Chu Ting-shun

Chu Ting-shun (Chinese: 朱丁順; pinyin: Zhū Dīngshùn; 30 November 1928 – 26 December 2012) was a Taiwanese folk musician and yueqin player.

Chu Ting-shun
朱丁順
Born30 November 1928
Died26 December 2012(2012-12-26) (aged 84)
NationalityRepublic of China

Born in Hengchun, Pingtung County, in 1928, when the area was still under Japanese rule, Chu began learning the music indigenous to the area on his own in 1945. In 1951, he entered his first singing competition, and, two years later, started formal training in Hengchun folk music. Chu Ting-shun was introduced to the piano by fellow musician Chu Hsien-chen. In 1993, Chu Ting-shun gave his first lesson in Hengchun folk music.[1] One of his most prominent students was Chen Ming-chang.[2][3] Chu won the Best Concert Award at the 14th Golden Melody Awards.[1] Five years later, he received the Lifetime Contribution Award.[4] Chu was named a "living national treasure" by the Taiwanese government in September 2012. He died on 26 December 2012,[1] and was posthumously presented with the citation in June 2013.[5]

References

  1. "恆春民謠國寶大師朱丁順辭世 享壽85歲" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. Ho, Yi (23 September 2011). "Arts & Culture: Fall moon fever". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. Ho, Yi (2 September 2012). "Folk musicians gear up for Moon Lute festival". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. Ho, Yi (22 June 2008). "Many a golden melody played on an old fiddle". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. Tsai, Chung-hsien; Pan, Jason (6 June 2013). "Folk music's Chu Ting-shun honored". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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