杨远帆
钢琴家、作曲家、即兴演奏家
Yuanfan Yang Pianist Composer Improviser

概述

杨远帆曾在一系列作曲比赛中获奖:2011年英国欧洲钢琴教师协会作曲大赛总 冠军、2011年BBC青年作曲家大赛钢琴曲第一名、2014年德国李斯特国际青少 年钢琴大赛即兴演奏和作曲特别奖、2016年英国皇家音乐学院阿兰∙布什作曲奖 、2022年俄罗斯拉赫玛尼诺夫国际音乐大赛作曲冠军。


他的一系列钢琴独奏曲如《G大调幻想曲》、《斯卡布罗集市》、《海涛》、《 奇幻的钟声》(另译名《魂铃》)、《北京之念》等都曾由BBC电视和BBC广 播数度播放。他创作的四部大型钢琴协奏曲,第一部《原野》曾在武汉、曼彻 斯特、伦敦、巴黎、哈尔滨、长春、北京等地公演。第二部《牡丹亭》曾在伦 敦、罗马、威尼斯等地演出。第三部《大道沧桑》曾在莫斯科、伦敦公演。第 四部《荆江之歌》曾在伦敦、韦克菲尔德、武汉、曼彻斯特、布拉德福德等地 公演。参演杨远帆协奏曲的乐团包括德国柏林大都会管弦乐团、中国歌剧舞剧 院交响乐团、俄罗斯国家交响乐团、英国北方歌剧院管弦乐团、英国卡梅拉塔 室内乐团、英国约克郡交响乐团。2023年,他的弦乐合奏曲《魅力二重奏鸣曲 》在柏林首演,之后多次在欧洲演出。


英国皇家音乐学院(RAM)院长阿特伍德院士评论说:“杨远帆作品的内容丰富 细腻、大胆新奇、深刻奥妙;曲风令人愉悦、巧妙灵活、富有特色,是浪漫主 义和现代主义的完美融合。”


关于杨远帆作曲的详细经历,请见本站中文界面“简历:远帆小传”第五节“作曲经历”。

杨远帆作品目录

  • Prelude in Pop: E minor - 1'
    for piano (2026)
    Commissioned as part of the 25 for 25 series of the Chetham's International Piano Summer School in Manchester. More info to follow. Written with the intention of composing a set of 24 Preludes in Pop in every key.

  • Duo Sonata de Charme - 16'
    i. Allegro giocoso
    ii. Valse de salon - Andante grazioso
    iii. Finale - Vivace alla danza
    for violin & cello (2022-2023)
    Commissioned by violinist Julia Smirnova and cellist Konstatin Manaev. Premiered at Berlin Kuhlhaus in June 2023.

  • Chorale: In Memoriam - 1.5'
    for solo piano (2018)

  • ...unfolding - 6'
    for solo guitar (2018)

  • Ancient Sculptures - 7.5'
    for solo piano (2017)

  • Spring Blossoms on a Moonlit River (春江花月夜) – 11'
    ​a recomposition of the traditional Chinese piece of the same name,
    for two pianos (2017) (Hear the piece)

  • Three Academy Pastiches – 8'
    i. Schumann Klavierstucke (for piano)
    ii. Baching Mad Sarabande (for harpsichord or piano)
    iii. Schubert Lied: The Full Moon Shines on Mountaintops (for solo voice and piano)
    (2016)

  • ...sparks – 1'
    ​for flute and cello (2015)

  • Ode to the Atlantic – 5'
    ​for solo piano (2015)

  • Prayers of the North – 8'
    ​for solo piano (2014)

  • Sonata Classica No. 2 in G – 6'
    ​for solo piano (2014)

  • axis – c.6' (Hear the piece)
    for violin and piano (2014)

  • Sonata Classica No. 1 in C – 5'
    ​for solo piano (2013)

  • Three Aquarelles – 15'
    i. Waves (Hear the piece)
    ii. The Sun Sinks Beyond the Mountain Ridge (Hear the piece)
    iii. The Haunted Bell (Hear the piece)
    ​for solo piano (2011-2013)

  • Scarborough Fair (arr. Y. Yang) – 3'
    ​for solo piano (2010)

  • A Chinese Celebration– 3'
    ​for solo piano (2009)

