frontside compositions

Fantasy of the far east

Lei Feng Johansson

performing musicians

The Chinese composer Lei Feng Johansson’s piece “The fantasy of the Far East” for clarinet, sheng, cello, and percussion had it’s premiere performance at the final concert of the 2020 festival. The musicians who performed at the premiere were Karin Dornbusch, Wu Wei, and UmeDuo.

Lei moved to Gothenburg, Sweden in 1999 and now works as a freelance composer and pianist. She is currently a member of the Society of Swedish Composer, the Society of Swedish Women Composer, and the Swedish Performing Rights Society.

Lei’s music try to combine western contemporary music and Chinese traditional folk music.

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