Leilei Tian

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Leilei Tian: was born in 1971 in China. She began to study piano at the age of six. From 1988 to 1995, she studied composition in Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and got her Master's Degree. In 1997, she went to Sweden to study with Ole Lützow-Holm in the Conservatory of Music in Göteborg and got her postgraduate diploma in 2001. From 2002 to 2003 she has attended the one-year master class for electro-acoustic music in Ircam in Paris and studied with Philippe Leroux, Jonathan Harvey, Tristan Murail, Brian Ferneyhough and Philippe Manoury. Since then she has been living in Paris. She receives commissions by various music institutions, festivals and ensembles. Her music has been widely performed and well received internationally. Performers include Zürich Concert Hall Orchestra, Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Gulbenkian Symphony Orcehstra of Lisbon, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Hongkong Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain of Paris, Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain of Lyon, Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam, Nouvelle Ensemble Moderne of Montreal, Ensemble Earplay of San Francisco etc during Festivals such as ISCM World Music Days , Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in UK, Festival Agora in Paris, La Biennale Venice, Gaudeamus Music week, Nordic Music Days etc. She is the also winner of several prestigious international competitions such as Besançon Composition Competition for orchestra in France, Contemporary Music Contest "Citta' di Udine" in Italy, Gaudeamus Competition in Amsterdam, Composition Competition of GRAME in Lyon and ISCM Cash Young Composer’s Award of “World Music Days ” in Zürich. From 2006-2008, she is the residence composer of CoMA Contemporary Music Center in Sweden. The CD of the works written for Axelsson & Nilsson Duo was released in September 2010. In December 2009, her saxophone concerto composed for French saxophonist Claude Delangle and Taipei Chinese Orchestra was recorded by BIS Records and was released in May, 2011. Being awarded « Prix de Rome) » by the Academy of France recently, she will have her one-year residency (2012 -2013) at the Villa Médicis in Rome.
Ordered by year. Most recent works appears first

Solo Instrument

Le Chant d'un Arc-en-Ciel pour piano solo (2022)
Looking through the visible for cello solo (2020)
Silence compris for piano solo (2012)

Chamber Group ( 2 - 4 instruments )

Eternal Gaze for alto saxophone and cello (2021)
The Butter Thief for violin and marimba (2019)
In the beginning for saxophone, accordion and double bass (2019)
Quatre pétales d'un lotus for string quartet (2018)
Never ending journey for cello and percussion (2016)
Let Us create man for alto saxophone and piano (2013)
Le discours d une larme perdue for erhu and guitar (2012)
Where everything is music (2011)
Arbre de Khamsa for string quartet (2011)
La Caverne des Idées Saxophone Quartet. (2011)
Mukti, Mukta for Soprano, Percussion, Violoncello and electronics (2010)
Paradox Céleste for Flute, Soprano, Bird Call Whistles and Percussion (2008)
In our image, in our likeness (2007)
Roaring in the cloud for trombone and percussion (2006)
From Amen to Amen (2006)
Soupir Rosâtre (2005)
Moult (2002)
Yinyun for recorder quartet (2001)
Melting (1998)

Choral Ensemble

Come back, O Shulamite for mixed choir (2019)
Intimations of Immortality II for mixed choir (2018)

Solo Voice and Accompaniment

Calls to the deep for soprano and piano (2018)
Doux-Doux for children's voice and piano (2018)
Fly back to Heaven for soprano and piano (2018)
Let me be your Baby for children's voice and piano (2018)
Mirror of Grace for voice and piano (2018)
The whirling, dancing flower for children's voice and piano (2018)
You have stolen my heart for tenor and piano (2018)

String Quartet

Quatre pétales d'un lotus for string quartet (2018)
Arbre de Khamsa for string quartet (2011)
Soupir Rosâtre (2005)

Instruments and Electronics

Aurora for brass quintet (2016)
Chant du désert for contrabass ensemble (2015)
Om for Horn and electronics (2012)
The Hymn of the Pearl for ensemble and electronics (optional) (2011)
Paradisiers for ensemble (2005)
Illusion Réelle for tenor saxophone and electronics (2003)

