Du Yun
Composer / Live Electronics

Born and raised in Shanghai, China, currently based in NYC, Du Yun (b.1977) is an internationally-performed composer and musician. Hailed by the New York Times as "cutting-edge... to whom the term 'young composer' could hardly do justice," "an indie pop diva with an avant-garde edge;" "re-invents herself dailly... so does her music," (TimeOut-NYC) she is equally adept at writing for concert halls, art shows, experimental theatres, opera, modern dances and pop songs. Du Yun has received commissions include from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, the Mann Center for Performing Arts, the Carnegie Hall Professional Workshop Commisiosion, tthe Whitney Museum Live, the Shanghai Rockbund Art Museum, the Fromm Foundation, Chamber Music America, Festivals für Neue Musik & aktuelle Kultur (Switzerland) and many more.