Chen Yi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chen Yi
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1953(1953-04-04)
Age	71
Birthplace	Guangzhou
Country	People's Republic of China
Horoscope	Taurus

Chen Yi Biography

Chen Yi is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on April 4, 1953 in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Chen Yi (simplified Chinese: 陈怡 ; traditional Chinese: 陳怡 ; pinyin: Chén Yí ) (born April 4, 1953) is a Chinese-American composer of contemporary classical music as well as a violinist. She was the first Chinese woman to receive a Master of Arts (M.A.) in music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Chen was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Si Ji (Four Seasons), and has received awards from the Koussevistky Music Foundation and American Academy of Arts and Letters (Lieberson Award), as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2010, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The New School and in 2012, she was awarded the Brock Commission from the American Choral Directors Association. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2019.

Chen Yi Net Worth

Chen Yi is one of the richest Composer from People's Republic of China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chen Yi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chen began studying piano at the age of three, heavily influenced by the music of Western composers such as Bach and Mozart. However, once the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, Western attitudes were severely shunned and arts were opposed. For ten years, education came to a halt and people were relocated to work in large communes in countryside. Chen’s father and older sister were sent away, but she managed to stay in her hometown a while longer and continued to practice music, although she was forced to stuff a blanket inside her piano in order to dampen the sound and play her violin with a mute. When she was 15 years old, the family house was searched, all possessions were taken, and the rest of her family was dispersed to different locations to perform compulsory labor in the countryside.

Chen lived for many years in New York City, and studied composition with Chou Wen-chung and Mario Davidovsky at Columbia University, earning a DMA with distinction. Her husband is the composer Zhou Long. As of 2006, both Chen and Zhou are professors of composition at the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance.

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Who is Chen Yi Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Chen Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in People's Republic of China. Chen Yi celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

What did Chen Yi do during the Cultural Revolution?

She practiced Western music on her violin secretively, dampening the sounds by covering the windows and doors with blankets. She also used her Western techniques to improvise on Chinese revolutionary folk songs. To continue her musical pursuits in composition, she came to New York City in the early 1980s.

Who influenced Chen Yi?

Chen began studying piano at the age of three, heavily influenced by the music of Western composers such as Bach and Mozart.

When was Chen Yi born?

April 4, 1953 (age 69 years)

Where did Chen Yi grow up?

Chen was born and raised in Guangzhou, China into a talented family. Her parents were doctors and musicians; her mother played the piano, and her father was a violinist. Her older sister was a child prodigy, and both she and their younger brother continue to work as professional musicians in China.

What instruments does Chen Yi play?

Chen Yi 陈怡 MA
Born| April 4, 1953 Guangzhou, China
Occupation(s)| Composer, Violinist
Instruments| Violin
Years active| 1970–present