Ge Gan-Ru

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Full Name	Ge Gan-Ru
Occupation	Experimental Musician
Date Of Birth	Jul 8, 1954(1954-07-08)
Age	70
Birthplace	Shanghai
Country	China
Horoscope	Leo

Ge Gan-Ru Biography

Ge Gan-Ru is one of the most popular and richest Experimental Musician who was born on July 8, 1954 in Shanghai, China. Ge Gan-ru (Chinese: 葛甘孺 ; born July 8, 1954) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music and a professor at Columbia University.

Ge Gan-ru’s personal composing style was developed during the years back in Shanghai. In 1983, his first representable work Yi Feng (The Lost Style) came out being commissioned by Frank Huang, who was still a student major in cello that year. Yi Feng, though arranged for solo cellist, has a chamber alike character. The strings are retuned a tri-tone lower than regular pitch and the body of cello is considered as four separated parts. The composer requires the soloist to play on those four parts in order to create percussive timbres. The premiere took place in the same year by Huang. Its avant-generation aesthetic caused a burst discussion nationwide.

Ge Gan-Ru Net Worth

Ge Gan-Ru is one of the richest Experimental Musician from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ge Gan-Ru 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ge Gan-ru was born in Shanghai, China. His early years were spent in the Chongming Island during the Cultural Revolution. In 1974, he was originally enrolled by the Shanghai Conservatory, majoring in violin. In the third year, he switched to composition major.

Also in 1983, Ge Gan-ru was recommended by Chou Wen-chung to the Columbia University for his doctorate in composition. He is now a professor in the Department of Music, Columbia University. His works has been performed by The New York Philharmonic, BBC Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lyon National Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, American Composers Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Kronos Quartet, Shanghai Quartet, Miami Quartet and many other ensembles. The copyright of his oeuvre are all kept by himself. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians describe him as ‘China’s first avant-garde composer’.

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Bakhodir Ranked on the list of most popular Experimental Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Ge Gan-Ru celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.