1

Curriculum Vitae
Leilei Tian
22 rue de la Félicité, 75017 Paris, France
Tel: +33-(0)9-54-49-46-73
E-mail: leilei_tian@yahoo.com
Website: www.tianleilei.org

VITAL STATISTICS
Born: 31st of July 1971 in Jiangsu Province, China
Sex: Female
Nationality: naturalized French citizen since 2003

LANGUAGES
Chinese (native), English (fluently), French (fluently), Swedish (poor)

EDUCATION
2002-2003 Cursus (one-year course) for composition and electro-acoustic music in IRCAM, Paris
with Phillipe Leroux, Ivan Fedele, Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey, Philippe
Manoury, Tristan Murail, Kaija Saariaho and Marco Stroppa
1997-2001 Conservatory of Music in Göteborg, Sweden with Ole Lützow-Holm
- Postgraduate Diploma in Composition (equivalent Doctor’s Degree of Music)
1988-1995 Department of Composition, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China
with Zhen Minxu
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degree of Arts

OTHER STUDIES (master classes, etc)

2002 Composition Workshop at Centre Acanthes in Avignon (France), with Brian Fernerhough
and Arditt Quartet
2000 Composition Course “Voix Nouvelles” at Royaumont (France), with Brian Fernerhough
2000 6th International Young Composers meeting in Apeldoorn (Netherlands), with Louis
Andriessen
1999 40. Internationale Ferienkurse Darmstadt in Germany, with Salvatore Sciarrino
1998 Summer workshop in IRCAM, Paris
1998 “Avantgarde Schwaz” International Academy for New Composition and Audio-Art in
Austria, with Boguslaw Schaeffer

INSTRUMENT PLAYING
Piano

COMPOSITION PRIZES
2005 Selection prize, 32nd International Competition for Electronic Music of Bourges, France
2004 CASH Young Composer’s Award by ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music)
during “World Music Days” in Zürich, Switzerland
2002 1st Prize, IV International Contemporary Music Contest "Citta' di Udine" in Italy
2002 1st Prize, 4th International Composition Competition of GRAME in Lyon, France
2000 1st Prize (Grand Prix), 10th International Composition Competition of Besançon for orchestra
piece in France
1999 Honorable Mention, International Gaudeamus Competition for Young Composers in
Amsterdam, Netherlands
 2

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2004 Alvar Kraft-stipendier awarded by Swedish Composer’s Association
2003 STIM-stipendier awarded by the Swedish Performing Rights Society
2002 STIM-stipendier awarded by the Swedish Performing Rights Society
2001 Anders Sandrews Music Scholarship
2001 Byggnads Culture Scholarship
1999 Frimuraresamhällets Music Grant
1998 Anders Sandrews Music Scholarship

APPOINTMENT, TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND LECTURES

2006-2008 Residence Composer for CoMA Contemporary Music Centre in Sweden
2008/06/12 Lecture about “Paradoxe Céleste” (composed for 3 musicians and video) during Forum of
IRCAM
2006-2007 Composition lessons for Prof. Phillipe Leroux’s composition class at Ecole Nationale de
Blanc-Mesnil, Paris
2007/11/28 Lecture, pre-concert talk and concert at Department of Composition, University of
Sheffield, UK
2003- Membership for FST ( Swedish Composer’s Association)
2002 /01/12 Lecture at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China

LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC (including concerto)

