Liu Xing

Liu Xing was born in Heilongjiang in northern China. He was admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, first studying in the Traditional Instruments Department and later changed to the Theories of Composition for Traditional Music. He graduated in 1982 with a major in yueqin. He has been living in Shanghai since 1993.

Some of Liu’s major works include Symphony No. 2 for Chinese Orchestra (1984), The Animal Suite (1986), In Remembrance of Yunnan (1987), Erhu Concerto(1991), Symphony No. 3(1997), Zhongruan Concerto No. 2(2004)and many more.

His CD releases include My Way (1992), The Lake (1995), The Tree (1996), Animal Suites(for orchestra, 1998), Talking to Myself (1999), Oceania (2004), Guangling San (for zhongruan, 2009) etc.