Selected works and mp3 samples


2008 • Piano Quintet - commissioned by the 2009 Christchurch Arts Festival with funds from Creative NZ. 25 min.

• Questioning the Mountains for violin and piano. Commissioned by Rieko Suzuki. Premiere performance in Christchurch by Jun Bouterey-Ishido, vln, Gao Ping, pf. 7min

• A Little Song for violin and piano. Commissioned by Rieko Suzuki. Premiere performance in Yokohama Museum, Rieko Suzuki, vln, Gao Ping, pf. 4 min.

 

 
2007

• Piano Concerto (’06-07) Commissioned by Jack Richards. Premiered by Gao Ping and the NZ Symphony Orchestra in May, 2008. 28 min.





• Fairy Tale for orchestra (’07) 5 min. Commissioned by the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Music Office.

• Just a Moment for piano (’07) 5 min.

• Night Alley for piano (’06 ) 10 min. Commissioned by the 4th China International Piano Competition 2007.

• The Mountain for orchestra (’05-‘07) Commissioned by the Christchurch International Arts Festival 2007. 12 min

• Bright Light and Cloud Shadows for string quartet. Commissioned by the NZ String Quartet. Premiered in Jan. ’07. 12 min.

 

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2005 • Contemplating Tango for violin and piano. Commissioned by Arnold Steinhardt and Sheng Yuan. Premiered in the Amati Music Festival, NYC, July 2005. 7 min

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• Two Shinyu Pai Poems for soprano and piano. Premiered in Cincinnati 2005. 7 min
 

I. Dog Story
II. Elegy
  • Where Are We Going? for Chinese Cimbalom, cello, piano and percussions. Commissioned by the Taiwan National Chinese Orchestra. Premiered in the Taipei National Concert Hall, April 2005. 13 min
  • Concealed Kisses, a suite for vocalizing pianist ’(05 -06)
 

I. Concealed Kisses
II. A Day a world
III. Xiaoxiao
IV. Coal dust


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• Enchanted Hands "Miao Shou" for two pianos and percussions. First performance by the students of the Burnside High School Special Music Program, Christchurch, June, 2005. 11 min

 

 

 
2004 • The Mountain for two pianos. Commissioned by Ursula Oppens and Frederic Rzewski. First performance by Frederic Rzewski and Gao Ping, Cincinnati 2005. 12 min
 

• Twelve-hour Bridge for flute and piano. "The Six Continent Project” commission. Premiered at the Icebreaker in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 12 min

 

 
2003 • Concerto for Pipa, Violin, and Orchestra "the Journey of Pipa". Cincinnati Chinese Music Society Commission, premiered by Ke Ming, pipa, Tim O’Neil, violin, Cincinnati Conservatory Phiharmonia, February, 2004. 25 min

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  • Two Soviet Love Songs for Vocalizing Pianist. Recorded on Naxos. 6 min
 

I. Evenings in the Suburban Moscow
II. Katyusha-homage to Dimitri Shostakovich
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  • Prayer's Mask for piano (with text by Terry Tempest Williams). Commissioned by pianist Xie Ya-ou. Premiered in Berlin, 2003. 6 min
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featured in Musical Works 2005, a quarterly Chinese publication
 

• Sonatine "Dialogue between Wind and Snow" for flute and piano (or violin and piano). First prize winner of Auros Composition Competition. 7 min

 
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2002 • Blue Mask for piano. Commissioned and recorded by Dutch pianist Marcel Worms. Premiered at the Ice Breaker, Amsterdam, 2003. Published by Peers Music, Germany. 7 min
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  • Moments with Yuma, a little suite for piano 12 min
  • Prelude and Fake Monk Fugue for piano trio 10 min
 

• The Emperor and the Nightingale for narrator, violin solo and chamber orchestra. Commissioned by the Starling Chamber Orchestra. Premiered at the Aspen Music Festival ’02. 26 min

 

 
2001 • Nocturnes III for marimba solo (transcribed by Brian Hubard) 12 min

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  • Nocturnes II for cl. vib. and guitar 12 min
  • Concertino for violin and strings. Commissioned by the Starling Chamber Orchestra. Premiered in the Exhibition Centre in Beijing. 12 min
 

I. Prelude
II. Night Prayer
III. Musicians in the Hutongs
IV. Dance
  • Sonata No. 2 "Departures" for cello and piano (recorded on Naxos). 24 min
 

• The Story Teller "Shou Shu Ren" for fl., ob., vln. vla., cello, and harp. Commissioned and premiered by Ensemble Pyramide, Zurich. Recorded on Naxos. 29 min

 
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2000

• Dance Fury-homage to Astor Piazzolla for piano. Recorded by Michael Houstoun on “Inland”, Rattle label, NZ. (Accordion version was made by Janne Rattya) 7 min

 

 
1999

• Distant Voices for piano (recorded on Naxos) 13 min

 

 
1998

• String Quartet 10 min

 

 
1997

• Nocturnes for guitar 12 min

 

 
1996

• Sonata No.1 for cello and piano 12 min

 

 
1994

• Dawn for violin/flute and piano (recorded on the Starling label) 5 min

 

 
1993

• Poem for flute and piano 6 min

 

 
1986

• Lento Malinconico – homage to Erik Satie for piano. 6 min.

 
 

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