Jubilee, Jubilate (2007) for trombone, percussion and string orchestra, duration: 11’
Commissioned by CoMA contemporary Music Center (Sweden) for Axelsson & Nilsson Duo and
Musica Vitae
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm
Burning Rose (2007) for chamber orchestra (17 instruments), duration: 14’
Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain and Ircam (Paris) for Ensemble Intercontemporain
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm
Dance in five (2007) for orchestra, duration: 6’
Commissioned by Music Production Centre of Olympic Game 2008 in Beijing
wwww-M (2004) for saxophone quartet and orchestra, duration:17’
Commissioned by Swedish Concert Institute for Stockholm Saxophone Quartet and Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra of Stockholm
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm
Sâdhana (2000) for grand orchestra, duration: 14’
CASH Young Composer’s Award by ISCM during “World Music Days” in Zürich, Switzerland
1st Prize,10th International Composition Competition of Besançon, France
Edition: Salabert, Paris
Zhan Zidu (The punishment of Zidu)(1998) for string orchestra, duration: 13’
Honorable Mention, International Gaudeamus Competition for Young Composers in Amsterdam
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm
Ruining (1995) for grand orchestra, duration: 30’
Peace (1993) for grand orchestra, duration: 20
 3

CHAMBER INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

In our image, in our likeness (2007) for violin and recorder, duration: 15’
Commissioned by Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University for
Antonio Politano and Haesung Choe

Roaring in the clouds (2007) for trombone and percussion, duration: 11’
Commissioned by Swedish Concert Institute for Axelsson & Nilsson Duo

Autre (2006) for eleven instruments, duration: 10’

Commissioned by ISCM for Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm

From Amen to Amen (2006) for trombone and percussion, duration: 11’
Commissioned by Swedish Concert Institute for Axelsson & Nilsson Duo
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm

Soupir Rosâtre (2005) for string quartet, duration: 14’

Commissioned by Festival Printemps des Arts of Monaco

Paradisiers (2005) for thirteen instruments and electronics, duration: 14’

Commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Communication (Commande de l’Etat) for
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain de Lyon

ensemble Intégrales (2005) for five instruments, duration:11’

Commissioned by ensemble Integrales (Hambourg, Germany)

Yinyun (2001) for recorder quartet, duration: 11’

Commissioned by Malle Symen Quartet (Amsterdam)
Xiu I (2001) for nine instruments, duration: 5’
Commissioned by Turbulens Ensemble (Göteborg)
Out of the temple (1999) for fourteen instruments, duration: 3’
Wu (1999) for seven instruments, duration: 7’
1st Prize, IV International Contemporary Music Contest "Citta' di Udine" in Italy
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm

Melting (1998) for guitar and vibraphone, duration: 9’

Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm
Dyeing (1997) for violin, French horn and celesta, duration: 9’
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm

Wang Yue (Looking at the Mountain Yue) (1994) for nine instruments, duration: 9’
Huan Qi (1992) for string quartet, duration: 10’
Duo (1991) for violin and piano, duration: 10’
Variation (1990) for piano, duration: 15’
Sonata (1989) pour piano, duration: 12’
 4

VOCAL MUSIC
Jio Quanzi II (2003) for 6 female voices “a cappella”, duration: 9’
Commissioned by Ensemble Résonance Contemporaine (France)

Water sleeve (2001) for eight mixed voices "a cappella", duration: 20’
Commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Communication (Commande de l’Etat) for
Ensemble Les Jeunes Solistes (Paris)
Jio Quanzi I(La Fontaine du Vin) (2000) for three female voices, violin and viola , duration: 8’

Lyrical Songs (1988) for soprano and piano, duration: 8’

ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Paradisiers (2005) for 13 instruments and electronics, duration: 14’
Commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Communication (Commande de l’Etat) for
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain de Lyon

Illusion Réelle (2003) for tenor saxophone and electronics, duration: 10’
Selection, 32nd International Competition for Electronic Music of Bourges, France
Studio: IRCAM

To Beijing Opera (1998) for soprano, violoncello, percussion and computer, duration: 10’
Edition: Svensk Musik, Stockholm
Beyond (2001) electro-acoustic music, duration: 5’
Kitchen (1999) electro-acoustic music, duration: 3’

INTERMEDIA WORKS WITH VISUAL ART AND DANCE

Paradoxe Céleste (2007/08) for flute, soprano, bird call whistles, percussion and video, duration: 15’
Commissioned by Museum of Object in Blois and the city of Reims (France) for French plastic artist
Cécile Le Talec’s video “Inverse”

