Kong Xiangdong, 1968 10/kloc-0 was born in Shanghai, China on October 22nd. He is one of the best and most active China pianists in the international music world. Audiences in more than 40 countries and regions personally experienced his passionate performance, and were praised by the western media as "only one or two talented pianists can be produced in a century" and "a generation of favored children". Together with Italian composer giorgio moroder, they wrote the song ForeverFriends for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Chinese name: Kong Xiangdong.
Nationality: China.
Place of birth: Shanghai
Date of birth:1968 65438+1October 22nd.
Occupation: piano artist
Graduate school: Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
Representative Works: Forever Friends
Gender: male
Basic information
Kong Xiangdong Kong Xiangdong, one of the most outstanding and active pianists in China, gave a speech. Audiences in more than 40 countries and regions personally experienced his passionate performance, and were praised by the western media as "only one or two talented pianists can be produced in a century" and "a generation of favored children". Together with Italian composer giorgio moroder, they wrote the song ForeverFriends for the 2008 Olympic Games.
In Kong Xiangdong's life, he won countless flowers and honors with unremitting efforts and persistent pursuit of piano art. In 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow and 1987 Santander International Competition in Spain, he became the youngest winner twice, thus attracting the attention of the world music industry. 1988 became the gold medal winner of Gina bacall International Competition in the United States. 1992 He won the first prize and four special prizes in the 5th Sydney International Piano Competition.
Kong Xiangdong has recorded solo albums for BMG/RCA Record Company, Australian WalsinghamClassics, American Arcadia, Hong Kong WaveMotion, and Chinese Record Company, which has been well received all over the world. He was the first China pianist to play in the famous Hollywood amphitheater. 1997 participated in the planning of large-scale Chinese song and dance music fireworks show "Come on for China! (BravoChina), a great success! Today, this party has become a well-known TV literary brand; 1999 became the first artist to hold a large-scale concert in Lhasa, Tibet, and the premiere of the large-scale piano suite "Hidden Dreams" created by composer Giorgio Moroder who won three Oscars was a great success. In 2000, he was invited to participate in the concert celebrating the first anniversary of Macao's return to China, and passionately played the Yellow River Piano Concerto, which caused a sensation in Haojiang and even at home and abroad, and was warmly praised as "the most wonderful performance" by President Jiang Zemin. In 2002, he became the first pianist to play the original piano concerto "Yellow River" in Taipei, which aroused enthusiastic response on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. In 2003, he was named "Top Ten Made in Shanghai"; In 2004, at the invitation of the Austrian Federal Chancellery, he became the first China musician to give a piano solo concert in the Vienna Golden Hall. Kong Xiangdong's name has become a resounding name in the international music world, which makes China proud!
As a famous pianist, Kong Xiangdong never forgot to shoulder the heavy responsibility of popularizing piano art in China. 65438-0997 Established "Kong Xiangdong Music and Art Center" in Pudong New Area, dedicated to popularizing piano education and promoting cultural exchanges between China and the West. Today, Kong Xiangdong Music Art Center has set up 20 branches in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Xi, Hefei, Macau, Nanchang and other cities. In August, 2004, Kong Xiangdong Conservatory of Music was established, which brought together all art education resources such as Kong Xiangdong Music and Art Center, Kong Xiangdong Music Kindergarten, Kong Xiangdong Music and Art School and Kong Xiangdong Music and Art Institute. Kong Xiangdong Conservatory of Music is developing into the largest music art education institution in China with its industrialized mode.
While promoting China's piano art, Kong Xiangdong also pays attention to the social vulnerable groups. In the summer of 2004, when Kong Xiangdong learned that Zeng Kai, a blind child, was not admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music because of his physical defects, he took the initiative to get in touch with him, and made a special teaching plan for Zeng Kai according to his special situation, and appointed experienced and excellent teachers in Kong Xiangdong music institutions to tutor Zeng Kai. At the end of 2004, Kong Xiangdong Music Organization and Shanghai Communist Youth League Committee jointly launched "Sunshine Music Action", which plans to train 1000 children of floating population in cities to learn piano in five years.
Chronology of activities
/kloc-0 was born in Shanghai on October 22nd.1968;
1978 in September, he entered the primary school affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music and studied under Mr. Jin Dishan;
1981September entered the middle school attached to Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and studied under teacher Fan;
/kloc-0 won the first prize in the national piano competition in February, 1985 (sponsored by the Ministry of Culture);
1985 1 1 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 cooperated with the Central Orchestra for the first time;
1the first solo concert in Shanghai in March, 986;
1June 1986 went to Moscow to participate in the 8th Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and won the bronze medal;
/kloc-0 went to Spain to participate in the Santander International Piano Competition in July, 1987, and won the fourth prize and the "Young Genius Award"; Graduated from the High School Attached to Shanghai Conservatory of Music in the same year;
1February 1988, went to the United States to study at Brigham Young University; In June, she won the gold medal in Gina bacall International Competition. 65438+1October 65438+May held a solo concert at Lincoln Art Center in new york;
From June 65438 to September 0989, he went to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, USA, and studied under Professor Claude Ranke.
