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Wenchen Qin 秦文琛 | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Erdos, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Wenchen Qin (Chinese :秦文琛, b. October 29, 1966) is a Chinese composer. [1]
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Wenchen Qin 秦文琛 | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Erdos, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Wenchen Qin (Chinese :秦文琛, b. October 29, 1966) is a Chinese composer. [1]
Wenchen Qin (family name: Qin) was born in Erdos, Inner Mongolia, China, where he had classes in Chinese folk music at an early age. In 1987 he began his studies in composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He studied under Xu Shuya and Zhu Jian'er. After his graduation in 1992, he taught at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He went to Germany on a DAAD scholarship at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen in 1998, where he graduated with distinction in 2001. His teacher was Nicolaus A. Huber. Since his return to Beijing in 2001 Qin is back as a teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music and he composes for many international patrons.
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