沈逸文 Yiwen Shen

Yiwen Shen is a Chinese conductor, composer, and pianist. He currently serves as the assistant dean of performance activities at The Tianjin Juilliard School. Shen made his conducting debut in China with the National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra at the National Performing Arts Center in Beijing. He has also worked with many orchestras in Europe and North America. Shen has received many composition awards in China and abroad. His full-length ballet, The Crane Calling, commissioned by the National Ballet of China, premiered in 2015, toured over 30 cities in China, and received its European debut in 2017 and North American debut in 2018. Shen holds a dual bachelor’s in composition and German studies from Bard College and the Bard Conservatory of Music, a master’s and doctorate in composition from Juilliard, and a master’s in orchestral conducting from the University of Maryland.

身兼指揮、作曲、鋼琴，沈逸文現任天津茱莉亞學院演出事務總監。他曾成功執棒中央芭蕾舞團交響樂團亮相國家大劇院，也與歐洲和北美諸多樂團合作演出。他的作品在國內外屢獲殊榮。2015年受到中央芭蕾舞團委約創作大型原創舞劇《鶴魂》，並於中國大陸、歐洲、美國巡演。沈逸文從巴德音樂學院獲得作曲與德語研究雙學士，在茱莉亞獲得作曲碩士研究生學位和博士學位。隨後他在馬里蘭大學獲得樂隊指揮碩士學位。