Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts National Taiwan University of Arts Symphony Orchestra
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Nos. 8 & 9 |
Having been a Universal Edition composer since April 2022, Yiu-kwong Chung (鍾耀光) is one of Taiwan's best-known and most sought-after composers. He has written concerti for numerous top-class soloists, including percussionist Evelyn Glennie, trombonist Christian Lindberg, saxophonist Claude Delangle, cellists Mischa Maisky and Anssi Karttunen, flutists Pierre-Yves Artaud and Sharon Bezaly, in addition to renowned Kronos Quartet. During his tenure as General Director of the Taipei Chinese Orchestra from 2007 to 2015, he has produced 6 CDs available worldwide by Swedish BIS Records. From 1995 to 2020, he taught percussion and contemporary music at the National Taiwan University of Arts.
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Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taipei Symphony Orchestra
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WEBSITE NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS! YIU-KWONG CHUNG BECOMES A UNIVERSAL EDITION COMPOSER SINCE April 2022.
CONGRATULATIONS! YIU-KWONG CHUNG BECOMES A UNIVERSAL EDITION COMPOSER SINCE April 2022.
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3 compositions has now been published by the Universal Edition:
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My Recent YouTube Channel Footages
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2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival. The Main Lantern Theme Song
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Paganini/Liszt/Chung: Caprice No. 24
Marimba Solo: Yiu Kwong Chung |
Guozheng Concerto Admiring Lotus
Guozheng Soloist: Nien Yun Li |
UPCOMING EVENTS
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2022 Taipei Li-Yuan Peking Opera Theater
TAIWAN TOUR The Palace of Eternal Life 《京崑戲說長生殿》 November 5, 2022 | National Theater 國家戲劇院 December 17-18, 2022 | National Taichung Theater 臺中歌劇院大劇院 November 6, 2022 | National Theater 國家戲劇院 Magic Flute 《魔笛》 
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Evergreen Symphony Orchestra 20th Anniversary Celebration Concert
September 30, 2022 | National Concert Hall 台北國家音樂廳
October 15, 2022 | Weiwuying Concert Hall 高雄衞武營音樂廳
September 30, 2022 | National Concert Hall 台北國家音樂廳
October 15, 2022 | Weiwuying Concert Hall 高雄衞武營音樂廳
Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
Chung: Zheng Ho's Expedition Symphonic Poem (World Premiere)
Tchaikowsky: Violin Concerto
Soloist: Shien-Ta Su (Taipei), Cho-Liang Lin (Kaohsiung)
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
Taiwanese Folk Songs
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
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Recent Concert Clips
2020 Taiwan Lantern Festival Opening Ceremony Fanfare "Light Tree" for 2 Brass Quintets and 10 Percussionists February 8, 2020; Houli, Taichung |
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Recent Concert Clips
Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts National Chinese Orchestra Piano Solo: Ching-Yun Hu Yiu-Kwong Chung: Piano Concerto Red Cliff (Chinese Orchestra Version) October 8, 2018; National Concert Hall |
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Recent Concert Clips
Ping-pong Concerto Matchup of Aces (Full Version) December 24, 2016; National Concert Hall, Taipei |
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Recent Concert Clips
Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taipei Symphony Orchestra Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra September 1, 2019; Zhongshan Hall, Taipei |
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Recent Interview Article
from Nikkei Asian Review, March 18, 2017 from VAN-Magazine, March 31, 2017 |
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Recent Concert Reviews
Chamber Orchestra Climbs the Red Cliff, from Philadelphia Inquirer, by David Patrick Sterns, October 11 2016 |
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