萧白 国家一级作曲,指挥家。毕业于上海音乐学院指挥系兼修作曲。历任上海歌剧院常任指挥,中国合唱协会副理事长,上海音乐家协会合唱专业委员会会长,深圳音协合唱团、无锡山禾合唱团艺术总监。2005年至今担任上海爱乐合唱团艺术指导。
主要作品:大合唱7部、声乐套曲4部、交响诗3部、民乐交响序曲1部、舞剧2部、歌剧2部,出版专著《合唱指挥艺术》。
《幸福河大合唱》获第7届(维也纳)国际青年大型音乐作品比赛1等奖(金奖),是我国大型作品在国际比赛中首次取得的最高奖项。歌剧《仰天长啸》(作曲)获得文化部特别奖,歌剧《霸王别姬》获第13届文华大奖及5项单项奖。意大利第5届国际合唱比赛最佳指挥奖。2013年,在中国合唱百年纪念大会上被授予中国合唱终身成就奖。
Xiao Bai is a national top-notch composer and conductor. After graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music and majored in conducting with a minor degree in composing, he had served as resident conductor of Shanghai Opera House, the vice chairman of the China Choral Association, the president of the Chorus Professional Committee of Shanghai Musicians Association, and Art Director of both Choir of Shenzhen Music Association and of Wuxi Shanhe Choir. From 2005, he has served as the artistic director of the Shanghai Philharmonic Choir to date.
As composer and conductor, he has composed 7 cantatas, 4 sets of vocal suites, 3 symphonic poems, 1 Chinese folk music symphonic prelude, 2 dances, 2 operas, and the monograph "The Art of Choral Conducting".
His work " The Happiness River Cantata " won the first prize (Gold Award) in the 7th (Vienna) International Youth Music Competition, which is the first time a Chinese composer’s major music work took the highest award in international competitions. The opera "YUEFEI" won the Special Award of Ministry of Culture of China, and the opera "Farewell My Concubine" won the 13th Wenhua Award and 5 individual awards. he also won the Best Conductor Award in Italy's 5th International Choir Competition.
In 2013, well deserved, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Centennial Conference of Chinese Chorus.