Education
Xu Yi then traveled in France to study at the IRCAM and the Paris Conservatory where she studied with Gerard Grisey and Ivo Malec.
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Career
Xu Yi began studying music in her hometown of Nanjing, learning erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument similar to the violin. She continued her studies on the instrument at Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and then joined the composition class at the age of 17. Five years later, she was appointed professor at the Shanghai Conservatory.
She obtained a First Prize for composition in 1994.
She was a professor of composition at the Conservatoire National de Region of Cergy-Pontoise until 2003. She currently lives in Beijing and is a visiting professor at the Shanghai Conservatory.
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People's Republic of China
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Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France.The Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France.