Chamber Ensemble (5 - 9 instruments)

Aurora for brass quintet (2016)
Chant du désert for contrabass ensemble (2015)
Ensemble Intégrales (2013)
Cadavre exquis for 5 instruments (2010)
Jardin demain (2009)
Jio Quanzi I (La Fontaine du Vin) (2000)
Wu for 7 instruments (1999)

Ensemble (10 - 19 instruments)

Il tunnel dell'Amore for 10 instruments (2013)
Burning Rose (2007)
Autre (2006)
Xiu II for 14 instruments (2004)

Soloist (Instrument or Voice) and Fixed Electronic Media

Om for Horn and electronics (2012)

Saxophone Quartet

La Caverne des Idées Saxophone Quartet. (2011)

Ensemble (Instruments or Voices) and Fixed Electronic Media

The Hymn of the Pearl for ensemble and electronics (optional) (2011)
Paradisiers for ensemble (2005)

Concert Band

Xiu III (2009)

Other Orchestral Ensembles

Open Secret for alto saxophone and Chinese orchestra (2009)

Orchestral Music

Open Secret for alto saxophone and Chinese orchestra (2009)
Xiu III (2009)
Jubilee, Jubilate (2007)
Wwww-M (2004)
Zhan Zidu for string orchestra (1998)

Vocal Ensemble

Jio Quanzi II La Fontaine du Vin II (2003)
Water sleeves (2001)

String Orchestra

Zhan Zidu for string orchestra (1998)
Arbre de Khamsa for string quartet (2011)
Aurora for brass quintet (2016)
Autre (2006)
Burning Rose (2007)
Cadavre exquis for 5 instruments (2010)
Calls to the deep for soprano and piano (2018)
Chant du désert for contrabass ensemble (2015)
Come back, O Shulamite for mixed choir (2019)
Doux-Doux for children's voice and piano (2018)
Ensemble Intégrales (2013)
Eternal Gaze for alto saxophone and cello (2021)
Fly back to Heaven for soprano and piano (2018)
From Amen to Amen (2006)
Il tunnel dell'Amore for 10 instruments (2013)
Illusion Réelle for tenor saxophone and electronics (2003)
In our image, in our likeness (2007)
In the beginning for saxophone, accordion and double bass (2019)
Intimations of Immortality II for mixed choir (2018)
Jardin demain (2009)
Jio Quanzi I (La Fontaine du Vin) (2000)
Jio Quanzi II La Fontaine du Vin II (2003)
Jubilee, Jubilate (2007)
La Caverne des Idées Saxophone Quartet. (2011)
Le Chant d'un Arc-en-Ciel pour piano solo (2022)
Le discours d une larme perdue for erhu and guitar (2012)
Let me be your Baby for children's voice and piano (2018)
Let Us create man for alto saxophone and piano (2013)
Looking through the visible for cello solo (2020)
Melting (1998)
Mirror of Grace for voice and piano (2018)
Moult (2002)
Mukti, Mukta for Soprano, Percussion, Violoncello and electronics (2010)
Never ending journey for cello and percussion (2016)
Om for Horn and electronics (2012)
Open Secret for alto saxophone and Chinese orchestra (2009)
Paradisiers for ensemble (2005)
Paradox Céleste for Flute, Soprano, Bird Call Whistles and Percussion (2008)
Quatre pétales d'un lotus for string quartet (2018)
Roaring in the cloud for trombone and percussion (2006)
Silence compris for piano solo (2012)
Soupir Rosâtre (2005)
The Butter Thief for violin and marimba (2019)
The Hymn of the Pearl for ensemble and electronics (optional) (2011)
The whirling, dancing flower for children's voice and piano (2018)
Water sleeves (2001)
Where everything is music (2011)
Wu for 7 instruments (1999)
Wwww-M (2004)
Xiu II for 14 instruments (2004)
Xiu III (2009)
Yinyun for recorder quartet (2001)
You have stolen my heart for tenor and piano (2018)
Zhan Zidu for string orchestra (1998)