Aslan X. Shi

Aslan X. Shi (formerly, Allan X. Chen) is an award-winning, South African-born composer of contemporary classical music and original scores for film and media. His approach to each is distinct and separate, but with curiosity and passion deeply embedded into both.

Shi’s concert works, for orchestra, chamber ensembles, choir and electronics, have been performed by symphony orchestras and new-music ensembles internationally, and are known for long melodic lines, luminous string textures and an unusual command of scale.