biograpy_in_chinese_and_english.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.
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During his tenure as General Director of the Taipei Chinese Orchestra from 2007 to 2015, he produced 6 CDs available worldwide by Swedish BIS Records. After he retires from the Taiwan University of Arts in 2022, Chung will become an active composer and marimba soloist, exploring innovative multi-mallet techniques on marimba.

​Chung earns his Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree and Ph.D. Degree from the City University of New York.

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6 CDs Under The BIS Label
Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taipei Symphony Orchestra
Chung:  Concerto for Sheng (Mouth Organ) and Orchestra.   Sheng Soloist: Jipo Yang

2024 Concert and Recording Schedule​

  • 0227 Taipei, Zhong Shan Hall | Ode of Democracy 《228 民主頌》
  • 0309 Tokyo, Suntory Hall | The Legend of Mazu 《媽祖傳奇》
  • 0323-0324 Taipei, Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center | Meng Xiao Dong 《孟小冬》
  • 0401-0430 Solo Marimba Recording
  • 0412 Beijing, National Theater, Concert Hall  | Farewell My Concubine《霸王別姬》
  • 0419 Taipei, Zhong Shan Hall | Out of Tujia  Concerto for 4 Percussionists and Chinese Orchestra 《走出土家》
  • 0531 Taipei, Taipei Cultural Center | Peking Opera 《孫臏與龐涓》
  • 0811 Zhongli, Zhongli Arts Hall | Piano Concerto Red Cliff 《赤壁》
  • 0831-0927 China Tour (cities and venues to be announced) | Peking Opera 《項羽》
  • 1214-1215 Taipei, Taipei Cultural Center | Peking Opera 《知己》
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TAIWAN OPERA PRESTIGE  Music Video

Addio, Mio Amore
Music and Lyric by Yiu-kwong Chung

Broken Heart
Music and Lyric by Yiu-kwong Chung
L(C)OVE(I)D for Solo Marimba published by Universal Edition
CONGRATULATIONS! YIU-KWONG CHUNG BECOMES A UNIVERSAL EDITION COMPOSER SINCE April 2022.
6 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
  • L(C)OVE(I)D for Solo Marimba
  • Piano Concerto Red Cliff
  • Sheng Concerto Music for Gourd
https://www.universaledition.com/yiu-kwong-chung-8176
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L(C)OVE(I)D for Marimba is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, KKBox for online streaming.
My Recent YouTube Channel Footages
Paganini  Caprice No. 24             
Guozheng Concerto Admiring Lotus.  Soloist: Nien Yun Li
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​
"Dark chapter of Taiwan history memorialized in music"
"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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