Xiu II (2004) for 15 instruments and dance, duration: 11’

Commissioned by Ensemble De Ereprijs and Academy of Dance in Arnhem (Netherlands)

Moult (2002) for flute, violoncello and two dancers, duration: 10’
Commissioned by Royaumont Foundation (France)

DISCOGRAPHY
“ Wu” (for 7 instruments) was released by Taukay Edizioni Musicali (Italy) - TauKay 123, in 2002

“ ensemble Intégrales ” (for 5 instruments) was released by Label Coviello Classics- COV40613- in
Cologne ( Germany ), 2006

“ In our image, in our likeness ” (for violin and recorder) will be released by Label Olive Music in
Switzerland, 2009/2010

“ From Amen to Amen”, and “Jubilee, Jubilate” have been recorded in Stockholm for part of a
future CD
 5

PERFORMANCES IN FESTIVALS
2008/12/09 Paradox Céleste during Contemporary Music Festival in Blois, France

2008/11/23 Roaring in the clouds by Axelsson & Nilsson Duo during Fylkingen’s 75- year
Anniversary Festival in Stockholm, Sweden

2008/10/03 Wu by Ensemble Zagros during Nordic Music Days in Helsinki, Finland

2007/11/02 Autre by Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam at Huddersfield Contemporary Music

Festival, UK

2007/10/06 Autre by Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam during “La Biennale di Venezia 51. Festival
of Contemporary Music” in Venice

2007/10/06 Jubilee, Jubilate by Axelsson&Nilsson Duo and Musica Vitae during GAS Festival
in Gothenburg

2007/10/05 Jubilee, Jubilate by Axelsson&Nilsson Duo and Musica Vitae during Oresund Biennale
of Contemporary Music, Sound Around 2007 in Malmö

2007/09/27 Jubilee, Jubilate by Axelsson&Nilsson Duo and Musica Vitae in Växjö during CoMA
Festival 2007 in Väjxo, Sweden

2007/06/22 Burning Rose by Ensemble Intercontemporain in Ircam during Festival Agora, Paris

2007/03/14 From Amen to Amen by Axelsson & Nilsson Duo during Festival Biennale Musiques
en Scène in Lyon

2006/12/09 Illusion Réelle by l'ensemble L'Instant Donné during Forum de la Jeune

Création Musicale in Paris

2006/09/30 From Amen to Amen by Axelsson & Nilsson Duo during CoMA Festival 2006 in Väjxo

2006/09/29 From Amen to Amen by Axelsson & Nilsson Duo during Nutida Musikdagar in
Gothenburg

2006/09/09 Autre by Nieuw Ensemble during International Gaudeamus Music week 2006 in
Amsterdam

2006/05/31 Soupir Rosâtre by Capela Quartet (Portugal) during Beijing Modern Music Festival

2006/04/08 Soupir Rosâtre by Quatuor Psophos during Festival Printemps des Arts of Monaco

2006/03/18 ensemble Intégrales during Forum neuer Musik 2006 in Cologne, Germany

2005/12/09 Moult by Ensemble Instant Donné during 4éme Forum de la Jeune Creation
Musicale in Paris

2005/09/24 Sâdhana by Gulbenkian Orcehstra during Festiva Viva in Lisbon, Protugal

2005/02/24 wwww-M by Stockholm Saxophones Quartet and Royal philharmonic Orchestra of

Stockholm during “Stockholm New Musik” Festival
 6

2004/12/17 Moult by Ensemble Intercontemporain at Centre Pompidou, Paris

2004/11/12 Sâdhana by Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra during ISCM World Music Days 2004, in
Zürich (Switzerland)

2004/06/21&22 Xiu II by Ensemble De Ereprijs during Stravinsky Festival in Arhnem, Netherlands

2004/03/07 Jio Quanzi II by Ensemble Résonance Contemporaine during Festival Biennale

