Bian Liunian () is a Chinese musician, composer and musical director. He is responsible for the musical production of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony.Music director's Closing Ceremony commentary – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (en.beijing2008.cn) (August 24, 2008) (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)Full Coverage: The Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games – The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (en.beijing2008.cn) (August 24, 2008) (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)Domingo and Chinese singer Song perform together at Beijing Olympics closing – People's Daily Online (August 24, 2008) (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)
Liunian has specialized in playing the two-string fiddle erhu, a Chinese traditional folk instrument. In addition to the erhu he plays over 200 musical instruments. As a composer he creates more than 200 musical works every year.Mixture of Tradition and Modernity China Beat 2003-9-2 (Retrieved on November 10, 2007)
2001 saw him duet on Erhu with Dj Mel”Herbie”Kent (UK) scratch mixing on turntables to a capacity 73,000 crowd at the Workers Stadium Beijing for the closing ceremony of the Universiade.https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ho4y1373b/
He has been the Musical Director for over 14 years for the CCTV New Year's Gala, one of the most watched television programs in the world.Pavel Udas: Bian Liu Nian (interview) (Retrieved on November 10, 2007)
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