Bian Liunian () is a Chinese musician, composer and musical director. He is responsible for the musical production of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony.Music director's Closing Ceremony commentary
– ''The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (en.beijing2008.cn) (August 24, 2008)'' (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)Full Coverage: The Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games
– ''The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (en.beijing2008.cn) (August 24, 2008)'' (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)
– ''People's Daily Online (August 24, 2008)'' (Retrieved on August 24, 2008) Liunian has specialized in playing the two-string fiddle

erhu The ''erhu'' (; ) is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a ''Southern Fiddle'', and is sometimes known in the Western world as the ''Chinese violin'' or a ''Chinese two-s ...

, a Chinese traditional folk instrument. In addition to the erhu he plays over 200 musical instruments. As a composer he creates more than 200 musical works every year.Mixture of Tradition and Modernity
China Beat 2003-9-2 (Retrieved on November 10, 2007) 2001 saw him duet on Erhu with Dj Mel”Herbie”Kent (UK) scratch mixing on turntables to a capacity 73,000 crowd at the Workers Stadium Beijing for the closing ceremony of the Universiade. He has been the Musical Director for over 14 years for the

CCTV New Year's Gala The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese N ...

, one of the most watched television programs in the world.Pavel Udas
Bian Liu Nian (interview)
(Retrieved on November 10, 2007)

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