In Sound River, Tan Dun at last has right scale and format for a Silk Road musical journey
Like other students admitted to Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music when it reopened after the Cultural Revolution, Tan Dun was sent down to the provinces during school breaks to study “music of the people”. Unlike many of his fellow composers, Tan made this a major part of his career. Sound River, which opened the 4th … Read more
