Du Yun

Quick Facts

Full Name	Du Yun
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jun 18, 1977(1977-06-18)
Age	47
Birthplace	Shanghai
Country	United States
Horoscope	Gemini

Du Yun Biography

Du Yun is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on June 18, 1977 in Shanghai, United States. In 2006, Du Yun joined the composition faculty at the State University of New York-Purchase. In 2017, she joined the composition faculty at Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. She is the Professor of Composition at Peabody. In 2017, she was also appointed as the distinguished visiting professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

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From 2014-2018, Du Yun was the Artistic Director of the MATA Festival in New York City.

Du Yun is regarded as “leading force on the New York Scene,” “one of China’s leading young composers.” Her onstage performing persona has been described as “adventurously eclectic” and “an indie diva with avant garde edge” by The New York Times. She was named one of the top 35 female composers in classical music by The Washington Post. Her album “Angel’s Bone” and “Dinosaur Scar” are listed as Top Recordings of The Year in both 2017 and 2018 by the New Yorker. Her work for Jennifer Koh “Give Me Back My Fingerprints” is listed as Top 25 Classical Music Tracks of 2019 by the New York Times.

During her first year of college, British band Portishead released a new album, and Du Yun fell into the world of trip-hop. Her psychedelic style was later used in many of her works, and in 2012, she released her first studio album, Shark in You, which featured a variety of styles, from experimental dance music to cabaret and jazz electronic music.

Du Yun Net Worth

Du Yun is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Du Yun 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In its decade review, UK’s Classical FM listed her winning of Pulitzer as No.6 in “10 ways the 2010s changed classical music forever.” Rolling Stone Italia named her as one of the women composers who defined the 2010s decade.

She has been selected by the National Public Radio as one of the 100 most influential young composers under 40 in 2011. The Washington Post listed her as one of top 35 female composers in classical music.

Du Yun is an advocate for women, racial equality and social justice. In an interview with National Public Radio on the gender issue in classical music, she said: “I think this is the issue — larger and deeper than the debate of discrimination at hand. Any sustainable and viable career paths cannot and should not depend on a few people’s luck.” Speaking to Foreign Policy on art’s power in politics, she said: “A lot of times politics, global issues, are very black and white… There is a place for that, but it’s also fantastic to have art side by side, from different viewpoints open for interpretations.”

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Du Yun founded and curated the Pan Asia Sounding Festival at National Sawdust in March 2018, as part of the Spring Revolution. “I want to demystify Asian culture. I want to question who owns the culture and bring together the divisions we have in society,” she told the New York News Channel PIX11.

Facts & Trivia

Du Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Du Yun celebrates birthday on June 18 of every year.

When she studied in high school, she began to spend pocket money to buy CDs that had beautiful album covers. Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins, Sinead O’Connor and Kraftwerk entered her world all at once. She indulged in Krautrock, and psychedelic rock.