I MAKE MUSIC and MUSIC MAKES ME...... TAN DUN: a new concept of a CONDUCTOR the conducting repetoire for 2014-2016 SEASONS
TAN DUN, CONDUCTOR 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
My icons are Mahler and Bernstein. I believe conducting is part of my spiritual life. I learned my conducting through composing and learned composing through my conducting. That is why music to me is such a dramatic journey and colorful dream in action and mind. TAN DUN
Orchestral Repetoire 1 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)
3 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) 4 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)
5 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) 6 TAN DUN, THE MIRACULOUS MANDARIN 1. Bartok: Dance Suite 2. Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto 3. Cage: Atlas Eclipticalis 4. Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin
7 NATURE 1. Tan Dun: Percussion Concerto The Tears of Nature 2. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring 8 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 9 NEW YORK 1. Berstein: Candide Overture 2. Tan Dun: Bass Concerto 10 SPAIN 1. Ravel: Rhasopdie Espagnole (Spanish Rhapsody) 2. Tan Dun: Guitar Concerto 11 WATER SPIRIT 1. Smetana: The Moldau: Vtava 2. Tan Dun: Water Concerto (for water percussion and orchestra) 3. Ives: The Unanswered Question 4. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue 3. Bach: Concerto in A minor (for guitar and strings) 4. Ravel: Bolero 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 12 THE GATE OF RESURRECTION 1. Tan Dun: The Gate (for Peking opera singer, soprano and puppeteer with orchestra) 14 SOUND AND PICTURE IN MOTION 1. Takemitsu: Three Film Scores 2. Tan Dun: Triple Concerto (for violin, cello, piano and orchestra), music from 2. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (selections) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and The Banquet 3. Musorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition 13 MARCO POLO AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY 1. Hindemith: Scherzo - from Symphonic Metamorphosis 2. Tan Dun: Four Secret Roads of Marco Polo 15 HEROS BEHIND THE INTERNET 1. Tan Dun: Internet Symphony Eroica (for 10 celli and orchestra) 2. Stravinsky: Violin Concerto 3. Busoni: Turandot Suite 3. Beethoven: Symphony No.3 Eroica
16 SYMPHONY OF ATONAL ROCK N ROLL 1.Borodin: Polovtsian Dances 2. Tan Dun: Atonal Rock n Roll 3. Bartok: Dance Suite 4.Ravel: Bolero 17 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)
18 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 19 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 20 1. Hindemith: Scherzo - from Symphonic Metamorphosis 2. Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn (for viola and orchestra) 21 1. Stravinsky: Symphony for the Wind (in memory of Debussy) 2. Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxphone and orchestra 22 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 3. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring 3. Debussy: Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra Concerto no.1 4. Stravinsky: Firebird (1919) 3. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 OR Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 OR Prokofiev No.5
Chamber Orchestra Repetoire 23 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 24 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)
Tan Dun Featured on the Cover Estra Esquire Berliner Philharmoniker Italy, 2008 China, 2010 Germany, 2004 Mostly Classic Classic Voice YouTube Symphony Orchestra Japan, 2002 Italy, 2008 New York, 2009