Musiques en Scène in Lyon

2003/11/30 Melting by Son Ensemblen (Stockholm) during Festival ‘Rainbow day in Luxembourg
2003/11/29 Sadhana by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra during Chinese Composers’
Festival in Hong Kong

2003/10/15 Illusion Réelle by Vincent David during Festival Résonance of IRCAM, Paris

2003/09/21 Yinyun by!Malle Symen Quartet during Asian Music Festival 2003 in Tokyo

2003/05/17 Yinyun by!Malle Symen Quartet during Brno International Music Festival, Czech

2003/03/17 Wu, by Ensemble Earplay at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco

2002/10/25 Wu by Interensemble during Festival Contemporanea 2002 in Udine, Italy

2002/09/04 Yinyun by Malle Symen Quartet during International Gaudeamus Music week
2002 in Amsterdam

2002/05/11 Sadhana by National Orchestra of Radio and Television of Serbia during the XI
International Review of Composers in Belgrade

2002/04/30 Wu by Ensemble Modern during the 13e Anniversaire du Nouvel Ensemble Modern
(Grand Concert Annuel de NEM) in Montreal

2002/03/21 Wu by NEM de Montreal during the Festival “Biennale Musiques en scène” in Lyon

2001/12/06&07 Sadhana, at Gothenburg Concert Hall by Göteborgs Symfoniker (Swedish National

Symphony Orchestra) conducted by Susanna Mälkki

2001/11/22 Melting during Festival de Musique Nouvelles in Toulouse, France

2001/10/10 Wu by KammarensembleN during the G.A.S Festival in Göteborg

2001/09/21 Sadhana by Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg during International Music

Festival of Besançon, France

2000/09/05 Wu by Nieuw Ensemble during International Gaudeamus Music Week 2000 in

Amsterdam

1999/10/01 Zhan Zidu for strings orchestra, during UNM Festival in Göteborg

1999/09/08 Zhan Zidu during International Gaudeamus Music week 1999 in Amsterdam
 7

BROADCASTINGS
2008/03/21 Autre broadcasted by BBC 3 (U.K.)

2007/12/15 Jubilee, Jubilate broadcasted by Swedish Radio P2

2006/09/30 From Amen to Amen broadcasted by Swedish Radio P2

2006/04/27 wwww-M broadcasted by Polish Radio

2006/04/13 ensemble Intégrales broadcasted by Deutschlandfunk (German National Radio)

2005/02/24 wwww-M broadcasted by Swedish Radio P2

2004/12/17 Moult broadcasted by Radio France Musique

2003/08/12 ‘Portrait of Leilei Tian’ on Swedish Radio P2 (Interview and music extracts)

2002/06/30 Wu broadcasted by Swedish Radio P2

2001/12/05& 08 “Mitt i Musik” on Swedish Radio P2 (Interview and extract of “Sadhâna”)

2001/10/20 Wu by KammarensenbleN boradcasted by Stockholm Radio Station

1999/10/08 Zhan Zidu, broadcasted by German National Radio

1999/09/21 Zhan Zidu, broadcasted by Dutch Radio

ARTICLES ABOUT LEILEI TIAN ON MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPERS

2008/03/19 Music Weekly (newspaper in Beijing for Music): Leilei Tian’s «!Paradoxe Céleste!»
premiered in France written by Lijin

2007/09/18 Kulturen (newspaper in Stockholm for Culture): Interview with Leilei Tian edited by
Walter Ekelin

2006/01 Nutida Musik (Swedish music magazine): Leilei Tian and her music written by Johanna
Ethnersson

2004/02 Music of the People (Chinese music magazine): Chinese “princess” in Sweden -
Contemporary music composer Leilei Tian written by Wang Yue, cover portrait by Li Yimin

2001/12/06 Göteborgs-Posten (newspaper: Gothenburg post): Sound and Mantra from China – Leilei
Tian’s orchestra music written by Berit Bergendahl, photoes by Niklas Maupoix

2000/11 Diapason (French classical music magazine): Jeunes pousses written by Dominique Druhen