Born in Zhejiang, the Chinese composer He Zhanhao played the violin, yangqin and percussion in the orchestra of the Zhejiang Opera Company before entering the Shanghai Conservatory in 1957.

Orchestral Music

He Zhanhao is known for his collaboration with Chen Gang in the composition of a violin concerto, The Butterfly Lovers. Other works include Longhua Pagoda, the konghou (Chinese harp) concerto The Peacock flies to the South East, and Yili Riverside.


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'BUTTERFLY LOVERS' MUSIC AND DANCE FILM
'BUTTERFLY LOVERS' MUSIC AND DANCE FILM
Composers: Chen, Gang -- He, Zhanhao
Artists: Ding, Yue Hong -- Dou Dou -- Judd, James -- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra -- Nishizaki, Takako
Label/Producer: Marco Polo
CHEN / HE: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The) / SHENG / XU / SHI / CHU / LIU / YIN: Yellow River Piano Concerto (The) (Nishizaki, Yin Chengzong)
CHEN / HE: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The) / SHENG / XU / SHI / CHU / LIU / YIN: Yellow River Piano Concerto (The) (Nishizaki, Yin Chengzong)
Composers: Chen, Gang -- Chu, Wanghua -- He, Zhanhao -- Liu, Zhuang -- Sheng, Li Hong -- Shi, Shucheng -- Xu, Fei-sheng -- Yin, Chengzong
Artists: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava -- Fan, Cheng-wu -- Leaper, Adrian -- Nishizaki, Takako -- Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra -- Yin, Chengzong
Label/Producer: Marco Polo
CHEN, Gang / HE, Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The) (Masterclass with Susanne Hou) (Royal Philharmonic, J. Nelson)
CHEN, Gang / HE, Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The) (Masterclass with Susanne Hou) (Royal Philharmonic, J. Nelson)
Composers: Chen, Gang -- He, Zhanhao
Artists: Cai, Claire -- Fujise, Yume -- He, Schucong -- Hou, Alex Bo Zhi -- Hou, Yi-Jia Susanne -- Nelson, John -- Petrlik, David -- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Label/Producer: DakApp