ABOUT/简介

Yifan Guo is a Chinese composer, performer, and multimedia artist who specializes in the innovative exploration of multidimensional music perception experiences, employing both sonic and non-sonic elements in performance. Embracing a range of compositional practices from music theater to electro-acoustic and intermedia performance, Guo seeks to contribute to the innovative landscape of stage works.

Supported by institutions such as UC San Diego, Yu Long Studio, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou Opera House, Parkland Foundation, and AEP-CHINA. Guo's artistic endeavors have graced renowned festivals and venues across East Asia, the Middle East, North America, and Europe. Highlights include performances at the Beijing Music Festival (China), Ticino Musica (Switzerland), Festival Mixtur (Spain), Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix (Canada), David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, National Sawdust (New York), Château de Fontainebleau (France), Qualcomm Institute Theater (San Diego), Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall, and the Guangzhou Opera House (both in Guangzhou), amongst others.

Recent projects include Dancing to My Shadow, commissioned by the Guangzhou Opera House (concert version and 90-min theater version, commissioned by the Guangzhou Opera House), as well as A String-infused Sonic Activity, a portrait concert, and Listen to Your Inner Ape, a theater scoring commissioned by the Gu Lou Xi Theater Company.

Guo's collaborative efforts extend to esteemed ensembles such as the ACK Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Quatuor Diotima, Ensemble l'Itinéraire, PinkNoise Ensemble, Alinéa Ensemble, Vertixe Sonora Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, Ensemble Paramaribo, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and International Chamber Orchestra of America, as well as renowned artists like percussionist Steven Schick and Yongyun Zhang, multimedia artist Shihua Ma, flutist Xiaoyu Lin, clarinetist Vasko Dukovski, violin virtuoso Ruifeng Lin, double bass virtuoso Bowen Qian, soprano Tony Arnold, computer music researcher Zehao Wang and Han Zhang, and lighting designer Shee Hoe Low, among others. As an advocate for contemporary music and music technology, Guo shares his expertise through lectures at institutions such as the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, South China Normal University, and East China Normal University.

Earned degrees from Mannes School of Music (B.M. with honors) and New England Conservatory of Music (M.M.), Yifan Guo is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego, under the guidance of Michelle Lou. He has also received mentorship from Huang Ruo, Stratis Minakakis, John Maillia, Kaija Saariaho, Jean-Baptiste Barrière, Lei Liang, Marcos Balter, Rand Steiger, and Chaya Czernowin. In conducting, he has been mentored by Daye Lin, Bill Drury, and David Hayes. Guo's creative works have been recognized with awards such as the Prix Marion Tournon Branly, the Carl Schachter Award, Ise-Shima International Composition Prize, and the finalist of 11th Mivos/Kanter String Quartet Composition Prize.