Bright Sheng
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Within Vinony's link graph, Bright Sheng is referenced by 85 other articles, and connects out to William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven and Chinese.
It is catalogued under topics including 20th-century American composers, 20th-century American male composers and 20th-century classical composers.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Sheng
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Shanghai
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- City College of New York
- Employer
- University of Michigan
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.brightsheng.com
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- date of birth
- 1955-12-06
- nominated for
- Pulitzer Prize for Music
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Categories
20th-century American composers20th-century American male composers20th-century classical composers21st-century American composers21st-century American male composers21st-century classical composersAmerican ballet composersAmerican classical composersAmerican classical musicians of Chinese descentAmerican male classical composersAmerican opera composersChinese emigrants to the United StatesColumbia University School of the Arts alumniEducators from ShanghaiLiving peopleMacArthur FellowsMale opera composersMusicians from ShanghaiUniversity of Michigan facultyYear of birth missing (living people)