more than 30 other countries.
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Willie Barrow
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- activist
- Biography
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Willie Beatrice Barrow was an American civil rights activist and minister. Barrow was the co-founder of Operation PUSH, which was named Operation Breadbasket at the time of its creation alongside Rev. Jesse Jackson. In 1984, Barrow became the first woman executive director of a civil rights organization, serving as Push's CEO. Barrow was the godmother of President Barack Obama.
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Zhang Liping
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Zhang Liping is a Chinese soprano, who has sung leading roles in the opera houses of both Europe and North America. She is particularly known for her portrayal of Madama Butterfly.
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Natalie Ni Shi
- Years
- 1983-.. (age 41)
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Natalie Ni Shi is a Canadian lyric operatic soprano and film actress. She has received critical acclaim since her debut as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute.
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Fang Man
- Occupations
- pianistcomposer
- Biography
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FANG Man is a Chinese-born American composer.
