MEETINGS WITH THE LIFETIME CLASSIC COMPOSER DU MINGXIN

The article is devoted to the oldest composer of China Du Mingxin, who was among the founders of the new musical culture in the Celestial Empire. He received his musical education at the Composition Department of the Historical and Theoretical Faculty of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He graduated with high honours following an individual study program. The article is the first to publish Du Mingxin's autobiography written back in 1954 when he was a student at the Moscow State Conservatory, as well as the text of an interview given to the author of the article in 2020. At the age of 93, Du Mingxin is creating new compositions and enjoys communicating with younger composers, among whom there are many of his famous students: Shi Fu, Liu Sola, Ye Xiaogang, Qu Xiaosong, Wang Liling, Zhao Giping, Jin Ping and others. It is noted that the personality and work of Du Mingxin are very popular nowadays: about 170 articles were written about him, dozens of dissertations were defended on his work and a voluminous monograph was written. The process of studying the work of the famous Chinese composer is actively continuing.