Bio — Yixie Shen

YIXIE SHEN - COMPOSER

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^{"Yixie creates subtle sound worlds and is not afraid to take risks in structure and instrumentation. She has a beautiful sense of timbre and colour.

The way she weaves a narrative is refined and gripping.

Her music stays with you."

— The Jury of the Gaudeamus Award 2024}

Yixie Shen (b. 1993, CHN) is a composer based in Hamburg, Germany.

She is the winner of the Gaudeamus Award (2024), the Zwei Orgeln Plus from Musik 21 Niedersachsen (2024), and the Alexander International Music Award with the junge norddeutsche philharmonie (2023), among others. She has been awarded grants from akademie kontemporär (2021/2023) as well as several institutions.

Her music has been performed by a range of prominent groups across Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, South Africa, and China, including the Staatsoper Hamburg, Symphoniker Hamburg, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, and ensembles such as collective lovemusic, Ensemble Ascolta, Ensemble KNM Berlin, Ensemble L’ART POUR L’ART, IEMA Ensemble, Trio Catch, as well as the soloists of Ensemble LUX:NM, Ensemble Resonanz and New European Ensemble, among others. Her works have also been presented at notable venues, including the Elbphilharmonie and Staatsoper Hamburg opera stabile, as well as at festivals including the Gaudeamus Festival, Heinrich Schütz Music Festival, Musik 21 Festival, and more.

She holds a Konzertexamen and a Master’s degree from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg (University of Music and Theatre Hamburg), where she studied with Prof. Fredrik Schwenk. She previously earned her Bachelor’s degree in Composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, studying under Prof. He Xuntian, following earlier training with Ms. Ju Wenpei at The Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

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