YIU KWONG CHUNG 鍾耀光 - A Composer Bridging the East and the West

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“Yiu-Kwong Chung is a real composer, in the classical sense, and his contributions are the most striking and

memorable…. It’s hard to imagine a sensitive listener not getting worked up over this Concerto.”
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​ Raymond Tuttle, FANFARE

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鍾耀光中英簡介.pdf
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Yiu-kwong Chung Interview (in Chinese)
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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
Chung:  Concerto for Sheng and Orchestra

WEBSITE NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS! YIU-KWONG CHUNG BECOMES A UNIVERSAL EDITION COMPOSER SINCE 2022.
3 compositions has now been published by the Universal Edition:
  • N. Paganini/Chung Caprice no. 24 for Marimba 
  • Percussion Concerto No. 3 for Percussion and Orchestra (dedicated to and world premiered by Evelyn Glennie)
  • Peony Pavilion for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra
https://www.universaledition.com/yiu-kwong-chung-8176
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My Recent YouTube Channel Footages
2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival. The Main Lantern Theme Song
Paganini/Liszt/Chung: Caprice No. 24
Marimba Solo: Yiu Kwong Chung
Guozheng Concerto Admiring Lotus
Guozheng Soloist: Nien Yun Li

UPCOMING EVENTS
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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2022 New Year Concert  【蝴蝶之謎】
Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taoyuan Chinese Orchestra
January 8, 2022 | Zhongli Arts Hall 中壢藝術館音樂廳
7:30 pm
Taoyuan Chinese Orchestra 
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▍演出人員​
指揮|鍾耀光
大提琴| 陳世霖
中阮| 張翔媜
聲樂|李增銘 、林姿吟、許育甄
樂團|桃園市國樂團​
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▍演出曲目​
1.瞿春泉編曲:《波斯市場》​
2.劉星:《雲南回憶》中阮協奏曲 第三樂章​
3.鍾耀光:《漁歌》大提琴協奏曲​
4.鍾耀光編曲:《蝴蝶》​
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▍2022/01/08(六) 19:30 中壢藝術館音樂廳​
​ 票價:300/500/800​
購票這邊請 >>> https://www.opentix.life/event/1464772484393652225
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Magic Flute  京劇【 魔笛】
December 25, 26 2021 | National Theater 台北國家戲劇院
2:30 pm
December 30,  2021 | National Taichung Theater 台中歌劇院,中劇院
7:30 pm

December 31,  2021 | National Taichung Theater 台中歌劇院,中劇院
2:30 pm
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AI Genesis  【AI 創世紀】
Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taipei Chinese Orchestra
October 24, 2021 | Zhongshan Hall 台北市中山堂
7:30 pm
Taipei Chinese Orchestra 台北市立國樂團
Erhu: 陳慧君
Yangqin: 田佳玉


Yiu-kwong Chung: Taiwan Panaroma  (World Premiere)
Yiu-kwong Chung: Yangqin Concerto Girl from Koran
Yiu-kwong Chung: Erhu Concerto No. 2 Meng ShaoDong (World Premiere)
Yiu-kwong Chung: AI Genesis  (World Premiere)


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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
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
Recent Concert Clips
​Ping-pong Concerto Matchup of Aces (Full Version)
December 24, 2016; ​National Concert Hall, Taipei 
Recent Concert Clips
Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taipei Symphony Orchestra 

​Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra 
September 1, 2019; Zhongshan Hall, Taipei
Recent Interview Article

from Nikkei Asian Review, March 18, 2017



​from VAN-Magazine, March 31, 2017​
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"Dark chapter of Taiwan history memorialized in music"
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"Matchups - A Profile of  Chung Yiu-kwong"

Recent Concert Reviews
​Chamber Orchestra Climbs the Red Cliff, from Philadelphia Inquirer, by David Patrick Sterns, October 11 2016
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Enter specific instrumental worklist below:
Brasses
Percussion
Voice
Strings
Piano
Woodwinds
Orchestra and band
Chinese Instruments

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Composition

Complete worklist and detailed description of some highly recommended works
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Conducting

Conducting (western and Chinese orchestra) movie clips
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Special Projects

Interesting Multidisciplinary Project​s
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