1July 1992, won the gold medal and four special prizes in Sydney, Australia. Recording "Yellow River" concerto LD and CD;
1993 graduated from Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in July;
1994 international tour of 60 concerts every year; Recording records for BMG/RCA record company; Organized and planned the "Overseas China Famous Performing Troupe" to perform in Beijing and Shanghai, becoming the largest group of returned overseas students since the founding of the People's Republic of China;
1997 February "Kong Xiangdong Music and Art Center" was established in Pudong;
1998 September "Kong Xiangdong Music and Art Center" Suzhou Branch was established; Employed as an adjunct professor of Jiangnan University;
1999 was hired as an art consultant of Oriental Education Center; In May 2000, he was hired as a visiting professor at Tongji University in Shanghai.
In 2000, he was hired as an adjunct professor at Northwest University. In August, he was hired as a visiting professor at Xinjiang Normal University. 10 was hired as a visiting professor at Jiangxi Normal University;
On February 20, 2000, at 65438, Kong Xiangdong was invited by the Macao SAR Government to participate in the celebration of Macao's return, and participated in the creation of the song "Love You for Ten Thousand Years" (sung by Liu _ Hua). The concerto Yellow River has attracted wide attention in China.
200 1 was hired as a special director of china charity federation; Elected as a member of all-china youth federation and the first CPPCC Standing Committee of Pudong New Area; In June, he was hired as a visiting professor at the Adult Education College of Shenyang Conservatory of Music; Elected as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; In August, he founded Confucius Sino-English School in Qufu, Shandong Province, and served as the school director and artistic director. In September, he was elected as a member of the first China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Youth Committee and vice chairman of the Pudong New Area Youth Federation; 10 was employed as a visiting professor at Qufu Normal University; 11/kloc-0 was awarded the "200 1 Health Star of the Year" by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority in October;
In June 2002, he became the first pianist to play the original piano concerto Yellow River in Taipei. In March, he was hired as a visiting professor at the Conservatory of Music of Shanghai Normal University; In April, Chengdu Branch of Kong Xiangdong Music and Art Center was established. In September, "Kong Xiangdong Music Art Center" Beijing Primary School Branch was established;
165438+1On October 2nd, at the invitation of the Organizing Committee of Shanghai International Arts Festival, the teachers and students of Kong Xiangdong Music Art Center 138 held a "Concert with 100 pianos" in Century Square, Pudong, Shanghai, which was the best concert in the square.
165438+1On October 26th, he became the first classical piano artist to sign a contract with Beijing Jiuzhou Yahua Performing Arts Agency; In February, 65438, he participated in the shooting and production of the teaching film Thomson Simple Piano Course, which was well received and recognized by the American Conservatory of Music.
In June, 2003, 5438+ 10, it was named "Top Ten Made in Shanghai" in the fashion selection activities of Shanghai Oriental Weekend and 2002HIGH.
On New Year's Eve, 2003, the piano piece My Motherland, which was adapted and created, was played in the emotional point "Gathering the Earth" ceremony of CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
In June 2003, he was hired as a visiting professor at Shanghai Second Medical University.
In 2003,165438+1October 8th, Kong Xiangdong's musical Dream Journey premiered in Beijing North Station Theater.
In June, 2004, he was hired as honorary principal of Confucius Chinese and English School in Qufu.
In April, 2004, he was employed as an adjunct professor at the Art College of Yanshan University.
In April, 2004, he was employed as an adjunct professor at the School of Art and Design, School of Fashion, Donghua University.
On May 3rd, 2004, 158 teachers and students from Kong Xiangdong Music and Art Center held the "Hundred Piano Concerts" in Shanghai.
On June 20th, 2004, at the invitation of the Austrian Federal Chancellery, the piano solo concert was successfully held in Vienna Golden Hall and Salzburg.
From June to July, 2004, he was the judge of the 8th Sydney International Piano Competition in Australia.
In July, 2004, he was awarded the love ambassador of the 3rd Shanghai Paralympic Games, Shanghai Olympic Games for the Deaf and Shanghai Special Olympics.
On August 22nd, 2004, he planned and acted as the music director of the "Deng Xiaoping's Centennial Birthday"-Shenzhen 200 Piano Square Concert.
On June 5438+February 3, 2004, the "Sunshine Music Action" was jointly launched with the Shanghai Communist Youth League Committee, and it took five years to train 1000 children of migrant workers to learn piano.
On February 4th, 2005, "Shanghai, Shenzhen and Macao Spring Festival Gala" was held in Macau.
In March 2005, 17, Shanghai Yangpu Jialong Campus was established.
On March 20th, 2005, Kong Xiangdong Music Kindergarten was established.
On March 20th, 2005, Kong Xiangdong Music Organization celebrated its eighth anniversary.
On May 7, 2005, 17, he was invited as the ambassador of Shanghai Wednesday newspaper.
June, 2005 15 was hired as honorary vice chairman of the 4th Committee of Hainan Youth Federation.
On June 8th, 2005, 18 was invited as the image ambassador of Shenzhen Nanshan Litchi Tourism Week in 2005.
On June 22nd, 2005, China Children's Charity Day was elected as "Charity Star".
July 2005 1 Adjunct Professor of Quality Education (Music Art), School of International Law, East China University of Political Science and Law
On July 24th, 2005, he was elected as the 10th member of the All-China Youth Federation.
In 2005, he won the fifth "Golden Record Award" instrumental performance award in China.