title: Mo Fan
text: # Mo Fan
  
  Mo Fan (莫凡 Hangzhou, May 1949) is a Chinese composer. During the Cultural Revolution he was sent to Heilongjiang, where he taught himself composition. In 1979 he entered Shanghai Conservatory.
  
  ## Works
  
  * Thunderstorm.
  * Pipa concerto - Changhen ge "Ballad of the Eternal Sorrow" - for soprano, pipa, flute and orchestra 1991
  
  ## Selected recordings
  
  * "Waterscape Silhouette" piao 《漂》 - for pipa on recital by UK Chinese ensemble The Silk String Quartet - Contemporary and Traditional Chinese Music ARC Music 2007
  