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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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
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 CD’s available worldwide by Swedish BIS Records. He currently teaches percussion and contemporary music at the National Taiwan University of Arts.
Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taipei Symphony Orchestra
Chung:  Concerto for Sheng and Orchestra

WEBSITE NEWS
Hakka Overture for Chinese Orchestra (Study Score and Complete Set) are now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
The live performance movie of PESTLE SONG for Alto Saxophone and Percussion is now posted in the Work-list Page.
13+17+19+23+29 Fantasie Brillante for Erhu and Chinese Orchestra (Piano Reduction and Study Score) are now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.

Whirling Dance for Flute and Chinese Orchestra (Piano Reduction, Study Score, Complete Orchestral Set) are now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
Sunlight after Snowfall Concerto for Erhu and Chinese Orchestra (Piano Reduction and Study Score) is now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
Cursing General Cao Cao for Trombone and Chinese Orchestra (Complete Orchestral Set) is now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
Music for Gourd for Sheng and Chinese Orchestra (Piano Reduction) is now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (Piano Reduction) is now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (Piano Reduction) is now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
Cursing General Cao Cao for Trombone and Chinese Orchestra (Piano Reduction) is now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.
Mongolian Fantasy for Trombone and Chinese Orchestra (Piano Reduction) is now available for digital download, please visit MUSIC STORE.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Peking Opera Xiang Yu and the Two Ladies   京劇 【項羽和二個女人】
Peking Opera She and Her Men  京劇 【清輝朗照】

TAIWAN TOUR
《項羽和兩個女人》
December 14, 2019 | Taipei National Theatre
December 28, 2019 | National Taichung Theatre
12/14(六)14:30 台北國家戲劇院
12/28(六)14:30 臺中國家歌劇院中劇院


《清輝朗照 ─ 李清照與她的二個男人》
December 15, 2019 | Taipei National Theatre
December 21, 2019 | Cultural Bureau of Hsinchu County Auditorium
December 29, 2019 | National Taichung Theatre
​​12/15(日)14:30 台北國家戲劇院
12/21(六)14:30 新竹縣文化局演藝廳
12/29(日)14:30 臺中國家歌劇院中劇院
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Taipei Li-Yuan Theatre  (conductor: Yiu-Kwong CHUNG)
台北新劇團
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Yiu-Kwong Chung conducts Taipei Symphony Orchestra  
September 1, 2019 | Taipei Zhongshan Hall 台北市 中山堂
14:30
Taipei Symphony Orchestra 

Sheng Soloist: Jipo Yang 楊智博

Yiu-Kwong Chung: Beiguan Symphony
Yiu-Kwong Chung: Concerto for Sheng and Orchestra  Music for Gourd
Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra


Peking Opera Xiang Yu and the Two Ladies   京劇 【項羽和二個女人】
June 8, 9, 2019 | Taipei Cultural Center
台北市 城市舞台
7:30 pm
Taipei Li-Yuan Theatre  (conductor: Yiu-Kwong CHUNG)

台北新劇團
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Peking Opera She and Her Men  京劇 【清輝朗照】
MAINLAND CHINA TOUR
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April 2, 2019 | Chongqing
April 7, 2019 | Beijing
April 10, 2019 | Shanghai
April 13, 2019 | Yantai
April 16, 2019 | Weifang
April 20, 2019 | Zhangqiu
April 23, 2019 | Tianqin
April 26, 2019 | Bazhou
April 26, 2019 | Shijiazhuang
Taipei Li-Yuan Peking Opera Theatre
conductor: Yiu-kwong Chung
​http://www.koofoundation.org/201903CT/index.html
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2019 Chinese New Year Concert
February 23, 2019 | Zhongli Arts Hall, Zhongli
中壢藝術館
7:30 pm
Taoyuan Chinese Orchestra (conductor: Yiu-Kwong CHUNG)


Li Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture
Astor Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña
Yiu-Kwong Chung: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Chinese Orchestra CONFLUX
Soloist: Fan Chiang Yi 范姜毅
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Wang Ling: Festivity
Yiu-Kwong Chung: Concerto for 4 Percussionists and Chinese Orchestra OUT OF TUJIA
Chinese New Year Medley
Yiu-Kwong Chung: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Chinese Orchestra CONFLUX
鍾耀光:第二號鋼琴協奏曲《滙流》
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LET YOUR TALENT SHINE   
November 24 | Zhong Shan Hall, Taipei
台北市中山堂
7:30 pm
Taipei Symphony Orchestra (conductor: Ai-Kuang SUN)


Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35
Soloist: I-Hao CHENG

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

Soloist: Jung-Hsuan KO

Yiu-Kwong Chung: Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra (after three poems by Qing Huang) 
Soloist: Yin-Chun CHEN
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Opera SUNLIGHT AFTER SNOWFALL  京歌劇 【快雪時晴】 
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Taiwan opera to bring overseas its timeless tale of war and love
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November 10, 11 | Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Center
香港文化中心大劇院
Guogang Opera Company, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

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Musical YANG YUELIU 音樂劇 楊月樓
October 5, 6, 7 | Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Beijing
北京天橋藝術中心
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

Yiu-kwong Chung conducts National Chinese Orchestra
​October 6 | National Concert Hall, Taipei
7:30 pm​
Piano: Ching-yun Hu

Traditional  Ambush from All Sides for Chinese Orchestra
CHANG New Commissioned Work

Traditional Opera Excerpt  A Solemn and Stirring Parting
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CHUNG Piano Concerto Red Cliff
​CHUNG Cursing General Cao Cao for Suona, Percussion and Chinese Orchestra​


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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
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 National Taiwan University of Arts Symphony Orchestra 

​Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture  
April 11, 2018; ​New Taipei City Government
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

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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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