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Tan Dun

1957 - Today

Tan Dun

Tan Dun (Chinese: 谭盾; pinyin: Tán Dùn, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰǎn tu̯ə̂n]; born 18 August 1957) is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor. A leading figure of contemporary classical music, he draws from a variety of Western and Chinese influences, a pairing which has shaped much of his life and music. Having collaborated with leading orchestras around the world, Tan is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Grawemeyer Award for his opera Marco Polo (1996) and both an Academy Award and Grammy Award for his film score in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). His oeuvre as a whole includes operas, orchestral, vocal, chamber, solo and film scores, as well as genres that Tan terms "organic music" and "music ritual." Born in Hunan, China, Tan grew up during the Cultural Revolution and received musical education from the Central Conservatory of Music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tan Dun is the 945th most popular composer (down from 899th in 2019), the 780th most popular biography from China (down from 775th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Tan Dun ranks 945 out of 1,451. Before him are Giovanni Animuccia, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, Hubert Parry, André Cardinal Destouches, Felix Draeseke, and Alexander Mosolov. After him are Egon Wellesz, Richard Heuberger, Vilém Blodek, Arnold Bax, Sándor Veress, and Giovanni Battista Bassani.

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Giovanni Animuccia
1520 - 1571
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 939
Ignaz Schuppanzigh
1776 - 1830
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 940
Hubert Parry
1848 - 1918
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 941
André Cardinal Destouches
1672 - 1749
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 942
Felix Draeseke
1835 - 1913
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 943
Alexander Mosolov
1900 - 1973
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 944
Tan Dun
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 945
Egon Wellesz
1885 - 1974
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 946
Richard Heuberger
1850 - 1914
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 947
Vilém Blodek
1834 - 1874
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 948
Arnold Bax
1883 - 1953
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 949
Sándor Veress
1907 - 1992
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 950
Giovanni Battista Bassani
1650 - 1716
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 951

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Tan Dun ranks 183. Before him are Tignous, Ruy Ramos, Brad Bird, Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Masae Suzuki, and Isa Gambar. After him are Alaa Al Aswany, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Rustam Minnikhanov, Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Andreï Makine, and Masaru Uchiyama.

Others Born in 1957

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Tignous
COMIC ARTIST
1957 - 2015
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 177
Ruy Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 178
Brad Bird
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 179
Prince Jean of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 180
Masae Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 181
Isa Gambar
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 182
Tan Dun
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 183
Alaa Al Aswany
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 184
Yasuhiro Yamashita
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 185
Rustam Minnikhanov
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 186
Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 187
Andreï Makine
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 188
Masaru Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 189