Adrian Lam: Recreational Mathematics

Adrian Lam

Adrian Lam graduated with a degree in Mathematics from the University of Oxford and obtained his M.Phil. in Music from the University of Hong Kong. He learned the piano with Eva Lue, Colin Stone and Raymond Fischer, and studied composition with Christopher Colemen, Christopher Keyes and Joshua Chan. He holds a distinction in LTCL Piano,…

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Michelle Zen-in Cheng: Latched II

Cheng Zen-in Michelle

Michelle Zen-in Cheng is a Hong Kong-born composer and music educator. Graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in music composition, Cheng soon pursued her studies in Music Education at Hong Kong Baptist University. She is currently a MA student at the Iceland University of the Arts, a full member of the…

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Mui Kwong-chiu: Mountain Landscape in the Dancing Cloud 

Mui Kwong-chiu

Mui Kwong-chiu (b. 1952) is the Chairman of Hong Kong Composers’ Guild (HKCG),  Director of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong, member of China Musicians Association, the Artistic Director of the World Dulcimer Orchestra. In 2020 he was awarded “The 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Award” Artist of the Year (Music) by the Hong…

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Chia-lin Pan: Drifting

Chialin Pan

Dr. Chia-lin Pan (b. 1972) received her degree of Doctor of Music in Composition from Northwestern University (Illinois, U.S.A.) and earned both her Bachelor and Master degrees from National Taiwan Normal University (Taipei, Taiwan). She studied composition with Prof. M. W. Karlins, Yen Lu, Alan Stout, Augusta Read Thomas, Hwang-long Pan and Jay Alan Yim…

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Szu-Hsien Lee: Dialogue II: Mirage

Szu-Hsien Lee

Szu-Hsien LEE received her Bachelor of Music Art in Piano Performance from National Taiwan Normal University, Master of Art in Music Composition from National Chiao-Tung University, and Ph. D. in Music Composition and Theory from University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently Associate Professor at National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Dr. Lee…

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Malika Kishino: Concerto for Koto

Malika Kishino

Malika Kishino, born in Kyoto in 1971, studied Law in Kyoto (diploma in 1994). She came to France in 1995, where she studied composition with Yoshihisa Taira (École Normale de Musique, Paris), Robert Pascal (Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse, Lyon) and Philippe Leroux (IRCAM, Paris). She has received grants from the major studios for…

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Diana Rotaru: Hannya

Diana Rotaru

(Submitted by ARFA) Romanian composer Diana Rotaru (b. 1981) has written from chamber and orchestral music to chamber opera and soundtracks for multimedia or dance shows and short films. Her music explores different expressive directions, from hypnagogia or pre-oneiric aesthetics, feminine psyche, humor or imaginary folklore. She is also active as a promoter of new…

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