Yin Chengzong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.

Yin Chengzong (Chinese: 殷承宗; pinyin: Yīn Chéngzōng, Hokkien: Un Seng Chong; born 1941) is a Chinese pianist and composer.

Born in Fujian, Yin began learning the piano at a very young age where he played both Western and Chinese compositions. From Fujian, he studied at Shanghai and Leningrad whilst receiving awards from international competitions. In 1963, he received praise from both Mao Zedong and his wife Jiang Qing which allowed him to play the piano during the Cultural Revolution, during which the piano was labelled as bourgeois. Jiang remained involved throughout Yin's career in the 1960s and early 1970s. His two most important pieces are a piano-accompanied version of The Legend of the Red Lantern and the Yellow River Piano Concerto, which he helped create with other Chinese musicians.

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