Tan Dun

The world-renowned artist and UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun 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. He is the winner of today’s most prestigious honours, including the Grammy, Oscar, Grawemeyer and Shostakovich Award, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France, the Bach Prize, Italy’s Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 50th Istanbul Music Festival Lifetime Achievement award. Tan Dun’s music has been played throughout the world by leading orchestras, opera houses, international festivals, and on radio and television. He is currently the Dean of Bard College Conservatory of Music, and Hong Kong’s ambassador for cultural promotion.

As a conductor of innovative programmes around the world, he has led the China tours of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and NHK Symphony. He led the Orchestre National de Lyon in a six-city tour; a four-city tour of Switzerland and Belgium with the Guangzhou Symphony; and conducted the RAI National Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic and Melbourne Symphony, where he was named Artistic Ambassador. Previous season highlights include conducting the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He also serves as the Honorary Artistic Consultant of the China National Symphony Orchestra.

Tan Dun records for Decca and has previously released albums with Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Opus Arte, BIS, and Naxos.