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
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

WEBSITE NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS! YIU-KWONG CHUNG BECOMES A UNIVERSAL EDITION COMPOSER SINCE April 2022.
4 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
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.
Listen on Spotify

My Recent YouTube Channel Footages
L(C)OVE(I)D for Solo Marimba
Marimba Solo: Yiu Kwong Chung
2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival. The Main Lantern Theme Song
Paganini  Caprice No. 24
Marimba Solo: Yiu Kwong Chung
Guozheng Concerto Admiring Lotus.  Soloist: Nien Yun Li

UPCOMING EVENTS
Taipei Li-Yuan Peking Opera Theater

On Stage, Off Stage 《戲裡戲外》
​Conductor: Yiu Kwong Chung
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May 19, 20, 21, 2023 | Grand Theatre, Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center
​臺灣戲曲中心大表演廳

 
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Macao Chinese Orchestra

Conductor: Yiu Kwong Chung
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April 2, 2023 | Macao Cultural Center 澳門文化中心

Works by Jiping Zhao, Yiu Kwong Chung, Chenwei Wang, Keiko Abe
 

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Taoyuan Chinese Orchestra 2023 Chinese New Year Concert

Die Fledermaus


Conductor: Yiu Kwong Chung
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January 15, 2023 | Taoyuan Arts Center 桃園展演中心


 
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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》
December 17-18, 2022 | National Taichung Theater 臺中歌劇院大劇院
November 5, 2022 | National Theater 國家戲劇院
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Magic Flute 《魔笛》
November 6, 2022 | National Theater 國家戲劇院
 
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Evergreen Symphony Orchestra 20th Anniversary Celebration Concert
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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


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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


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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