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Dong Ying (董颖)
Born in Gansu, China. Chinese Sheng player at the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra and ConTempo Ensemble Beijing. Ying has appeared as soloist with Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Nationaltheather Mannheim Orchestra, Korea National Traditional Orchestra,Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and so on. She gave masterclasses and seminars in Japan, korea, Denmark, Germany, Mexico and many other countries.

= Biography = Dong Ying, sheng player at China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra and ConTempo Beijing. She studied with Prof. Shoucheng Yang and Hua'en Yue. Ying was the first female Chinese wind instrument student who received Master of Music degree from the Central Conservatory of Music. She is the Executive Director of Sheng Association under China Chinese Traditional Music Association and a member of Chinese Musicians' Association.

Ying has performed in many countries in Asia, Europe, America and Africa, both as soloist and chamber player, especially contemporary music with various instrumentations. She also gave masterclasses and seminars about Chinese traditional music and Sheng in China, Japan, Korea, Denmark, Germany and Mexico.

As a soloist, Ying has performed with Beijing Symphony Orchestra, China NCPA Concert Hall Orchestra, China Central Chinese Orchestra, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Germany Ensemble Modern, Nationaltheather Mannheim Orchestra, Nipponica Orchestra, Gyeonggi Provincial Traditional Orchestra, Korea National Traditional Orchestra, Mexico UNAM University Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and so on.

She performed and recorded with Lim Pyung-Yong, Liu Wenjin, Lü Shao-chia, Peng Jiapeng, Tan Lihua, Jean Thorel, Yasushi Inada, Zhang Yi and so on. Including many premiere works with international composers.

Ying released her live solo album with China Record Shenzhen in 2010. Her solo and chamber playing can be also heard in many other albums, include "和"（Harmony）Gyeonggi Traditional Orchestra, "Whispers of a Gentle Wind" by China Record Shenzhen, and many others. She has also done studio recordings for movies. In 2017, she was presented as one of the major roles in the documentary series, called "China: Time of Xi" on the Discovery Channel.

= Awards = 2016 - Gold Prized of "Hong Fu Cup" (宏福杯), Sheng Ensemble Category, Beijing.

2009 - Second Prize of the 7th China "Golden Bell" (金钟奖) Music Competition, Chinese Wind Instruments, Beijing.

2008 - Gold Prize of the 2nd International Chinese Instrument Competition, San Francisco.

= Recordings = “和韵笙声”（Harmonic Sound of Sheng）Solo Album.

"Whispers of a Gentle Wind" (清风静响) with ComTempo Ensemble Beijing, Jia Guoping Works.

"新风•心乐" with ComTempo Ensemble Beijing, contemporary Chinese chamber music album.

"和"（Harmony) for Sheng and Accordion by Tian Jinlun in Shanghai International Sheng Music Week Album

Sanghwang Concerto in the Gyeonggi Provincial Traditional Music Orchestra album, "和"（Harmony)