Ding Shan-de “Long March“ Symphony

“Long March“ Symphony by Ding Shan-de (1911-1995) 2. Movement “Lento“ Hong Kong Philharmoic Orchestra Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor Hong Kong, 29.& The Chinese composer Ding Shande was born in 1911 in Kunshan, Jiangsu. In his childhood he took an interest in music and studied traditional Chinese instruments, including the pipa. In 1928 he entered the preparatory course of the Shanghai School of Music, where he studied the pipa under Zhu Ying. He later transferred to the piano department and att