Mo Fan (莫凡

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

, May 1949) is a Chinese composer. During the Cultural Revolution he was sent to

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

, where he taught himself composition. In 1979 he entered

Shanghai Conservatory The Shanghai Conservatory of Music () was founded on November 27, 1927, as the first music institution of higher education in China. Its teachers and students have won awards at home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name "the crad ...

Works

* ''

Thunderstorm A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder. Relatively weak thunderstorms are someti ...

''. * Pipa concerto - ''Changhen ge'' "Ballad of the Eternal Sorrow" - for soprano, pipa, flute and orchestra 1991

Selected recordings

* "Waterscape Silhouette" ''piao'' 《漂》 - for pipa on recital by UK Chinese ensemble ''The Silk String Quartet - Contemporary and Traditional Chinese Music'' ARC Music 2007''Impressions of a pipa player'' Samuel Shengmiao Wong, Desmond Kon, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. School of Film & Media Studies - 2003 "The CD also featured a new composition for pipa and percussion by Mo Fan called Piao (Current). "The melody for "

References

1949 births Chinese male composers Living people Musicians from Hangzhou Shanghai Conservatory of Music alumni Chinese composers {{China-composer-stub