Guo Zurong (; born December 16, 1928) is a Chinese composer of

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

born and mainly based in

Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

Fujian Province Fujian is a province in southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefecture city by population is Qua ...

. Guo Zurong composed his first work for violin and orchestra in 1947. He is largely self-taught in composition, although he was enrolled by

Fujian Normal University Fujian Normal University () is a public university in Fuzhou, China. FNU has been hailed as the Fujian province's "Cradle of teachers." History Tracing its origin back to Fujian Superior Normal School, founded in 1907, Fujian Normal University ( ...

in 1952 and studied music briefly in the university. He is regarded as the most prolific Chinese composer of symphonies, writing 33 symphonies composed between 1955 and 2019. He is also the composer of 9 piano concertos, 4 violin concertos, more than 6 piano sonatas, and over 100 songs. He composed and taught in the Fuijan Art Academy, one student Guo had taught was the composer Wen Deqing.

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1928 births Living people Musicians from Fuzhou 20th-century Chinese classical composers 21st-century Chinese classical composers Fujian Normal University alumni {{China-composer-stub