Wang Ying (composer) facts for kids
Wang Ying (Chinese: 王穎; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng) is a talented composer from China, born on September 10, 1976. She now lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
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About Wang Ying
Wang Ying was born in Shanghai, China. She started playing the piano when she was just four years old! Her first teacher was her own father, Wang Xilin, who is also a composer.
She went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music to study how to create music. She learned about composition and how to arrange music for different instruments. She finished her studies there with great success in 2002.
In 2003, Wang Ying moved to Cologne, Germany, to continue her music education. She studied with famous composers like York Höller and Helmut Lachenmann. She also learned about electronic music, which uses computers and special instruments to make sounds. She finished her advanced studies in Germany in 2011.
After that, she went to Paris, France, in 2011 to study at IRCAM. This is a very special place for music and computer science. She learned even more about combining music with technology.
Her Music Style
Wang Ying's music is really unique! She often mixes sounds from traditional Chinese music with modern Western pop music. She also loves to use electronics and special electronic instruments, like the minimoog, in her pieces. Sometimes, her music even includes visuals, like videos or projections, to go along with the sounds. Her music often explores important ideas and themes.
Performances and Awards
Wang Ying's amazing music has been played all over the world! Her works have been performed in countries like China, Germany, France, the United States, and many more.
She has worked with many famous music groups, called ensembles and orchestras. Some of these include the Ensemble Modern and Klangforum Wien. Her music has also been played by big orchestras like the Gürzenich Orchestra and the SWR Symphony Orchestra.
Wang Ying has won several important awards for her music. These include the Heidelberger Künstlerinnenpreis in 2017 and the Irino-Prize in 2014. She has also been asked to create new music for many festivals. She even teaches about electronic music and her own compositions at music schools in China and Germany.
In 2012, Wang Ying made history! She was only the second female composer to win the Biennial Brandenburg Symphony Composition Competition. This was a big achievement for her!
Selected Music Pieces
Orchestra
- Phantasmagoria for orchestra (2008)
- Steel, Steam, Storm for orchestra (2008–2009)
- Fusion for orchestra (2011)
- Unermüdlich strömend, nahezu transparent for orchestra (2013)
- Schwarzes Holz for orchestra and tárogató (2014/15)
- LTD 1 for orchestra (2016/2017)
- 528 HZ 8va for orchestra and electronics (2021/2022)
Chamber Orchestra
- Nur Ich for gu zheng, pipa, sheng, percussion, piano, violin, viola and violoncello (2009)
- Fokus-Axis for ensemble (2010)
- Glissadulation for ensemble and electronics (2013/2015)
- ROBOTICtack for alto, ensemble and electronics (2017)
- Black Hole, Big Bang (2018) for ensemble, electronics and interactive visual arts
- MusicBox for ensemble, electronics and film (2018)
- Schmutz for ensemble, electronics and 4 megaphones (tape) (2019)
- DELETE [ sic! ] for female voice and ensemble (2021)
- DIS - A. (ppearance) for ensemble and video (2021)
- Re:Wilding for chamber orchestra and electronics (2020)
Vocal music
- Echo aus den Vergangenheit I for 2 Choirs (1999)
- Die Gasse im Regen for speaker, flute, harp and mixed choir (1999)
- Ursprung des Klangs for choir and 3 percussionists (2004)
- Pie-R-Rot for voices and ensemble (2010)
- F-Ü-I-D for baritone and piano (2010)
- GAWA for female voice and Chinese ocarina (2021)
- Illuminations 3 Songs for female voice, piano and electronics (2022)
Chamber opera
- Wilde Gräser for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, choir and ensemble (1999–2000)
- Lorry 39 for mezzo-soprano, video, ensemble and electronics (2022)
Chamber music
- Illusion for sheng and string quartet (2000)
- Schatten, durch den Klang I for organ and drums (2005)
- Moment der Kontemplation for bass clarinet, accordion and tamtam (2006)
- Durchsichtiges Lied for oboe and harp (2006)
- Schatten, durch den Klang II for Oboe Duo (2007)
- Begrenzt-Unbegrenzt for saxophone, violin, viola and percussion (2008)
- Durchsichtiges Lied 2nd version for alto flute and harp (2006/2009)
- Compass quartet for clarinet, horn, violoncello, piano and electronics (2009/2010)
- Cycle for piano trio (2011)
- Tun•Tu for baritone saxophone, electronic sounds and live electronics (2012)
- Build up für Shakuhachi, Sho, Sheng, Pipa, Sarnaghi, Koto and Guzheng (2012)
- Deconstruct-Reconstruction for piano, timpani, leap motion and electronics (2015)
- Unlinked Innocence for accordion, clarinet and electronics (2016)
- Snapshot for erhu, piano and electronics (2017)
- ¾ - Trio in the Cube for Pipa, Percussion and GuZheng (2021)
- Copyleft for string quartet (2021)
Solo pieces
- Imprint – Blue for piano (2011)
- Focus-Exchange for bass clarinet and electronics (2015)
- A for solo performers with amplified tarogato and live electronics (2017)
- NOCTILUCENT for solo trumpet and video (2017)
- Virulent for solo flute (2020)
