Works by Ping Chang
Biography
Chang Ping, Ph.D., Professor of Composition and Deputy Director of the Composition Department at the Central Conservatory of Music, is among the first batch of the institution's dual-specialization doctoral supervisors. As a visiting scholar, Chang went to Berlin University of the Arts in 2009. He received four Wenhua awards, including one first prize for his “Concerto for Orchestra". His"Wind Strings" for Chinese ensemble was awarded the Gold Prize by the Tracitional Chinese Musical Instruments Association.
In June 2015, Chang's symphonic music concert was programed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China by the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra.
In October 2015, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, and commissioned by the China National Opera House, Chang composed his three-act opera "My Mother's Name is Taihang" for the 70th anniversary of the Anti-Fascists victory; the work was well received after its premiere at the Beijing Century Theatre. in 2017, the work was chosen to be included in the National Stage Arts Project.
In August 2019, the Harbin Symphony Orchestra held a dedicated concert for Changs symphonic works at Harbin Concert Hall.
His symphonic works Singularity and Black Light was programed at Carnegie Hall in New York, in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
His choral symphony suite Glorious Shenzhou received supports from the National Arts Fund's Stage Art and Symphony project in 2022.
In 2016, the five-act dance drama "Ode to Han", dedicated for the Hanzhong Opera and Dance Drama Theatre in Shaanxi Province, received supports from China National Arts Funds for itinerant performances.
In addition, Chang published his monograph "Analysis of the Selected Orchestral Works in the Twentieth Century" . He was chosen to be included in the "Four Batches" talent development plan of Beijing’s official public and cultural system. In 2018, Naxos Records released Chang's Symphonic works and sent the album on behalf of Chang for Grammy Awards’ candidacy.
Chang also serves as one of the official judges of the American Chinese Musicians’ Association, and the CCTV Instrumental Music Performance Competition.