Chen Gang
Illustration — Chen Gang in 2018 Chen Gang (10 March 1935 – 18 July 2026) was a Chinese composer best known for his work Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto. He was the son of songwriter Chen Gexin. Gang started to learn piano and composition from his father and music teachers from a young age.
Chen Gang
- Born
- 1935 · Shanghai.
- Died
- 2026 · Shanghai.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- composer
- Education
- Shanghai Conservatory of Music
- Languages
- Chinese
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Illustration — Chen Gang in 2018 Chen Gang (10 March 1935 – 18 July 2026) was a Chinese composer best known for his work Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto. He was the son of songwriter Chen Gexin. Gang started to learn piano and composition from his father and music teachers from a young age.
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Chen Gang (1935–2026) was a composer, of Chinese nationality. The composer was born and died in Shanghai. Chen Gang was educated at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Languages used include Chinese.
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Life and career
From 1955 to 1959, Chen Gang was a student at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, studying composition. In 1959, Chen Gang, together with another student, He Zhanhao, composed the violin concerto Butterfly Lovers. The violin concerto won five Golden Record prizes as well as a Platinum Record prize. The Concerto has also achieved enormous international success. Chen was a professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In his composition career, he composed and recomposed many classics in China, including Butterfly Lovers, Miaolin's Morning, and The Golden Steel Smelting Furnace. He also composed a virtuoso violin solo piece: Sunshine in Tashkurgan, which is frequently performed in China. Chen died on 18 July 2026, at the age of 91.
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• Jing Jing Luo (b. 1953)
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1330979362, Chen, Gang.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500196976, Chen, Gang.
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- 1.Naxos Classical Music. Gang Chen- Bio, Albums, Pictures. naxos.com.
- 2.Butterfly lovers' timeless tale. mobile.chinadaily.com.cn.
- 3.The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto (1959). digitalscholarship.unlv.edu. 2021-01-08.
- 4.Chen Gang. www.kroma.fi.
- 5.Gang Chen - Concerts, Biography & News. BBC Music. September 2025.
- 6.163.com. 写下《梁祝》的作曲家陈钢去世. 18 July 2026.
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