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Bo Dai is a composer, pianist , harpsichordist, PhD in Composition and the Lecturer of the Composition Department at the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing. He won second place in the 2014 Beethoven Association International Composition Competition, and his award-winning work "Invisible Mountains" has toured in Poland, Norway, and the United States.
Bo Dai is hailed by the renowned composer Krzysztof Penderecki as “one of the most talented young composers among his peers.” Rachel Copper, the art director of the US Asian Society, praised that "Bo Dai has incredible composing talent, comparable with any great composer. He is proficient in history and philosophy, integrates the East and West, and convey the universe in his music.
As a composer, his works have been be reviewed favourably, such as "Wojski's Horn Concerto"(2015) commissioned by Mickiewicz University in Poland, the piano suite "Disappeared Landscapes" published by Cook Music/Kuke Music , "Prisoner's Womb" for flute quintet published by Dux commissioned by Poland , and the cello album"Gu JiaYe" published in collaboration with cellist Namula. His vocal suite"The Call of Dawn" was funded by China National Arts Fund for Young Artistic Talents. He was the only composer to create original music for the large ten-episode documentary "The Journey of Chinese Plants ". His latest works include the large-scale vocal suite"Wanli Changsha" and the violin concerto "Saudade", which premiered in September and December 2021, respectively.
As a performer, Dai Bo has been invited to give solo concerts and personal works concerts in New York, Morelia, Shanghai, and Beijing. He has also given solo piano/harpsichord concerts at the Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, and the Morelia City Hall, and has collaborated with many world-class performers in major music festivals and cultural events.