  • An Encore Waltz – 3'
    ​​for solo piano (2009)

  • Fantasy in G– 5'
    ​​for solo piano (2006)

  • Quirk – 7'
    ​for string quartet (2017)

  • Silhouettes – 10' (Hear the piece)
    ​for violin, viola, clarinet in B flat, accordion (2016)

  • Scottish REELism – 5'
    ​for flute, trombone, tuba, piano. Adaptable for other ensembles (2015)

  • Crushed Suites – 5'
    ​for flute (or Baroque flute), violin, cello (or piccolo cello), harpsichord (or piano) (2013)

  • The Legend of Nuwa – 6'
    for flute doubling piccolo, oboe, horn in F, oboe, two percussionists (suspended cymbal, five gongs of ascending pitch, tam-tam, whip, bass drum), cimbalom (or dulcimer), piano, harp, two violins, viola, cello, double bass (2012)

  • May Day – 4'
    ​for flute doubling piccolo, clarinet in B flat doubling bass clarinet in b flat, one percussionist (snare drum, temple blocks, triangle, suspended cymbal), harp, violin, viola, cello (2011-2012)

  • Moderato in A minor – 4'
    ​for string quartet (2011)
  • Piano Concerto No. 4 'Ode to Jing River – 23'
    i. The Lamentation
    ii. The Upsurge
    iii. The Glamour
    iv. The Splendour
    for piano solo and orchestra (2022-2024)
    First three movements premiered at St John's Smith Square, London in October 2022 with the Berlin Metropolitan Orchestra conducted by George Hlawiczka, with Yuanfan as the soloist. Revised version with the added 4th movement was premiered in May 2024 with the Opera North Orchestra in Wakefield. Chamber orchestra-size version also available - first performed with Manchester Camerata at Stoller Hall in October 2024.

  • Piano Concerto No. 3 – 26'
    i. Very slowly and ghostly
    ii. Presto sinistro
    iii. Flowing and rhapsodic
    iv. MOTO PERPETUO - Vivace ritmico
    v. FINALE - Andante maestoso, quasi chorale
    for piano solo and orchestra (2021)
    1st Prize Winner of the Rachmaninoff International Music Competition 2022 - Composition Category
    (CLICK HERE for complete performance and view programme note)
    (CLICK HERE for 1st, 4th and 5th movements from Moscow Conservatory)

  • Piano Concerto No. 2 'The Peony Pavilion' – 23'
    i. The Spring Garden
    ii. Lament of Self-Pity
    iii. Love Dreams
    for piano solo and orchestra (2019)
    (CLICK HERE to watch a performance of this work and view programme note)

  • George Gershwin - Prelude No. 1 in B flat (orch. Y. Yang)– 2'
    ​​for large orchestra (2017)

  • Once Upon a Dance... – 8'
    ​​for large orchestra (2016)

  • Piano Concerto No. 1 'The Wilderness' – 29'
    i. Vengeful Return
    ii. Rekindled Love Flame
    iii. Revenge & Escape
    for piano solo and orchestra (2014) (CLICK HERE to watch a performance of this work and view programme note)

  • Debussy - Canope (from Preludes, Book 2) (orch. Y. Yang) – 3'
    ​​​for orchestra (2011)

  • Piano Concerto in E flat minor – 12'
    ​for piano solo and orchestra (2010)

  • Twilight – 5'
    ​for solo tenor and piano (2024) set to the poem by Misak Metsarents (Hear the piece)

  • The Splendour of You – 4'
    a pop song​ (2020) co-written with Irene Serra (Hear the piece)

  • The Shadow – 4'
    ​for soprano solo, flute, clarinet in B flat, violin, cello, piano (2015) set to the poem by Elizabeth Foster

  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – 3'
    a Christmas carol for SATB chorus (2014)

  • The Silence's Tears – 6'
    ​for mezzo-soprano solo, piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, bassoon, horn in F, trombone, vibraphone, two harps, two violins, viola, cello, double bass (2013)

  • Joy to the World – 3'
    a Christmas carol for SATB chorus + piano (2011)

  • Au Revoir Jerome!– 7'
    orchestral film score (2023) Scored for the eponymous animated short film, directed by Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet and Adam Sillard. Composed as an entry for the 11th International Film Music Competition in Zurich