Guo Yue biography, Guo Yue discography
Looking back on my childhood as the youngest son of a violinist, growing up in a large musical family in the alleys of Beijing, I would agree with this old saying.His family lived in a traditional courtyard in the maze of old alleys known as the Hutongs, between the beautiful Drum and Bell Towers and the river where he played as a child.His courtyard housed the families of five traditional musicians, mostly from the countryside.Yue now plays 15 different bamboo flutes.What
did Western music sound like when you first heard it as a child?It was not part of my world.Chinese music, which is based on a small collection of notes, like the ingredients in Chinese cooking.Western music was banned at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, together with literature, poetry, romantic love, even the flying of kites.Gradually I began to long for that other world, to hear freedom in the sound of Western strings.But the music inside this CD is different.Most of it comes from bamboo flutes whose breathy, curvaceous voices bend and swoop, sometimes almost purring, poignantly conveying yearning, loss, parting, anticipation and joy.It may seem strange to use the words benign and contemplative when describing an instrument's voice.The only comparable emotion in a Western instrument comes from the naive, endearing double bass and sometimes the bassoon.If you play the music that comes naturally to them, then they will sing.In
1982 Yue left China and, with the help of his third sister Yan who was living in England, he studied the silver flute at the Guildhall School of Music.Since
living in England, he has composed, arranged, performed and recorded traditional Chinese music.Real World album called 'Yuan', which also features the voice of his second sister Xuan.The Last Emperor' and 'The Killing Fields'.Channel Four television documentary 'Beyond the Clouds' which was directed by Phil Agland who commented: 'In the magical hands of Guo Yue, the bawu flute creates sounds that haunt the soul'.Guo Yue play his music, I have eaten his food, and can guarantee
he delivers in a magical way.This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guo.She is, although young in age, very brilliant.Her skills are very thorough and she is always consistent in games.Currently, her partner is Li Xiaoxia, who is also her roommate.Guo experienced series of losses in international games which led to her disappearance from the public eye for almost half a year.In 2007 from Jan to Jul, Guo attended six International Opens and won four gold medals.Guo Yue won the 2007 World Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by defeating her compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the women's singles final.This Chinese biographical article relating to sport is a stub.This biographical article relating to table tennis is a stub.This article does not cite any references or sources.June 2007)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.Guo Yue was born in Beijing in 1958, the year of Mao's Great Leap Forward.His courtyard housed the families of five traditional musicians, mostly from the countryside.From these musicians who (unlike his father) had received no formal musical training, he learned how to put not just his breath but his whole body into playing the flute.Since living in England, he has composed, arranged, performed and recorded traditional Chinese music.As the Guo Brothers, they performed at international festivals and concerts, including WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) Festivals worldwide.Not wanting to be confined to traditional Chinese music, since 1990 Yue has worked as a soloist, writing his own music.He has collaborated with musicians and composers from Africa, Italy and Japan.In 1999 Yue performed his bamboo flutes concerto 'My Peking Alley' with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the WOMAD Festival in Reading.The Last Emperor' and 'The Killing Fields'.Channel Four television documentary 'Beyond the Clouds' which was directed by Phil Agland who commented: 'In the magical hands of Guo Yue, the bawu flute creates sounds that haunt the soul'.Norbakken, Guido Ponzini, Wu Fei and Gjermund Silset.Bruges Festival and toured in Belgium, Italy and the UK.Army Orchestra of the People's Republic of China.Table Tennis Asian Cup in Sapporo, Japan, on March 30, 2008.With less than 300 days away from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China's table tennis upstart Guo Yue has toed the line for the grand sports event on home soil.May by beating off world No."Guo Yue is getting more and more experienced," Han Huan, the women's national team coach, said shortly after the world No.Shenyang teammate Hou Xiaoxu to win the women's doubles gold on Saturday.With Saturday's victory, however, Guo has restored her glory as the most promising one to lead world's table tennis into the new generation.Instead of being in a hurry to win, Guo took a steady approach against the opponent duo.I've been much more mature now both tactically and mentally."Liu Jikang to beat the eastern Jinan pair of world No.Guo Yue," said Liu Jikang after stepping on the top podium with Guo.Even her rival raised thumbs for her."Guo is definitely the better one between the two of us.I've nothing to lose and she'd been obviously too tired," said Ding after smashed Guo Yue's chance to make the women's singles final on Thursday.Guo started playing table tennis at age of six as her dad brought her to an initiatory class raised in her hometown, and just two years later, she turned to competitive table tennis and was called up into the professional team of northeast China's Liaoning Province.And this year, Guo finally tasted the sweet of winning a world championships gold medal in Zagreb, further boosting her chances to make herself one of the only three women Olympians of China on next year's Olympics table tennis court.Interview: Flo Rida
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