Bons traveled through China in 1988 and became acquainted with a new generation of Chinese composers, including Xu and another jury member, Guo Wenjing.
He has been intrigued by the way Chinese composers are fascinated by the relationship between music and nature, and how they narrate stories through music. "Today's young composers inherit the tradition," he says. "In their music, people can hear insects, seasons, wind and rivers."
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