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

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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

Quanto caro quel volto
Music and Lyric by Yiu-kwong Chung

Nietzsche's Hint
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.
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2025 Upcoming Performance 
October 19 - November 16.  Peking Opera China Tour.  (Details on Dates and Venues Coming Soon)
Peking Opera:  SHE AND HER MEN
《清輝朗照》

Taipei Li-yuan Peking Opera Theatre
台北新劇團
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​June 8, Taipei Cultural Center, Taipei City
台北市城市舞台

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World Premiere: 4 STUDIES ON THEMES OF PABLO PICASSO (2025 Version) by the Hiroshima Wind Orchestra
廣島管樂團世界首演《4首畢卡索名畫練習曲》(2025版本)
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Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono 下野竜也

​June 6, 2025,  Taoyuan Arts Center, Taoyuan City
桃園展演中心,桃園市
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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​
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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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