1988 won an art scholarship from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, went to Paris for further study in the form of a French-Chinese cultural exchange program, and later obtained a diploma (master's degree) in the advanced composition class of the Paris Normal Conservatory of Music. First prize diploma (master's degree) of advanced composition class and diploma (doctor's degree) of master composition class of Paris National Conservatory of Music. 1988 was sent to Paris, France by the Ministry of Culture for further study. He has successively obtained the diploma (master's degree) of advanced composition class of Paris Higher Music Normal School, the first prize diploma (master's degree) of advanced composition class of Paris National Higher Conservatory of Music, and the diploma (doctor's degree) of the third master composition class of Paris National Higher Conservatory of Music. And admitted to the world-famous IRCAM Music and Audio Research Institute of Pompidou Center in France for one year.
1992, his symphony "Sunset, Crystal" won the first prize in the 5th French Bezanzong International Symphony Composition Competition, and was selected as a China music classic in the 20th century. 1993, his electronic music work Taiyi No.2 won the second prize (the first prize was vacant) in the 2 1 bourget International Electronic Music Composition Competition, and then won the second prize in the 15 Luzi Luso Luo International Electronic Music Composition Competition, and won the "Shiro Music into the Wild Award" in Tokyo.
1996 was hired as a composition professor by Royaumont International Conference and Composition Summer Camp in France and settled in Paris; In 2003-2004, he was hired as an overseas distinguished professor of composition by China Conservatory of Music. He is currently the president and professor of Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
201April 19 Comrade Xu was removed from the post of Dean of Shanghai Conservatory of Music for policy reasons. 1993, Xu was appointed as the music judge of the Paris touring chamber orchestra; 1996, was hired as a professor of composition at the Royaumont International Composition School in France; 1997, invited to give lectures at Taipei National College of Art and Taiwan Province Normal University; From 1998, I was invited to be the judge of Taiwan Province International Composition Competition. From 65438 to 0999, he was invited as a judge of the Paris International Harp Competition, and was invited by the French Ministry of Culture to create his works Autumn and House of Flying Daggers, which were required works of the Paris International Harp Competition.
In 2000 and 200 1 year, he was specially invited as the resident composer of Zurich International New Music Festival. Ming 2 (Berlin 0 1 Chamber Music Alliance Committee, premiered in 2006); Three-act opera "Eight in the Snow" (premiered at the Marseille Opera House in France in 2005, and was rated as the best original opera of the year by the French International Opera magazine); The Phantom of Ram (premiered by Nice Philharmonic Orchestra of France in 2004); The opera Memory of Taiping Lake (premiered at the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam in 2004); The vocal concerto "The Soul of Ram" (entrusted by the Asian Composers' Union in 2002), the symphony "Nirvana" (entrusted and premiered by the French National Symphony Union Committee in 200 1 year), the dedication 65,438+0 (premiered at the 30th anniversary of the Paris Autumn Art Festival in 2006,5438+0) and the ballet "Kyle". The Promise (commissioned by the West German Radio Station in 2000), House of Flying Daggers (1999 commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture), Eight Sonnets for National Orchestral Music (1998 commissioned by the Royal Dutch Foundation), Zhou Shu for Bass Flute and Chamber Band (Intercontempo, Paris in/).
Xu was selected in London's New Grove Dictionary of World Music and Paris's Dictionary of Twentieth Century Musicians. His music works have been released on CD by German queiroz Records Company, French SACEM/SACD Music Copyright Association, Italian Luzro Foundation and Dutch Zebra Records Company. The music scores of his works are published by Bilodeau Music Publishing House, Jobert Music Publishing House and Lemoine Music Publishing House.